Mysore/Mysuru: JSS Medical College and Hospital has achieved a milestone by performing living donor liver transplantation in a 22-year-old adult, who was suffering from cirrhosis of liver. This was disclosed by Dr. (Col.) M. Dayananda, Director, JSS Hospitals, at a press meet in city on Tuesday. There are two types of liver transplantation — LDLT…
DHO reaches out to elders with COVID booster dose
January 27, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The elder residents of Covai Care at Tapovan Solace Apartment in Sharadadevinagar celebrated Republic Day yesterday by taking Covid booster dose at the Medical Centre in the apartment arranged by District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. K.H. Prasad. Dr. Srivatsa was in-charge of Vaccine Unit. Over 30 elders were benefited. Dr. Prasad also unfurled the…
Yuvaraja College students accuse Mysore University of not issuing degree certificates
January 27, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Students of Yuvaraja College in city, who graduated two years ago, have alleged that the University of Mysore (UoM) is yet to issue degree certificates to them. In a press statement, the students said that though they graduated out of the College in 2019, the UoM is yet to issue degree certificates to them,…
Couple end lives in city by consuming poison
January 27, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A 26-year-old man and his 22-year-old wife ended their lives by consuming poison at their house in Sathagalli on Wednesday. Santosh and Bhavya are the deceased. According to the Police, the couple had lunch with the family members at their house on Wednesday. When they started vomiting after a while, the family members rushed…
Man found dead
January 27, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A 55-year-old male domestic help, who was serving at a house in Devanur village of Nanjangud taluk was found dead at the house on Jan.25. The deceased has been identified as Raju (55), a native of Hassan. Raju, who joined as a domestic help at the residence of one Mahendra of Devanur several months…
56-year-old woman found dead at home
January 27, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A 56-year-old woman was found dead at her home in Lalbahadur Shastrinagar here on Wednesday, when nobody else was at the home. Seethalakshmi (56), wife of B.C. Venkatesh, is the deceased. Seethalakshmi’s son and daughter-in-law, who served as lecturers at a city college, had gone for Republic Day programme yesterday morning. But the couple…
Has Mysuru gone Bengaluru way?—7: Mysuru is already on Bengaluru way
January 27, 2022By R. Chandra Prakash For the past forty-four years Star of Mysore has been keeping its readers abreast with every important event in Mysuru. Hence, a discerning reader can judge whether this iconic city has indeed gone Bengaluru way. However, for the sake of common convenience and to substantiate the hypothesis that Mysuru has ‘already…
Give ‘mukti’ to places where death rituals are held
January 27, 2022Sir, I recently lost my uncle, an eminent Scientist. The cremation was held at Gokulam crematorium and subsequent ceremonies at Shantivana near JSS Hospital and immersion of ashes at Pashchima Vahini in Srirangapatna. The whole process was appalling because of the physical condition of these three places. The worst place was Pashchima Vahini where it…
Concerts at 60th Heritage Music Festival
January 27, 2022Vid. Shashank Subramanyam presenting a flute concert at 8th Cross, V.V. Mohalla, on Jan. 25 as part of the 60th Heritage Music Festival organised by Sri Prasanna Vidya Ganapathi Mandali Charitable (SPVGMC) Trust. He is accompanied by Vid. B.U. Ganesh Prasad on violin; Vid. Ananth R. Krishna on mridanga and Vid. Guruprasanna on kanjira. Picture…
J.L. Ramanath
January 27, 2022J.L. Ramanath (75), retired Sub-Post Master and a resident of Saraswathipuram, passed away in city on Jan. 25. He leaves behind his wife, three daughters, sons-in-law and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at the foot of Chamundi Hill the same day.
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