Krishna Raja Sagar Dam inching towards dead storage level of 74.76 feet Mysore: Mysuru is staring at imminent drinking water crisis as the Harangi Reservoir in Kodagu, the main source of water to the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya that supplies water to Mysuru and surrounding areas, has reached the dead storage level….
Mining banned in 12 villages around Srirangapatna
June 23, 2019Tahsildar’s ban orders just an eyewash say residents Mysore: Following a series of complaints from people against illegal mining and stone quarrying and following the death of a person who was working in a quarry last Thursday, the Srirangapatna Tahsildar has banned mining and quarrying in 12 villages in and around Srirangapatna. In an order…
Packaged drinking water no longer a safe bet
June 23, 2019Association formed to protect interests of genuine packaged water suppliers, consumers Mysore: Did you know that the ‘packaged mineral water’ that you buy in shops, restaurants or from roadside vendors or the 20-litre water can that is supplied to your homes may not actually be mineral water? As more and more urban Indians turn to…
Concor project: No end in sight to impasse
June 23, 2019Tandavapura farmers demand permanent jobs in Railways; refuse to part with lands Mysore: The two-hour long meeting convened yesterday at DC Office to resolve the issue over the inland container yard of Container Corporation of India (Concor) at Kadakola near Nanjangud remained inconclusive with some farmers insisting on jobs in Railways and higher compensation for…
Pune has overtaken Mysuru by a long way in 3 decades: MP
June 23, 2019Mysore: MP Pratap Simha, who was re-elected from Mysuru-Kodagu constituency, and his wife Arpita Simha were felicitated at a programme organised by Vision Team of Mysuru at Rani Bahaddur auditorium on Hunsur Road here yesterday. Speaking after being felicitated, MP Pratap Simha said that the 2019 Lok Sabha polls was a battle between the common…
Co-operative Bank issues loan repayment notice after 24 years
June 23, 2019Asks elderly couple to pay Rs.19,576 for Rs.4,000 loan Mysore: A Co-operative Bank has issued loan repayment notice to an elderly couple after 24 years for Rs.8,000 loan taken and after repayment of half the loan amount. The notice has been issued to 81-year-old Nagaraja Shetty and his wife 78-year-old Sumithra, residents of Vinoba Road…
MUDA sacks 15 outsourced Data Entry Operators
June 23, 2019Mysore: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has terminated the services of 15 Data Entry Operators who had been outsourced. Speaking to Star of Mysore, the sacked employees said that they had been working as Data Entry Operators at MUDA for a monthly payment of Rs.12,460 and they have been outsourced through V.S. Security…
‘Learning does not stop at college but eternal’ 12th Graduation Day at JSS Law College
June 23, 2019Mysore: “The role of a lawyer in society is very important who should always have a concern for the poor,” asserted Shankrayya B. Vastramath, Principal Secretary Department of Law. He was delivering the address at the 12th Graduation Ceremony of JSS Law College at its premises in Kuvempungar here last evening. Shankrayya Vastramath asked lawyers…
Ramzan fasting leads to weight loss, says study
June 23, 2019Fasting shows beneficial effects while there was no adverse impact on body composition or blood parameters Mysore: A study on the impact of fasting during the holy month of Ramzan taken up by the University of Mysore’s Department of Studies in Food Science and Nutrition, has shown a loss in body weight and fat. Sharing…
Youths asked to pay Rs.5,000 fine for sporting hairstyles, in defiance of Jamaat order
June 23, 2019Siddapura (Kodagu): It has become a fashion now a days for youths to sport hairstyles of various designs and colour. With more and more of them aspiring a career in modelling and fashion, youths are looking at the latest hair styles and even imitate western pop icons and singers in outsmarting each other, when it…
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