Mysuru: Even as the cries by some quarters for preserving the heritage outlook of the city is getting shriller by the day, members of the District Heritage Committee inspected the dilapidated Government Kannada School building at Nazarbad yesterday. The Government Kannada School was functioning from a building constructed in 10 guntas of land belonging to…
MLA visits dilapidated Govt. School in Tilak Nagar
June 11, 2019Mysuru: MLA L. Nagendra inspected the Government Higher Primary School in Tilak Nagar here yesterday which is in a dilapidated condition crying for attention. Moved by the deplorable condition of the School, Nagendra assured the School authorities that he would discuss the matter with the Department officials and do the needful. Speaking to Star of…
17 PSIs transferred in major reshuffle in district
June 11, 2019Mysuru: In a major reshuffle of the Police establishment, 17 Sub-Inspectors serving in the city and district were transferred by IGP (Southern Range) Umesh Kumar on Monday. As per the transfer order, V.D. Mamata and Narendra Babu have been posted to V.V. Puram Traffic Police Station; A.C. Ashok as PSI at H.D. Kote; S.P. Sunil…
Kannada Development Authority Chief accuses Centre of foisting Hindi
June 11, 2019Pratibha Puraskar presented to Kannada medium students Mysuru: Kannada Development Authority (KDA) Chairman Prof. S.G. Siddaramaiah has regretted that although the Centre has taken off compulsory Hindi from its National Education Policy (NEP), the Union Government is plotting to foist Hindi on the people in non-Hindi speaking States. He was speaking at the Pratibha Puraskar…
Mysuru Industries Association fetes Mayor, CII Mysuru Chairman
June 11, 2019Mysuru: Pushpalatha Jagannath, Mayor, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and Bhaskar Kalale, Chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Mysuru Zone, were felicitated by Mysuru Industries Association (MIA) recently. Vasu, President, MIA, felicitated the Mayor, who received the Third Cleanest City of India Award from the President of India and assured the Mayor that MIA will extend…
Two members of notorious Irani Gang arrested
June 11, 2019Gold chains worth about Rs.1.68 lakh recovered Mysuru: Nazarbad Police have arrested two members of the notorious Irani Gang who were trying to break open the lock of a parked two-wheeler. The arrested are 19-year-old Mustafa and 20-year-old Abutalif, both residents of Metupalyam in Tamil Nadu. During interrogation, the accused are said to have told…
KSN Sahityotsava and book release
June 11, 2019Mysuru: Gramanthara Buddhi Jeevigala Balaga, K.R. Nagar, marking its 34th anniversary had organised a State-level ‘Sahityotsava’ in memory of Premakavi K.S. Narasimhaswamy (KSN) at Rotary Hall on JLB Road on Sunday. Inaugurating the programme, Poetess Dr. Latha Rajashekar opined that poets have the ability to throw light on the darkness that cover minds of people….
Rider killed as car rams into scooter
June 11, 2019Mysuru: A 75-year-old man was killed on the spot, when a car rammed into his scooter at Rajivnagar 2nd Stage near Narayana Hospital yesterday. The deceased is Samiulla Khan, a resident of Udayagiri in city. He leaves behind his wife and four daughters. Yesterday, Samiulla was proceeding on his Honda Activa scooter from Udayagiri towards…
House burglar arrested
June 11, 2019Rs. 2.82 lakh worth gold ornaments recovered Mysuru: Mandi Police have arrested a house burglar who was trying to sell two gold bangles near a pawn broker shop on Ashoka Road here on June 9 and have recovered 90 grams gold ornaments worth about Rs.2.82 lakh from him. The arrested is 38-year-old Gowrishankar of Gandasi…
After the Elections: Musings on Criminals in the House!
June 11, 2019Now that the Parliamentary elections are over and the result is before us, it is time to introspect and recall the words and conduct of our politicians, specially all those who contested and won or lost. There was hardly anyone who did not spit fire and brimstone against his or her opponent. If the 2014…
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