City stockbroker allegedly cheats people across Mysuru, Hassan and Kodagu for over Rs. 50 crore Complaints filed in Mysuru Broker’s expensive cars missing from the garage Mysore/Mysuru: Close on the heels of city businessmen being cheated to the tune of over Rs. 25 crore by a group of stockbrokers, another case of a man claiming…
Medical experts urge Govt. not to relax rules for Mysuru Dasara
October 1, 2020By Shyam Sundar Vattam Mysore/Mysuru: Health experts, Task Force members and senior officials have advised the State Government not to relax any rules for the upcoming Dasara festival keeping in view the spike in COVID-19 cases. “There is every possibility of Mysuru city and district going Kerala way where the Coronavirus cases exploded due to…
Centre allows re-opening of cinemas, multiplexes from Oct. 15
October 1, 2020New Delhi: After nearly seven months of lockdown owing to COVID-19, the Union Home Ministry has allowed re-opening of cinemas, theatres and multiplexes outside the Containment Zones with up to 50 per cent of their seating capacity from Oct. 15. In a letter to Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories, Ajay Bhalla, Home…
Lukewarm response in city
October 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Unlock 5.0 guidelines announced by Union Home Ministry allowing re-opening of cinema halls have no takers in the city. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Mysuru City Film Exhibitors’ Association Vice-President Rajaram said the relaxation is not going to benefit their fraternity as no new films are shot in the last seven months. He said…
Former DC Sharat moves CAT; questions ‘untimely’ transfer
October 1, 2020Bengaluru: Recently-transferred Mysuru Deputy Commissioner B. Sharat has moved Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) contending that the State Government has transferred him within a month of working without citing reasons. This decision of Sharat has embarrassed the State Government as it had not expected the IAS Officer to move the CAT questioning transfer order. A notice…
No mask? Keep Rs.1,000 to pay fine
October 1, 2020Bengaluru: In a bid to discipline citizens in the wake of record number of COVID-19 cases, the State Government has decided to hike the fine amount for not wearing face mask to Rs. 1,000 in urban areas and Rs.500 in rural areas. Making this announcement after chairing a high-level meeting with officers here yesterday, Medical…
Students, don’t visit Schools, Colleges till Oct. 15
October 1, 2020Bengaluru: With no signs of COVID-19 coming under check, the Department of Public Instruction has directed High School and PU students not to visit their respective Government, aided/unaided and private Schools and Colleges till Oct. 15. In a press release here, Commissioner of Department of Public Instruction has said the Union Home Ministry in its…
Life-size sculpture of celebrated cartoon character: ‘Common Man’ installed at Mysuru Rail Museum
October 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A man with a checked coat and bemused expression is in the Mysuru Rail Museum these days. He is none other than the much loved and closely followed cartoon character ‘Common Man’ created and immortalised by the illustrious cartoonist R.K. Laxman. The character is deeply etched in the minds of people of all ages. …
‘Chandamama’ artist K.C. Sivasankar passes away in Chennai at 97
October 1, 2020He was best known for illustrating ‘Vikram-Betal’ series Chennai: Legendary artist K.C. Sivasankar, known for illustrating for children’s magazine Chandamama, also known as Ambulimama, passed away at his residence in Chennai on Sept. 29. He was 97. Sivasankar, who has contributed to the field of art for over 60 years, was best known for illustrating…
Dasara Elephants Webinar Series: Taming captured rogue elephants in a month is our aim: Mahout Dobi
October 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: “Capturing rogue elephants which are causing problems at villages in forest borders and taming them in a month is the aim of mahouts,” said Dasara elephant Kaveri’s mahout Dobi. He was speaking at the seventh webinar of the series titled ‘Mysuru Dasara Aanegalu’ organised by Forest Department, in association with Asian Elephant Support (AES),…
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