Month: July, 2020

K-SET likely to be postponed again
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K-SET likely to be postponed again

July 11, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM), which is the nodal agency to conduct K-SET (Karnataka –   State Eligibility Test) for appointment of Assistant Professors in First Grade Colleges, is likely to postpone the exam for the third time, as COVID-19 pandemic is spreading fast across the State. K-SET Co-ordinator Prof. K. Rajashekar told Star…

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Fifteen retired MLCs accorded farewell

July 11, 2020

Bengaluru: Fifteen members of Karnataka Legislative Council (MLC), who retired last month, were given a warm farewell at a programme organised at the Council Secretariat here on Friday. The retired MLCs — M.C. Venugopal, T.A. Sharavana, Dr. Jayamala, Jayamma, H.M. Revanna, Sharanappa Mattur, N.S. Bosaraju, D.U. Mallikarjun, Tippanna Kamakanoor, R. Chowdareddy Toopalli, K. Abdul Jabbar,…

Scooter rider killed in collision with car
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Scooter rider killed in collision with car

July 11, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: A 35-year-old two-wheeler rider was killed when the scooter he was riding, collided head on with a car near a poultry farm at Daripura on Mysuru-Manandavadi Road on Friday. Ravichandra (35), a resident of Sunnadakeri, is the deceased. Ravichandra was riding on his Honda Dio scooter from H.D. Kote side towards Mysuru, when a…

Unidentified body found
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Unidentified body found

July 11, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: The body of an unidentified elderly man aged about 65 years, was found on the Railway track between Ashokapuram and Kadakola Stations of Mysuru-Nanjangud section on July 9. The man is learnt to have been run over by a Coupled Light Railway Engine. The man is 5.3 ft. in height, medium built and wore…

Sandalwood tree stolen
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Sandalwood tree stolen

July 11, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: After a brief lull, sandalwood thieves have struck again in the city, stealing a Sandalwood tree grown in the front-yard of a house in Jayalakshmipuram Police limits late on Thursday night. The thieves, who entered the front-yard of the house of one Chirag Mehta on 14th Cross, V.V. Mohalla, managed to cut down Sandalwood…

Retired Pesh Imams and Moujins to get Pension
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Retired Pesh Imams and Moujins to get Pension

July 11, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: The District Wakf Consultative Committee has invited applications from retired Pesh Imams and Moujins, for availing monthly pension (Rs.2,000 for Pesh Imams and Rs.1,500 for Moujins). Pesh Imams and Moujins, aged over 65 years and who retired after serving at least for ten years in any of the Karnataka Wakf Board registered Masjids in…

Quick Gun Justice
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Quick Gun Justice

July 11, 2020

Vikas Dubey, the  “Kanpur wala” gangster, who killed eight Policemen during a raid and escaped, was caught on a Thursday and shot dead on a Friday. Justice was served ‘Dabangg’ style. Has reel Police become real Police now? “Encounters” or “extra judicial killings” which were widely practiced by the Punjab Police against violent supporters of…

B.S. Shivalingegowda
Obituary

B.S. Shivalingegowda

July 11, 2020

B.S. Shivalingegowda (86), a retd. Agricultural Officer and a resident of Srirampura here, passed away on Thursday (July 9) following a brief illness. He is survived by his sons B.S. Ashok (retd. Senior Manager, KGB), B.S. Ravish (retd. Superintendent, BSNL) and B.S. Sree Harsha (Assistant Executive Engineer, KERS), daughters B.S. Prabha and B.S. Bharathi, his…

Maridandaiah Buddha
Obituary

Maridandaiah Buddha

July 11, 2020

Maridandaiah Budda (57), a resident of Gangothri Layout here, passed away last night. A bachelor, he leaves behind his mother, three brothers, three sisters and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at the burial ground in Vidyaranyapuram this afternoon.

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