Month: June, 2020

50 live bullets of .303 rifles stolen from T. Narasipur Police Station
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50 live bullets of .303 rifles stolen from T. Narasipur Police Station

June 2, 2020

Writer and Inspector responsible for arms and ammunition in Police Stations: Mysuru SP Mysore/Mysuru: This is perhaps not as scary as rogue elements stealing nuclear warheads from unstable countries. Even then, this is unsettling. Live bullets of .303 rifles have been stolen and shockingly, the theft was reported from a Police Station – an institution…

Rs. 3 lakh bribe to cover up Govt. Hostel mismanagement
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Rs. 3 lakh bribe to cover up Govt. Hostel mismanagement

June 2, 2020

Social Welfare Department Assistant caught red-handed while accepting Rs. 1 lakh Mysore/Mysuru: A Second Division Assistant (SDA) in the Office of Joint Director, Social Welfare Department, was trapped by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) when he was accepting a bribe of Rs. 1 lakh from a Hostel Warden. The SDA had promised the Warden that the…

DKS installation as KPCC President on June 7 postponed
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DKS installation as KPCC President on June 7 postponed

June 2, 2020

Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader and former Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s (DKS) assumption of office as KPCC (Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee) President which was scheduled to take place on June 7, has been postponed as there is no permission to hold any political meetings until June 8 due to COVID-19 regulations. Speaking to presspersons at the KPCC…

‘Basava Ratna’ award conferred on Corona Warriors
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‘Basava Ratna’ award conferred on Corona Warriors

June 2, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar conferred the prestigious ‘Basava Ratna’ award, instituted by Mysuru Sharana Mandali, to four Corona Warriors of the city —- MCC Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde, Additional Deputy Commissioner B.R. Poornima, District Health Officer Dr.R.Venkatesh and Mediwave IVF and Fertility Research Hospital Managing Director Dr. Sharath Kumar —- at a programme held at…

Blood donation by Mysuru Excise Department
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Blood donation by Mysuru Excise Department

June 2, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: In view of COVID-19 crisis, patients of Mysuru who are suffering from other diseases require blood and its component for which donors were scarce and voluntary blood donation camps could not be arranged in this period. Responding to this, the Mysuru Excise Department came forward to donate blood for the needy patients.  This noble…

Former Mayor Sandesh Swamy launches free form filling drive for auto and taxi drivers
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Former Mayor Sandesh Swamy launches free form filling drive for auto and taxi drivers

June 2, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mayor Sandesh Swamy launched the free application form filling drive for auto and taxi drivers,  who are seeking Rs.5,000 one-time compensation under the Rs.1,610 crore special package recently announced by the State Government for the working class, at a programme near Rajendranagar bus stand (Kesare Circle) here on Sunday. The drive is initiated…

Jungle Lodges safari vehicle driver killed in road accident
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Jungle Lodges safari vehicle driver killed in road accident

June 2, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: A driver of the safari vehicle of Jungle Lodges and Resorts was killed when a vegetable-laden mini truck rammed into his bike at Antharasanthe Zone in Nagarahole Reserve Forest on Sunday evening. The deceased is Chotu (35), a resident of Karapura, who was working as the safari vehicle driver at Jungle Lodges and Resorts…

Three held for assaulting Cop in drunken stupor
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Three held for assaulting Cop in drunken stupor

June 2, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Saraswathipuram Police have arrested three youths for assaulting a Constable in drunken stupor on Saturday night. The arrested are R. Mahesh Gowda of K.G. Koppal, Darshan of Srirampura and Hemakumar Gowda of Jayanagar.  Saraswathipuram Inspector Vijayakumar told ‘Star of Mysore’ that on Saturday at about 11 pm, when Constable Mahadevu was patrolling the area…

Woman’s gold chain snatched
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Woman’s gold chain snatched

June 2, 2020

Incident caught on CCTV camera Face masks conceal identity of bike-borne miscreants   Mysore/Mysuru: Taking advantage of Coronavirus situation in city, two bike-borne miscreants wearing face masks have snatched the gold chain from a woman, who was on her scooter near Surya Bakery at Railway Layout in Vijayanagar yesterday afternoon. But what has to be noted…

Farmers to stage protest in front of DC Office on June 5
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Farmers to stage protest in front of DC Office on June 5

June 2, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly condemning the State Government’s recent amendment to APMC Act and Land Reforms Act and the Centre’s move to privatise the power sector, farmers have planned a massive demonstration in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here on June 5. Announcing this at a press meet at Kuvempu Park near Gun House here yesterday,…

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