Nanjangud: Two sweetmeat shops on Chinnavarakatte Street adjacent to Bazar Street in the town have been destroyed in a fire set by two miscreants yesterday midnight. The sweet shops belonged to Yogesh and Santosh. Residents, who saw the fire at the sweet shops, informed the shop owners and also the Fire Station. As there was…
COSMOS to conduct Quiz for High School students
February 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Outreach Team of Cosmology Education and Research Training Centre (COSMOS), Mysuru, will be conducting a quiz competition for High School students as part of the activities of National Science Day – 2023. Quiz will be held at Suruchi Rangamane in Kuvempunagar on Feb. 23 at 9.45 am. COSMOS, Mysuru, is the upcoming advanced…
Woman relieved of gold chain in bus
February 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Miscreants have lifted a gold chain from the vanity bag of a woman, while boarding a bus at City Bus Stand on Feb. 16. The woman, who lost her gold chain, is 50-year-old Vijaya, a resident of Doora village in the taluk. Vijaya, who attended the marriage ceremony of her sister’s daughter, came to…
Miscreants assault driver, flee with autorickshaw, cell phone
February 21, 2023Nanjangud: Miscreants, who assaulted a driver, have fled with his autorickshaw and mobile phone near the bund of a canal at Nagarle village on Feb. 16. The auto driver, who lost his vehicle and mobile phone, is 22-year-old Sridhar, a resident of T. Narasipur town. On Feb. 16 at about 9.45 pm, Sridhar was waiting…
Gold, cash stolen from car
February 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Miscreants, who broke the rear glass of a car, have decamped with gold ornaments and cash kept in the car. The incident took place near Sri Tripurasundari Temple at Uttanahalli at the foot of Chamundi Hill on Feb. 17. One Sharath Kumar, 34, a resident of Kamalanagar in Bengaluru, had come to the temple…
Man gets lifer for killing wife
February 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: City’s 5th Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of murdering his wife. The man, who has been convicted, is Kanchigowda, a resident of Ramenahalli village in Hunsur taluk. Kanchigowda had married Sundaramma, daughter of Bommegowda of Boppanahalli village and the couple has two…
Guru Vaibhavotsava-2023 in city from tomorrow
February 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Nanjangud Sri Raghavendraswamy Mutt at Subbarayanakere, Mysuru, has organised Guru Vaibhavotsava-2023 at its premises from Feb. 22 to 26. Various religious rituals, pujas, homas and Rathotsava will be held during the five-day programme: Feb. 22 (7 am): Ksheerabhisheka along with Ashtothara Parayana, Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Homa with Namavali; Feb. 23 (7 am): Nakshatra…
A Museum for Gen. Thimayya in Kodagu -2
February 21, 2023[Continued from yesterday] General K.S. Thimayya’s daughter Kongetira Mireille Chengappa had died a few days ago and it was very thoughtful of the curator to have displayed a small board inside by way of paying tribute . Kaveri Ponnappa is the author of a scholarly, research-based book “The Vanishing Kodavas.” I was happy to see…
Unique Book on Mysore Zoo
February 21, 2023Title: It All Happened at the Zoo Author: Dr. J.K. Sunder Raj Year: 2022 Pages: 43 Cover Page Art: Anita Murthy A unique kind of a book about Mysore Zoo titled “It All Happened at the Zoo” was published last year by Dr. J.K. Sunder Raj, a family doctor of our city. His claim to…
Re-survey properties as per documents
February 21, 2023Sir, With reference to the report titled “1.3 lakh property owners yet to take property cards” in Star of Mysore dated Feb. 2, I wish to state that the survey conducted for preparing Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) was not correct. The officers did the survey work without consulting the owners of respective properties and verifying…
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