Mysore/Mysuru: In an attempt to keep its vibrant theatre tradition alive following an extended lockdown period and Coronavirus pandemic, city’s theatre repertory Rangayana is launching two new projects called ‘Short-term theatre education’ and ‘Theatre education for children.’ Short-term theatre education’ is a three-month course and has been designed for amateur theatre artistes. This course will…
Mysore/Mysuru: These are the frontline workers, popularly known as ‘Corona Warriors’. They are working 12 hours a day to protect the society from the Coronavirus pandemic. But all this for a meagre stipend of just Rs. 8,000 to Rs. 10,000 per month! This is the sad story of over 140 Staff Nurses, who are working…
Offenders released on Station Bail Mysore/Mysuru: The KRS Police on Wednesday night arrested 34 persons for violating lockdown rules and partying late night when the ban order is in force from 9 pm to 6 am. However, they were released on Station Bail. On Wednesday night, the birthday of one Dasappa alias Dasa was being…
Mandya: Assuring that the near Century-old MySugar Factory at Mandya won’t be privatised, Sugar and Labour Minister Shivaram Hebbar said that the Government will run the Factory keeping in mind the sentiments of the people of the region. Speaking to press persons after inspecting the Factory on Wednesday, Hebbar said that MySugar, which is a…
Mysore/Mysuru: The century-old University of Mysore (UoM) has been ranked 27th among all State-run Universities in the National Survey conducted by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) of the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). Last year, the University was placed in 57th position and this year, it has improved a few steps. The…
CWMA meet adjourned after Tamil Nadu resists Karnataka’s bid to discuss Mekedatu New Delhi: The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) has asked Karnataka to release June and July quota of water to Tamil Nadu (TN). The CWMA meeting presided over by Central Water Commission in-charge Chairman R.K. Jain asked Karnataka to release 9.19 tmcft water…
Five persons test positive on June 11; 10 active cases; 96 discharged Mysore/Mysuru: With five persons testing positive for COVID-19 in Mysuru yesterday, the total cases have increased to 106. Out of them, 10 are active and the remaining patients have recovered and discharged from the designated COVID-19 Hospital on KRS Road. All the fresh…
Mysore/Mysuru: Based on the Centre’s fresh guidelines on the extra-precautionary measures to be taken to stop the spread of the deadly Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar has ordered closure of Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hill and Srikanteshwaraswamy temple at Nanjangud on weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) and all public holidays. The Government…
Mysore/Mysuru: Due to the COVID-19 induced nationwide lockdown, the KSRTC Mysuru Rural Division has suffered a loss of Rs. 4.2 crore in the three-month period running from March to June. KSRTC Mysuru Rural Divisional Controller R. Ashok Kumar told ‘Star of Mysore’ that the Division used to earn Rs. 80 lakh to Rs.1 crore a…
Bengaluru: In a significant change to the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961, the State Cabinet yesterday decided to allow non-agriculturists to purchase agricultural land and to remove the ceiling on income from non-agricultural sources to do so. It has also decided to increase the number of units of land a person can hold. The Government…
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