Mysore/Mysuru: Finally, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has decided to invite tenders to take up repair works of roads in the city that were severely damaged in pre-monsoon rain. This follows a report published in these columns of Star of Mysore (SOM) on May 28, headlined ‘Pride of Mysuru At Stake’, explaining about the alleged official…
Pollibetta: A farmer heroically saved a man from a wild elephant attack by firing gunshots in the air at Pollibetta in Virajpet Taluk last night. The incident occurred when Chandra, a motorist, was on his way home near the Lourdes Hill Convent School on Siddapura Road and was attacked by the elephant, resulting in serious…
Hassan: Thousands of members from various progressive, women, Dalit, minority, human rights organisations and other like-minded people took out a massive protest rally ‘Hassan Chalo’ on the main thoroughfares in Hassan town this morning, demanding the arrest of suspended JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna. The protesters held placards with slogans including ‘Namma Nadige Hassanada Kadege’ condemning…
Mysore/Mysuru: The lackadaisical attitude of civic authorities in tackling post-rain related issues and their failure to address the dangers of stagnant rainwater in pits and drains, has exposed the citizens of Mysuru to the threat of various diseases. It may be recalled here that, diseases like Cholera and Gastroenteritis plagued the residents of Tagadur in…
Mysore/Mysuru: In recent years, India has seen an alarming increase in the number of people aged 60 years and above diagnosed with dementia. As per available data, about 7.4 percent (approximately 8.8 million) of individuals aged 60 and above are living with dementia. Scientific research suggests that active socialisation and brain-stimulating activities, such as vocabulary…
KR Pet: In a gruesome incident, a girl student was allegedly gang raped by two youths on the pretext of going to a temple, in the taluk yesterday. Acting swiftly, Police arrested the accused youths within 90 minutes of receiving the complaint. The accused are Jagadish alias Jaga, son of Shivanna and his friend Deepu,…
Mysore/Mysuru: A Woman Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) was reportedly caught red-handed by Lokayukta Police personnel, while accepting bribe towards a favour, at the Police Station in the city this morning. Radha, PSI of Law and Order (L&O) wing, Kuvempunagar Police Station, was receiving a bribe of Rs. 50,000 from one Mahesh, a resident of Kuvempunagar, the…
Case registered against Woman and Child Development Department FDA Mysore/Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police have registered a criminal case against the First Division Assistant (FDA) of the Woman and Child Development Department on charges of cheating Gram Panchayat former members of Rs. 7 lakh by promising to get her daughter FDA post in the Department. The accused…
Nagamangala: Basavaraja Chincholi, the Sub-Inspector at Bellur Police Station, has been kept under suspension on charges of dereliction of duty for not receiving the complaint pertaining to assault on a youth by a group of youths belonging to other faith in Bellur town of Nagamangala taluk. Superintendent of Police (SP) N. Yathish has passed the…
Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Mysuru, will be conferring ‘Dharma Ratnakara’ Award on city’s noted industrialist and philanthropist Dr. M. Jagannath Shenoy at a programme organised at its Alwar Kalabhavan in Gokulam tomorrow (May 31) at 6 pm. Sri Someshwaranatha Swamiji will do the honours. Krishna Gana Sabha President B.S. Sridhar Raje Urs will preside….
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