Sir, With reference to the news item on widening of Irwin Road (SOM dated Nov. 6), it is commendable that the government is offering above market rate compensation. However, it is short-sighted to think that this will take care of traffic congestion permanently. Bengaluru is a nearby example of how when roads are widened and…
Chamarajapuram Railway Station cleared of ‘bin-clutter’
November 12, 2018Before-after: The Railway authorities seem to have woken up following the report titled ‘Chamarajapuram Railway Station turns Bin-Station’ published in Star of Mysore dated Nov. 10. The tiny station was cluttered with over 150 dustbins every five meters! Today it has a more realistic 50 bins.
Malabar opens new showroom at Dharwad
November 12, 2018Malabar Gold & Diamonds, one among the top five jewellery brands in the world, is on an expansion spree. Picture shows Kannada film actor Roaring Star Srimurali inaugurating the new Malabar showroom at Dharwad on Nov.4 in the presence of Malabar Group MD O. Asher, Regional Head for Karnataka Iflu Rahman and other Management Heads…
59th birthday at New York Hospital
November 12, 2018H.N. Ananth Kumar celebrated his 59th birthday on Sept. 22 this year at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, along with his family members. He cut a cake in the presence of his wife Tejaswini, brother H.N. Nanda Kumar and a few others. Ananth Kumar’s birthday, according to official records, is on July 22….
Car damages balustrades on Sayyaji Rao Road
November 12, 2018A Maruti Swift car reportedly rammed into the ornamental balustrades on Sayyaji Rao Road here this morning damaging a few balustrades. Devaraja Police, who arrived at the spot, have collected the photos and registration number of the car from eye witnesses to trace the owner of the car. Meanwhile, MCC staff, who also arrived at…
Excel in Inter-Collegiate Softball Championship
November 12, 2018ATME Boys Softball Team won the ‘VTU Rest of Benagaluru Zone and Inter Zone Inter-Collegiate Softball Championship 2018-19’ organised by SJMIT Chitradurga in its College campus recently, for 5th time in succession. In the final, ATME Mysuru beat NIE Mysuru by 10-3. The winning team — (standing) Prashanth, Nischith, Yashwanth, Sumanth, Santhosh, Chirag, Bhuvan, Chandhu,…
Winners of Inter-School Basketball Tournament
November 12, 2018At the Inter-School Basketball Tournament hosted by St. Joseph’s Central School, Yelwal, in association with Mysore Sahodaya School Complex, St. Joseph’s Central School Yelwal emerged winners. DAV School emerged runners-up. The victorious team led by Captain C. Prathik is seen receiving the trophy from the chief guest during the valedictory Krishna Bangera, Principal of Podar…
Mysore Varsity Hockey Team
November 12, 2018The men’s hockey team of University of Mysore (UoM) which will be taking part in the South Zone Inter-University Men’s Hockey Tournament-2018 to be held at Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, from Nov.12 to 14. Seen are (from left – standing) Belliappa, E.D. Ashik, K.D. Ashik, G.N. Varun, Deekshith, J. Balraj, Sharavan Changappa, Milan,…
Union Minister Ananth Kumar passes away in Bengaluru
November 12, 2018Bengaluru: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.N. Ananth Kumar died at a private hospital in Bengaluru in the early hours of today after battling lung cancer for several months. He was 59. Hubballi Narayan Shastri Ananth Kumar was serving as Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers since May 2014 and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs since July…
Mysuru condoles Ananth Kumar’s untimely demise
November 12, 2018Mysuru: Condolences poured in from BJP leaders, party workers, littérateurs, art workers, elected representatives and people from various walks of life following the untimely death of Union Minister H.N. Ananth Kumar. Groups of people and BJP leaders and workers gathered at various places and offered floral tributes to the portrait of the departed leader….
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