Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner has warned of imposing a fine of Rs. 10,000, if the public violate rules framed under Karnataka Open Space (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, 1981. In a press release, it is stated that, the advertisement boards and posters are being stuck in public places at bus stands, walls of…
Mysuru: Strongly condemning the serial maternal deaths in several District Hospitals across the State, members of the Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) staged a demonstration in front of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s statue in Town Hall premises here recently. Addressing the protesters, SUCI District Secretary B. Ravi attributed the maternal deaths to lack of infrastructure…
Hunsur: A six-year-old girl died after falling into a water pit at Moodalakoppal village in the taluk on Friday afternoon. The deceased girl is Prateeksha, daughter of Manjegowda and Preethi couple of the village. Prateeksha was drowned after she fell into the water pit which was dug to store water for the plants. One Chandregowda…
Mysuru: The School of Physical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Mysuru Campus, had organised the second International Conference on Advances in Chemical and Physical Sciences (ICACPS) recently. The Conference was inaugurated by Dr. V.A. Sajeevkumar, Scientist ‘G’ and Associate Centre Head at the Defence Institute of Biodefence Technologies (DIBT), Mysuru. In his keynote address, Dr. Sajeevkumar…
Mysuru: C.N. Mohan Raj, a student of Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, has entered the India Book of Records for creating a 6×4 ft. mosaic art of Swami Vivekananda using 200 pieces of paper from 510 A4 size papers. He was guided by school’s librarian Prasanna. Vidyashala Correspondent Swami Yuktheshanandaji has appreciated the student’s achievement. Principal T.K….
Mysuru: Mohammad Sharif Rawathar took charge as the new Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) of the City Crime Branch (CCB), here on Friday. He was handed over the charge by outgoing ACP Sandesh Kumar. Later, speaking to Star of Mysore, Rawathar said, he would first take note of the situation, the progress of the pending…
By C.P. Belliappa It’s well-known that the British morphed Kodagu into Coorg and Madikeri into Mercara. The origin of the original name Kodagu is not very clear. It is said that Kodagu is a derivative of the ancient name Krodadesha. It could well be that the name Kodagu came from the word ‘Kodi’ denoting its…
Sir, It has come to light that the defunct traffic signals in and around Mysuru may not be repaired or serviced in the near future, as the outstanding payments to the service provider maintaining the signals are mounting. Owing to defunct traffic signal lights, we can now notice chaotic traffic at every intersection. Given this…
Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) yesterday announced the fixtures for the much awaited 18th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL). As per the schedule, the premier tournament will kickstart with defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Mar. 22…
Maleyanda Arun Poovaiah, a Badminton player of International repute, came out with sterling performance at the selection trials conducted by Karnataka Badminton Association, Bengaluru, to select Karnataka State Masters Badminton Team to participate in the National Masters Badminton Championships to be played at Mapusa, Goa, from Mar. 21 to 24 by winning gold in Men’s…
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