20-year-old female jumbo killed in the incident Hunsur: A female jumbo died after a few farmers opened fire at a herd of jumbos to chase them away at Sulagodu village in Anechowkuru Reserve Forest area near Nagarahole National Park in the taluk on Friday. A herd of jumbos came out of the forest area for…
Engineer dies while on duty
January 29, 2022K.R. Pet: A 59-year old Engineer with Hemavathi Dam project of Cauvery Neeravari Nigam, died of a heart attack while on work at his office in K.R. Pet town on Thursday afternoon. The deceased engineer has been identified as Doreswamy (59). He leaves behind his wife, a son, a daughter and a host of relatives…
Youth drowns in Hogenakkal Falls while clicking selfies
January 29, 2022Hanur: A 20-year-old youth was drowned after he slipped and fell into Hogenakkal Falls in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu border on Thursday. The deceased is Umashankar, a nursing student and a resident of Nanjangud, who had come along with his friends on a picnic. He was clicking selfies, when he slipped and fell into the…
H.D. Kote TMC Officer suspended for irregularities
January 29, 2022H.D. Kote: H.D. Kote Town Municipal Council (TMC) Executive Officer Ashok has been suspended for irregularities that he allegedly committed when he served as T. Narasipur TMC Executive Officer previously. Ashok is accused of illegal Khata registration of Government lands coming under different survey Nos. at T. Narasipur to private parties, when he was serving…
of mice and men: Random thoughts
January 29, 2022I do not know why or how. The day following our Republic Day, which went well all over the country, including Lal Chowk in Srinagar, J&K, I decided I must try a column of my traditional Abracadabra in a mutated form to touch upon topical subjects or the remembered ones. The question arose. What about…
On roadside medical practitioners
January 29, 2022Sir, Apropos to the front page report on ‘Quacks’ published in Star of Mysore dated Jan. 23, 2022, I have observed these tents pitched in at several places in the city simultaneously, that too in winter season. As a layman anyone would get attracted by the roots and shoots and many eerie things kept in…
Hunsur boy selected for Khelo India University Games
January 29, 2022A boy from Hunsur Taluk studying in SDMC College, Ujire, has excelled in various Volleyball tournaments and has been selected for Khelo India University Tournament which will be held in Bengaluru in March this year. He is Mahesh Kumar, son of Raitha Sangha District President Hosuru Krishnakumar and Mamata, who are residents of Maruthi Layout…
Wins gold in Kickboxing
January 29, 2022Bolthura Roshani Muthanna of Karnataka Kickboxing Sports Association (WAKOIND-KA) has won a Gold Medal in the Cadets and Junior National Championship organised by WAKO India Kickboxing Federation, recognised by Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India and Member, World Association of Kickboxing Organisations (WAKO), at Boxing Hall, Shri Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi,…
Australian Open: Medvedev Vs Nadal in finals
January 29, 2022Daniil Medvedev won a tempestuous Australian Open semi-final against Stefanos Tsitsipas on Friday and will face Rafael Nadal, who is bidding to become the all-time men’s Grand Slam leader, in Sunday’s final. World number two Medvedev beat fourth-ranked Tsitsipas 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 to reach his second straight Australian Open final. Earlier the 35-year-old…
Bags International Education Excellence Award
January 29, 2022Dr. S.A. Mohan Krishna, working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE), Mysuru, was conferred the International Education Excellence Award at a function held at Taj Vivanta, New Delhi, recently by Kiteskraft Productions and MENTORx. He is seen with chief guest of the programme H.E. Herve D….
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