Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru District Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) – 2024 examinations were held at 27 centres in city today. A total of 4,103 candidates have registered their names for the exam. The examinations will be held from 9 am to12.30 pm and from 2 pm to 4.30 pm. The exact number of students who appeared for…
Heritage deserves preservation as City continues to evolve: DC
June 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra has emphasised the importance of heritage conservation in Mysuru. Speaking after inaugurating a workshop for government engineers and contractors recently, he urged them to take conservation guidelines seriously. The workshop ‘specialities of heritage buildings, their importance, the need and methodology of conserving them’ aimed at providing training for engineers,…
Online fraud: City bizman loses Rs. 59 lakh in share trading
June 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Online fraudsters have allegedly cheated a city businessman of Rs. 59 lakh on the pretext of share trading. The victim is 33-year-old Sharath (name changed), a resident of Siddarthanagar, who was involved in trading via demat account. Sharath, who was searching for trading online came across a mobile phone number and contacted it. Later,…
SVP Nagar drinking water plant defunct for one year
June 30, 2024Residents forced to consume fluoride-content water or travel up to three kilometres to get potable water Mysore/Mysuru: While the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and District Administration have been repeatedly urging residents to consume clean drinking water to prevent diseases like cholera, dengue fever, chikungunya and zika fever, the Reverse Osmosis (RO) water purification facility in…
Vehicle Location Tracking Device, panic button mandatory for FC
June 30, 2024Public transport operators told to abide by Nov. 30, 2024; RTOs to act tough against erring vehicle owners Mysore/Mysuru: The Central and State Governments, taking a tough stance on women’s security, especially after the Nirbhaya case (2012 Delhi bus gang rape and murder), have directed all Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) not to issue Fitness Certificates…
A medical doctor remembers his life’s journey
June 30, 2024Mysore Literary Association (MLA) invited Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, city’s medical practitioner and also a regular columnist of Star of Mysore, to deliver a talk on ‘Beginning my life in a White Coat’ at Kalpa Kshetra auditorium in Vijayanagar 4th Stage on June 23, 2024. Curiously it was a sequel to good doctor’s earlier talk…
Virat, Rohit bid adieu to T20 Internationals
June 30, 2024Barbados: Indian cricket icons, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, announced their retirement from T20 Internationals (T20I) after steering India to the T20 World Cup 2024 title on Saturday. Virat Kohli, who was declared the ‘Player of the Match’ for scoring 76 off 59 deliveries, said, “This is my last T20 game playing for India, my…
We are the champions!
June 30, 2024India end 17-year drought, lift T20 World Cup Barbados: India ended their 17-year drought to emerge victorious in the ICC T20 World Cup defeating South Africa by a narrow margin of seven runs in the finals held at Kensington Oval here yesterday. This win marked a significant achievement for the Indian team and their ardent…
Kukkarahalli Lake DPR: INTACH is right but the procedure is wrong
June 30, 2024Sir, This refers to the report ‘Kukkarahalli Lake rejuvenation – MUDA’s DPR deal with INTACH bound by law: DC’ (SOM dated June 26, 2024) and other related reports in newspapers. The 4G exemption (exemption from calling tender/ quotation) can be given only in case of emergency with Government permission, but this was not done in…
KSRTC Ashwamedha’s classic starting trouble
June 30, 2024Launched in February this year with much fanfare by the State Government, the KSRTC’s Ashwamedha Classic bus encountered starting trouble and came to a standstill near Sub-Urban Bus Stand in Mysuru city this morning. The bus, which had just started its journey from the bus station to Bengaluru, faced difficulty in starting despite the best…
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