Then what is the use of installing cameras? Mysuru: The three incidents of miscreants extorting cash and valuables from people in the pretext of giving them lifts in a car in a single day has posed a challenge to the Police in city. Though the City Police have installed numerous CCTV cameras at public places,…
Authorities go all out to top Swachh Survekshan this year
January 19, 2020Mysuru: Having to be satisfied with the best ‘Cleanest Medium City’ award last year, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is making all efforts to see that it regains the top spot this time. In an effort to encourage large-scale citizen participation, MCC, in association with Let’s Do It Mysore! (an NGO) conducted a volunteers meeting at…
Seegadi Saaru: Delicacy from river side
January 19, 2020Fishermen scout for shrimps on Cauvery River banks to serve you a Jhinga lala of spice Srirangapatna: It is winter and time for some piping hot fried freshwater prawns (Seegadi) or shrimps (Jhinga in Hindi). Though there is year-round sale of saltwater prawns, the demand for freshwater prawns increases post-November and peaks during winter season…
Humanitarian gesture: Former MLA M.K. Somashekar shifts man from bus stop to hospital
January 19, 2020Mysuru: Former Krishnaraja (KR) MLA M.K. Somashekar donned the role of a good Samaritan by shifting an unidentified man, who had taken ill, to a hospital. The unidentified man was found suffering from severe illness at the bus stop on Manandavadi Road next to the Railway Workshop by the Workshop staff and public, who were…
Violation of Service Rules: Assistant Professor consumes sedatives after private college issues notice
January 19, 2020Mysuru: Depressed over being issued notice for not following the service rules, an Assistant Professor of a private Engineering College in city consumed sedatives (sleeping tablets) at the college in city and took ill on Friday. The Assistant Professor is S. Sowmya Sudhana, who works in the Computer Department at Academy for Technical and Management…
Padmini Ponnappa quits JD(S)
January 19, 2020Gonikoppa: In a significant political development in Kodagu district, State JD(S) General Secretary Maangera Padmini Ponnappa of Thithimathi, has quit the party. She has submitted her resignation letter to State JD(S) President H.K. Kumaraswamy. Padmini, who was with the Congress for years, had joined JD(S) after she was denied Congress ticket from Virajpet Constituency in…
Banned plastic seized during MCC raid; Shop fined Rs. 10,000
January 19, 2020Mysuru: The officials of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), who conducted raids on shops stocking banned plastic items at Shivarampet, have seized 10 kg of banned plastic from a shop and imposed a fine of Rs. 10,000 on the owner. The shop that was raided is Mahendra Enterprises near Dufferin Clock Tower in city. The MCC…
Children display grit, confidence at OBRATS
January 19, 2020Mysuru: Mysore Amity Ladies Circle-108, in collaboration with RE3 Command Fitness, had organised ‘OBRATS – An Obstacle Course Race for Children’ aged between 5 and 16 years at Mahajana College Grounds in Jayalakshmipuram this morning. Over 240 children participated in the challenging events that tested their strength, stamina, flexibility and endurance. The participants were divided…
‘Will focus on clean city’: Mayor Tasneem Bano
January 19, 2020Mysuru: Speaking to Star of Mysore yesterday after becoming the Mayor, Tasneem Bano said that she was delighted to become the Mayor at an young age and also the first Muslim woman Mayor. Listing out her priorities, she said that she would concentrate on continuing efforts for the city to retain the Cleanest City tag…
RS MP Kupendra Reddy calls Kodava community to stay united on tribal status
January 19, 2020Madikeri: Maintaining that Kodava community has been deprived of tribal status due to lack of organised efforts and killer instinct, Rajya Sabha (RS) member Kupendra Reddy called upon Kodava community members to launch a movement for getting Constitutionally mandated tribal status. He was speaking at a seminar on Kodava Tribal Status, organised by Codava National…
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