Fresh stock of 20,000 Covishield doses arrive Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde and Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer B.A. Paramesh were the prominent officers in district to get vaccinated on the second day of vaccination drive for frontline workers this morning. While Hegde was vaccinated at Trauma Centre of Mysore Medical College and…
RT-PCR test mandatory for nursing students from Kerala
February 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With no let-up in COVID-19 positive cases in Kerala, the Karnataka Health Department has made RT-PCR test mandatory for students from Kerala who are pursuing nursing courses in city. A senior officer of District Health Department told Star of Mysore that quite a big number of students from Kerala study in private nursing colleges….
One more deadline for Town Hall Multi-level Parking facility
February 9, 2021Mysuru District Minister asks officials to complete the works in six months Mysore/Mysuru: The much-touted Town Hall Multi-level Parking facility has got one more deadline — August 2021 — this time by Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar. The ambitious project began on April 11, 2011 and the deadline of 2012 is not met and it…
Wine store near school: Minister pulls up Excise Officer
February 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A wine shop near Maharshi School in J.P. Nagar was at the centre of discussion during the Karnataka Development Programme (KDP) meeting held at ZP Hall yesterday. Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar, who chaired the meeting, pulled up the Excise Deputy Commissioner for not acting against the wine store. “You have not acted despite…
Basavaraj Horatti elected Legislative Council Chairman
February 9, 2021Bengaluru: Senior JD(S) MLC Basavaraj Horatti was today elected as the new Chairman of the Legislative Council. Soon as the Council Session began, Congress members staged a protest in the Well of the House claiming that their demand for a division of vote on the Prevention of Cow Slaughter Bill was overlooked. But the BJP…
KSRTC bus services to remain normal tomorrow
February 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With Worker Unions of KSRTC declaring that they will hold a stir in front of the KSRTC headquarters at Bengaluru tomorrow (Feb. 10) in protest against the Government’s failure to keep its promise of addressing their issues, KSRTC authorities in Mysuru said that there will be no disruption in bus services tomorrow in city….
When Dr. Raj Kumar received Hon. Doctorate from Mysore University 45 years ago
February 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. Raj Kumar is a personality that uplifted and promoted the rich culture of Karnataka and its heritage both on the screen and off the screen. There is nothing that has not been said about this legend or there is anything left to say about. Feb. 8, 1976 is a day to remember for…
Rs. 15 crore was paid to Veerappan for Dr. Raj Kumar’s release
February 9, 2021Karnataka Govt. paid the brigand in three instalments Book by former ‘Nakkheeran’ journalist reveals startling details about kidnap and ransom Mysore/Mysuru: So much mythology has sprung up around kidnapper, elephant poacher and sandalwood smuggler Koose Muniswamy Veerappan that it is practically impossible to weed out fact from fiction. While his elephant poaching and sandalwood smuggling…
Speaker responds positively to Wadiyars’ portraits in Vidhana Soudha: Dist. Minister
February 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Co-operation and District Minister S.T. Somashekar has said Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly, Vishveshwar Hegde Kageri has responded positively to putting the portrait of Chamaraja Wadiyar X and Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru. Talking to reporters here yesterday, he said the Speaker had been briefed about the contributions of Wadiyars…
‘Govt. has sanctioned Rs. 5 crore for Literary Centre at Santheshivara’
February 9, 2021Kannada & Culture Minister Aravind Limbavali calls on Saraswathi Samman Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa First instalment of Rs. 50 lakh grant for ‘Parva’ play to be released by Mar. 31 Mysore/Mysuru: Kannada and Culture Minister Aravind Limbavali has stated that the theatrical adaptation of renowned novelist Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa’s famed novel ‘Parva’ will be staged at…
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