Brings some respite to scorching heat Houses in low-lying areas flooded; Trees uprooted; Power lines snapped Mysore/Mysuru: Moderate to heavy rains lashed city yesterday night bringing some respite to the heat from the scorching sun. People who were reeling under hot sun since yesterday morning heaved a sigh of relief as the rain began to…
Leopard cubs rescued from sugarcane field
May 18, 2020To be handed over to Mysuru Zoo if mother leopard does not take them back Mysore/Mysuru: Forest Department personnel have rescued three leopard cubs from a sugarcane field belonging to one Honnappa at Kodanahalli village in the taluk on Sunday. The villagers, who saw the leopard cubs yesterday afternoon, informed the Forest Department personnel, who…
All Shelter Camps closed except at Youth Hostel
May 18, 2020Some get jobs, some head back home A sum of Rs.45,000 earned by making paper covers Mysore/Mysuru: Among the five Shelter Camps opened at various places by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) in view of nationwide lockdown, all have been closed except the one set up at Youth Hostel in city. The Shelter Camps at Nanjaraja…
Governor gives assent for APMC Act amendment ordinance
May 18, 2020Bengaluru: The ordinance passed by the State Government to bring in changes to the APMC (Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee) Act to remove restrictions on the sale of farm produce, has now become official with Governor Vajubhai R. Vala on Saturday giving his assent to the ordinance. The State Cabinet, in a major policy decision, had…
Full impact of COVID-19 still not known, says doctor
May 18, 2020‘Every citizen should play a role in this war against the pandemic’ Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. M.G. Satish Kumar, Consultant Internal Medicine at Columbia Asia Hospital, Mysuru, says that full impact of COVID-19 is still not known and the present condition is still the tip of the iceberg. Only suppression and mitigation are important to combat the…
KSRTC workers seek Health Insurance cover meant for Corona Warriors
May 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: KSRTC workers have urged the Government to cover them under the Special Health Insurance Scheme meant for Corona Warriors, who are engaged in the battle against COVID-19. In an appeal to the Government, the Mysuru Rural Unit of KSRTC Staff and Workers Union said that the Government recently introduced a Special Health Scheme for…
Govt. releases Rs.78 crore for re-construction of classrooms destroyed by floods
May 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has released Rs.78 crore for re-construction of 635 classrooms in Schools that were destroyed by heavy rains and floods last year in the district. DDPI Dr. Panduranga told ‘Star of Mysore’ that the Government, taking note of the damages caused to school buildings, has released Rs.78 crore for re-construction of classrooms…
Minister seeks opinion of parents on starting primary classes
May 18, 2020Bengaluru: In a bid to end the confusion regarding re-opening of schools amid the lockdown, Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar has sought the opinion and also suggestions from parents. In a Facebook post on Sunday evening, Suresh Kumar said that many parents have been urging for a late start of LKG, UKG…
Learning Life’s Lessons from Fali S. Nariman: India’s Advocate Extraordinaire! —1
May 18, 2020Eight years ago I walked into our local Sapna Book House and bought a book titled “Fali S. Nariman, Before Memory Fades…” It was an autobiography in the form of a collection of reminiscences. Having studied law and served as an ‘adjournment’ lawyer, or as Nariman says of this period as “More watching than Pleading,”…
City Corporation moves with online property tax collection system
May 18, 2020Sir, After much hue and cry, MCC has finally triggered the online property tax collection from this financial year. However, a public notification would have been better for the information of tax- payers. Still, the MCC Zonal Offices are busy with the initial hiccups of the software and are sorting out the same successfully. Property…
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