SahityaAkademi, New Delhi in collaboration with Konkani Christian Association (KCA), Mysuru, will present ‘Kathasandhi’ programme with VallyVagga (Valerian D’Souza), an eminent Konkani short story writer and poet on Feb. 11 at Konkan Bhavan in Vijayanagar 2nd Stage, Mysuru. Holy Mass in Konkani will be held at 8.30 am and the programme will be inaugurated at…
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Surge in Traffic Fine Collection
February 5, 2024700 helmet-less riders booked on Feb. 4 2021 – 5.74 crore 2022 – 6.52 crore 2023 – 17.33 crore Mysore/Mysuru: Traffic penalties in Mysuru City limits have witnessed a noteworthy surge over the past three years. According to data from the last three years obtained by Star of Mysore, the City Traffic Police collected Rs.17,33,91,500…
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Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat to run on all days till March 27
February 5, 2024Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysuru route semi-high-speed trains under consideration; review process on Mysore/Mysuru: The Vande Bharat Express train, which runs between Mysuru and Chennai via Bengaluru, will operate every day of the week until the end of March 2024. At present, the train operates six days a week except Wednesday. This South India’s first Vande Bharat Express train…
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Five of a family who had gone missing following harassment from money lenders safe: Cops bring them to Mysuru
February 5, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Five of a family residing at K.G. Koppal in city, who had gone missing following harassment from private money lenders, are safe and Saraswathipuram Police have brought all the missing persons back to Mysuru. They had taken shelter in Shivamogga. Those who had gone missing are 35-year-old Mahesh, his wife 28-year-old Bhavani, daughter three-year-old…
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‘2,876-km fireline in Bandipur to check forest fire during summer’
February 5, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Director of Bandipur Tiger Reserve Dr. P. Ramesh Kumar has said “Precautions are being taken to protect forest resources in summer by taking up round the clock surveillance measures.” With summer approaching, there is a rise in sweltering heat during the day. With zero cases of forest fires reported in summer at Bandipur forest…
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One-man hunger strike for God’s cause
February 5, 2024At age 82, B.S. Sridhar Raje Urs was forced to take this step owing to shopkeeper’s refusal to vacate shop for facilitating construction of Sri Venugopalaswamy Temple Rajagopura Mysore/Mysuru: Disgusted with the adjacent shopkeeper’s refusal and defiance to vacate the shop for facilitating the construction of a bigger temple Rajagopura, the city’s Sri Venugopalaswamy Temple…
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Uniform fare for taxi services
February 5, 2024Inflated fares for rides during peak hours will no longer be applicable Bengaluru: The Karnataka Transport Department has introduced standardised fares for taxis, applicable to all cab services, including both app-based ride-hailing providers such as Ola and Uber and non-app-based taxis. The new tariff structure addresses several key points aimed at ensuring fairness and transparency…
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Curtains on Paridrishya Intl. Festival of Short Films, Documentaries Karnataka
February 5, 2024Initially, Film Institute was planned to come up in Mysuru, but it didn’t become a reality, with the Government not allotting the land. Similarly, with the denial of land by the Government near KRS, Film Sound and Negative Processing Institute went to Ooty. Children’s Film Institute earlier planned in Mysuru went Hyderabad way. It is…
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e-toilets reek of official apathy
February 5, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The e-toilets built in several parts of the city to maintain hygiene in the city are rendered waste, turning into a safe haven for illicit activities. During the initial years of Swachh Survekshan, e-toilets were built at 24 places in the city by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), with each unit costing Rs. 6.25 lakh….
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Death of a woman due to gas geyser leak: Kodagu home stay asked to pay Rs. 37.5 lakh to family
February 5, 2024Madikeri: In a landmark decision penalising a home stay that was being run without proper ventilation and safety precautions, the Kodagu Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has asked the home stay owner to pay a compensation of Rs. 37.50 lakh to a 55-year-old resident of Mumbai whose daughter, an MBA graduate, died at the facility in…
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