National President Dr. Nowhera Shaik promises to protect interest of all communities; seeks people’s mandate Mysuru: It looks like many new parties are entering the fray ahead of the State Assembly elections. After actor Upendra’s Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janata Party (KPJP), former Dy. SP Anupama Shenoy’s Bharatiya Janashakthi Congress (BJC) and Kolar MLA Varthur Prakash’s Namma…
U.M. Madappa, member of First State Assembly, passes away
February 2, 2018Chamarajanagar: U.M. Madappa, a member of the First State Assembly formed in 1952, died on Thursday at a Private hospital in Bengaluru following brief illness. He was 96. He is survived by wife Nagarathamma, sons U.M. Prabhuswamy, U.M. Mallesh, U.M. Nandish and Dr. U.M. Nagamallesh and daughters Umadevi and Shaila. Born in 1922 at Udigala…
Borrowing loans is Siddu Govt’s only achievement: MLA C.T. Ravi
February 2, 2018Mysuru: “The Congress Government must own the responsibility of killing 25 BJP and Sangh Parivar activists and it can claim it as ‘achievement’,” said BJP MLA C.T. Ravi here yesterday. He was speaking to media persons prior to the BJP executive meeting at a private hall at Nazarbad in city. He said that the Siddharamaiah’s…
Protests galore in Mysuru
February 2, 2018Mysuru: It was a day of protests in city this morning as several activists staged demonstrations on different issues at different venues. While the BJP activists protested at Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple against the killing of fellow party worker Santhosh, Socialist Unity Centre of India staged a demonstration at Gandhi Square in protest against the Centre’s…
Frequent sighting of leopards in city and outskirts create panic
February 2, 2018Mysuru: Following frequent sightings of leopards in city and fringe areas, the Forest Department that is planning to trap and release them into their habitats away from human-populated areas, has ordered six hi-tech cages that are expected to arrive soon. Disclosing this to Star of Mysore, DCF (Wildlife) V. Yedukondalu said that there were 20…
‘He told me that he will return soon but ended up at Hospital’
February 2, 2018Mysuru: “He took the car and told me that he would return soon. But fate willed otherwise and my distant relative Ryanulla Rehman is in the hospital now. I never imagined that the car will over-speed and meet with an accident, snuffing out three young lives.” These were the words of Car Babu, who owns…
Kannambadi Venugopalaswamy Temple cries for attention
February 2, 2018By Nagaiah Lalanakere One of the most prominent and emerging tourist spots near Mysuru is the Venugopalaswamy Temple at Hosa Kannambadi, near Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS) Dam. Sadly, the surroundings of the beautifully constructed temple that is an architectural marvel is in a bad shape with crater-filled roads and lacks any sort of basic facilities….
High Court allows State to implement KSOU panel report
February 2, 2018Bengaluru: In a huge relief to thousands of students, the Karnataka High Court yesterday permitted the State government to implement suggestions of an expert committee, which has recommended to the State to initiate a one-time measure to validate marks cards issued to students of non-technical in-house courses for academic years 2013-14 and 2014-15. Justice A.S….
Mega Job mela on Feb. 23, 24: CM to distribute offer letters at Valedictory
February 2, 2018Mysur: In the context of a Mega Job Mela being organised by the Skill Development Corporation, Government of Karnataka on Feb. 23 and 24 at Maharaja’s College Grounds in city, Deputy Commissioner (DC) D. Randeep conducted a meeting of Employment Officers of Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Kodagu, Hassan and Mandya district at his office here recently. Randeep…
PM’s Jan Aushadhi project receives good response from public
February 2, 2018MP Pratap Simha thanks Union Minister Ananth Kumar for allowing more Jan Aushadhi outlets in district Mysuru: Following the establishment of 28 Jan Aushadhi outlets in the district, the highest in the State and 16 in Mysuru city, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha yesterday met Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Ananth Kumar and thanked him…
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