Mysore/Mysuru: Fifteen mobile phone SIM cards, four States and several districts within the State. This was how the kingpin of human trafficking racket Santro Ravi could remain elusive for 11 days even as the Police had launched a manhunt for him, before getting caught in Gujarat on Friday. After the nefarious deals of Santro Ravi,…
Home Minister’s Gujarat tour sets tongues wagging
January 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The timing of arrest of Santro Ravi in Gujarat and the tour of Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra have set the tongues wagging. Minister Araga Jnanendra had gone on two-day tour to Gujarat and returned to the State on Jan. 12 evening, after holding talks with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel regarding the setting…
Santro Ravi made bid to fly abroad: HDK
January 14, 2023Kalaburagi: Former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) has expressed doubts that Santro Ravi, who was arrested in Gujarat on Friday, may have had hatched a plan to fly abroad from Gujarat. Addressing media persons, Kumaraswamy posed a series of queries — how could he cross Karnataka border? Who let him away and is it possible…
Was booked under Goonda Act in 2005
January 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Santro Ravi, who has criminal antecedents, was booked after invoking Goonda Act against him in 2005 in Mysuru. As Vijayanagar Police booked a case against him recently, he had fled from the city and was on the move, travelling in several districts and other States, before he was apprehended in Gujarat, said ADGP Alok…
Congress activists meet DCP demanding action against Rangayana Director
January 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Days after supporters of former CM Siddharamaiah and KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar protested against Rangayana for what they called showing their leaders in poor light, a delegation of the Congress party met DCP M. Muthuraj at his office yesterday and sought action against Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa. A formal complaint was handed over…
‘Their main grouse is I am still the Director of Rangayana’: Cariappa
January 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Reacting to the Congress protest and the party leaders seeking Police action against him for allegedly misusing his position to divide the society, Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa told Star of Mysore this morning that the play ‘Sambashiva Prahasana’ was a satire and must be seen as a comedy. “The play does not mention…
University hostel workers end strike
January 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Following an assurance from the authorities, the University of Mysore (UoM) hostel workers and house-keeping staff, who had jointly staged an indefinite stir in front of Kuvempu Statue at the University campus main gate on Bogadi road for the past three days, ended their stir on Friday evening. UoM Registrar V.R. Shylaja, who visited…
General K.S. Thimayya’s daughter passes away
January 14, 2023Bengaluru: Kongetira Mireille Chengappa, aged 86 years, wife of Maj. Gen. Kongetira M. Chengappa and daughter of General Kodandera S. Thimayya, passed away in Bengaluru at 7 pm yesterday. She leaves behind her son K.C. Belliappa and daughter Amrita. Last rites will be performed at Hebbal crematorium in Bengaluru today at 6 pm, said family…
Village boy selected for State-level Yoga Contest
January 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: S. Chinnaswamy of Gopalpura, Jayapura hobli in Mysuru taluk, has secured first place in Yogasana Contest at the Mysuru District-level Rural Sports Meet 2022-23 organised by the District Administration, Zilla Panchayat, Mysuru and Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports, Mysuru, at Chamundi Vihar Stadium on Jan. 12 and has now been selected for the…
State-level Volleyball Tournament in city from Jan. 25 to 29
January 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The 25th State-level Volleyball Tournament for men and women will be held in Mysuru from Jan. 25 to 29 at the University of Mysore Sports Pavilion. Announcing this at a press meet here recently, Mysuru District Volleyball Association Executive President Prof. M. Chandrakumar said that the five-day tournament is being organised under the aegis…
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