New Delhi: The Karnataka Congress on Monday requested the Supreme Court hearing the MLA disqualification case to take on record a fresh audio clip in which Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa is purportedly referring to rebel MLAs. A Bench headed by Justice N.V. Ramana this morning said it will consult Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi for constituting…
Ramakrishnanagar, J.P. Nagar direct city bus service: KSRTC clarifies
November 4, 2019Mysuru: In response to a letter that appeared in the Voice of the Reader column in Star of Mysore recently regarding the demand for a direct bus service between Ramakrishnanagar and J.P. Nagar, the KSRTC has clarified that it is operating 24 trips daily on J.P. Nagar and Gurur routes from Kuvempunagar Depot. But these…
Allegedly harassed by hubby Woman, daughter commit suicide
November 4, 2019Mysuru: Alleged harassment by a man forced a woman and her daughter to commit suicide by hanging at Hebbal in city yesterday. The deceased had used two sides of a single veil to hang themselves to a ceiling fan. The deceased are Jaya (34) and her daughter Priyadarshini (11), natives of Shivamogga. According to Jaya’s…
Miscreant steals cash, jewels of woman in bus
November 4, 2019Srirangapatna: A miscreant, in the guise of a passenger, has stolen cash and gold jewellery of a woman travelling in the same bus yesterday. The woman, who lost Rs.5,000 cash and gold earrings weighing about six grams, is Kamakshi, a resident of Moodlupalya in Bengaluru. According to the complaint lodged by Kamakshi at Srirangapatna Police…
‘Nanna Desha Nanna Hemme’ campaign launched
November 4, 2019Mysuru: “Mysuru is ideal for tourism which should be developed to draw tourists from all over the world,” opined Mysore Airport Director R. Manjunath. He was speaking after launching a Pravasi Abhiyan Nanna Desha Nanna Hemme organised by Brahmakumari Eshwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya at a function held at Jnana Prakasha Bhavan in Yadavagiri here on Saturday….
SBM Pensioners Commune celebrates 25th anniversary in city
November 4, 2019Mysuru: Marking its 25th anniversary, SBM (State Bank of Mysore) Pensioners Commune had organised a function at Jaganmohan Palace here on Oct. 30. About 1,500 SBM pensioners from various parts of the State participated. A health check-up camp was also organised in association with Narayana Hrudayalaya. Inaugurating the programme, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar congratulated the…
Prof. Y.S. Siddegowda couple feted by Seers
November 4, 2019Mysuru: “Country will develop if education and teachers are given priority. Even before civilisations started in many parts of the world, civilisation in India had grown widely,” opined Adichunchanagiri Seer Sri Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji. He was speaking at a function organised by Prof. Y.S. Siddegowda Felicitation Committee and Department of Studies in Social Work, University of…
Read Kannada books: Legal expert Dr. C.K.N. Raja
November 4, 2019Mysuru: “People have money to buy snacks but not books. If you love Kannada, please cultivate the habit of reading Kannada books,” opined legal expert Dr. C.K.N. Raja. He was speaking on the occasion of Yoga Namana, Kannada Rajyotsava and Felicitation programme organised at NaMo Yoga Bhavana on Ramanuja Road in the city recently. “We…
Suttur Jathra from Jan.21
November 4, 2019Mysuru: The six-day Suttur Jathra Mahotsava-2020 will be held between Jan.21 and Jan.26, 2020 at Suttur Srikshetra in Nanjangud taluk here. Jathra Committee, headed by Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji, held a preliminary meeting Oct.30 to discuss on the preparation for next year’s Jathra Mahotsava. The meeting decided to organise Haalaravi Utsava on Jan.22,…
Enhanced Visual Assessment device launched for cervical cancer screening
November 4, 2019Mysuru: Public Health Research Institute of India (PHRII) launched a new device called Enhanced Visual Assessment (EVA) colposcopy, a mobile colposcopy which supports the routine cervical cancer screening programme with visual inspection of cervix to identify pre-cancer lesion of cervix, at a programme organised at Rajendra auditorium in JSS Hospital premises here recently. EVA device…
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