Colossal waste of drinking water daily due to pipeline leaks, broken valves Mysore/Mysuru: At a time when the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has revised water tariff by 25 percent, broken pipelines and damaged valves across the city are causing massive wastage of treated drinking water, with lakhs of litres spilling onto the streets every day….
Mysore/Mysuru: The Hunsur Rural Police have detained two individuals in Mumbai linked to an inter-State narcotics racket following a major seizure of contraband worth crores of rupees from a farmhouse near Hunsur recently. Confirming the development to Star of Mysore this morning, Mysuru Superintendent of Police (SP) Mallikarjun Baladandi said, the detained suspects have not…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) has confirmed that the substances seized in the high-profile Hunsur narcotics case are indeed drugs. Hunsur Rural Police had recovered 7.35-kg of Mephedrone and 41-kg of precursor chemicals used in drug production (nearly 48-kg of narcotic substances in total) during a raid on a farmhouse near Hunsur. Seized materials…
UPI payments accepted; toll amount to be 1.25 times the regular charges New Delhi: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has announced that cash payments at Toll Plazas will be discontinued from Apr. 10 in an effort to reduce long queues of vehicles at toll gates, a major irritant for commuters. In a…
Initiative educates students on birds, wetland conservation & avian ecology Mysore/Mysuru: Intending to catch young minds early and create awareness about the sensitive wetland ecology, the Forest Department has launched ‘Pakshi Mitra,’ a new environmental education programme at the Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary. The initiative seeks to familiarise Government school students from Mysuru and Mandya districts…
Passing out parade of 8th batch of 150 Armed Police Constables held at CAR Grounds in city; 144 among them hail from rural areas Mysore/Mysuru: IGP (Southern Range) Dr. M.B. Boralingaiah advised the probationary Police personnel to develop certain traits for effective Policing, giving primacy to discipline in the service. He was speaking at the…
Mysore/Mysuru: A total of 6,235 candidates will be taking part in the Agniveer Army Recruitment Rally to be held from Apr. 19 to 27 at Chamundi Vihar Stadium in Nazarbad, said Col. Vivek Jamadar, Recruitment Officer of the Indian Army, Bengaluru. Presiding over a meeting held at Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES) office…
5th Graduation Day at Mahajana First Grade College Mysore/Mysuru: Renowned cardiologist and Bengaluru Rural MP, Dr. C.N. Manjunath, opined that education must be measured by character and values rather than mere percentages. Speaking as the chief guest at the 5th Graduation Day of SBRR Mahajana First Grade College (Autonomous) held at its Dr. APJ Abdul…
Bengaluru: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court (HC) challenging the acceptance of the ‘B Report’ submitted by the Mysuru Lokayukta Police in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife B.M. Parvathi, brother-in-law B.M. Mallikarjunaswamy and others. The petition questions the order of…
Mysore/Mysuru: “The power of knowledge is stronger than muscle and money power and as such, all parents should educate their children in this highly competitive world,” said Padma Shri awardee M. Ankegowda of ‘Pustaka Mane’ in Pandavapura. He was speaking after inaugurating Hoysala Awards (2025) presentation programme organised by Hoysala Kannada Sangha mattu Savigannada Patrika…
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