Both Vishwanath, S.R. Mahesh avoid face-off but trade barbs Mysuru: The usually peaceful and serene atmosphere atop Chamundi Hill witnessed high drama this morning with disqualified Hunsur MLA A.H. Vishwanath and K.R. Nagar JD(S) MLA S.R. Mahesh visiting the hill temple for a political face-off.Both were supposed to swear before Goddess Chamundeshwari to prove the…
Theerthodbhava at Talacauvery today midnight
October 17, 2019Plastic banned; devotees asked to bring steel/ copper pots to collect Holy water Madikeri: The Annual Theerthodbhava at Talacauvery in Kodagu district will be held in the intervening night of Oct. 17 and Oct. 18 at 12.59 am as per the Hindu almanac on the Tula Sankramana Day, Karkataka Lagna. Temple authorities told Star of…
Good response for e-waste collection
October 17, 20192,327 kgs of electronic waste gathered last month Mysuru: The initiative of e-waste collection launched by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) on 17th of every month has yielded positive results and last month, over 2,327 kgs of e-waste was collected. The initiative is called ‘E to G’ (Electronic waste to Green). The drive was launched last…
Mysuru Literary Fest at Senate Bhavan on Oct.19
October 17, 2019The countdown for Third Edition of Mysuru Literary Fest-2019 organised by Mysore Literary Association has begun with the Fest being held on Oct. 19 at Senate Bhavan in Manasagangothri from 10 am. Star of Mysore will be profiling the renowned authors and intellectuals participating in the day-long Lit Fest. The three speakers featured today (Oct….
Mystery shrouds death of PU student
October 17, 2019Family members say it is a murder Hunsur: Mystery shrouds over the death of a 18-year-old PU student whose body was found floating in the lake on the outskirts of Gawadagere village in the taluk on Tuesday. He is Abhishek, son of Ganapathi of Gawadagere. Abhishek from Karnataka Public School at Gawadagere had gone missing…
Minister C.T. Ravi to do Ph.D from KSOU on Coalition Governments
October 17, 2019Learning has no age bar: 89-year-old writes Ph.D entrance exam at Hampi Varsity Mysuru: It is said that learning has no age bar and this statement goes perfectly well with our Tourism Minister C.T. Ravi who has evinced keen interest in obtaining a Ph.D from Karnataka State Open University (KSOU). Ravi was in city yesterday…
Congress MP K.C. Ramamurthy resigns; set to join BJP
October 17, 2019Bengaluru: The Congress party in Karnataka suffered another jolt yesterday with former IPS Officer and educationist K.C. Ramamurthy resigning as the member of Rajya Sabha and also submitting his resignation to primary membership of the Congress party as well. Ramamurthy, who was elected to the Upper House on June 11, 2016, submitted his resignation to…
No more plastic atop Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta in Gundlupet
October 17, 2019Chamarajanagar: Chamarajanagar District Administration has imposed ban on the use of plastic atop the famous Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta located in Bandipur Forest Range at Gundlupet taluk with effect from today. The Forest Department, which is in-charge of implementing the ban, has been selling cloth bags at the check-post to prevent devotees carrying puja materials in…
Muslim Rashtriya Manch presents White Paper on ‘Kashmir after Article 370’ in city
October 17, 2019Post abrogation of Article 370, Kashmir has become very much part of One India: SC Advocate Shiraz Quraishi Mysuru: In an initiative aimed at sensitising the Muslim community members on the peaceful and harmonious situation in Kashmir post abrogation of Article 370, Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM), Intellectual Cell, Karnataka State, had organised a white paper…
‘Grandmom Indira conserves forests, grandson Rahul contradicts’
October 17, 2019Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi’s support to lift Bandipur night traffic ban criticised Mysuru: Former Congress President and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi’s move to support the lifting of the 9 pm to 6 am night traffic ban in Bandipur Tiger Reserve imposed by Karnataka Government to protect wildlife came in for bitter criticism yesterday. Taking on…
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