Mysuru: Has the State Government begun preparations to host Kambala during Dasara this year despite growing opposition to the event and concerns over environmental destruction at the proposed venue in Sathagalli, adjacent to the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Regional Centre along the Outer Ring Road? Opposition has also been growing against what activists describe as…
Mysuru: Environmental activists have strongly objected to the levelling and clearing of vegetation at the proposed Velodrome and Sports Complex site in Sathagalli, adjacent to the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Regional Centre. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, ParisarakkagiNaavu General Secretary Parashuramegowda, who has been spearheading the agitation against Kambala, alleged that the site…
Mysuru: While Puttur MLA Ashok Kumar Rai, who also chairs the organising committees of major Kambala events, has declared that Dasara Kambala is a “done deal” and Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has confirmed that the event will be held in Mysuru, sources in Dasara Kambala organising committee admit that uncertainty still surrounds the event. A…
Senior citizens, young mothers wait for days in long lines as pensions halted Mysuru: With the State Government putting on hold the pensions of over 41,000 beneficiaries in the city and district, who are receiving monthly financial benefits under various social security schemes following a revision, the deprived pensioners continue to throng the Taluk Office…
Mysuru: Adamya Rangashale has organised a programme at Daksha College in Hootagalli here on Aug. 12 at 6 pm to present a play based on PUC curriculum and also to felicitate achievers. Global Education Trust (GET) Chairman Dr. P. Jayachandra Raju, who received Hon. Doctorate from University of Mysore (UoM), Mysore Chamber of Commerce &…
Mysuru: Mysore Artists Association is organising a programme titled ‘Janaki Namana’ on Aug.12 at 5 pm in Kalamandira premises in city in memory of legendary multi-lingual singer S. Janaki, who recently died in Mysuru. Addressing a press conference at Pathrakarthara Bhavan in city, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa mentor and singer Suchithan Rangaswamy said the…
Mysuru: The Central Government has lauded the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) for its large-scale waste clearance drive on C.V. Road, highlighting the effort on its official Swachh Bharat Mission Urban page. As part of the 80th Independence Day Swachhata Abhiyan, the Corporation undertook the campaign under the theme “Clean C.V. Road, Healthy Living.” The operation…
Bengaluru: Senior Congress MLA from Sira, T.B. Jaychandra, has been appointed as the Interim Speaker of the State Assembly. His appointment comes just 4 days ahead of the 10-day State Legislature Session to be held at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru from Aug. 13 to 27 (barring public holidays). Soon after he was appointed as the…
Mysuru: Cyber fraudsters have cheated two Mysuru residents, aged 72 and 50, of a total of Rs. 27,58,793 in separate incidents. In the first case, Rajesh (name changed), a 72-year-old resident of J.P. Nagar, lost Rs. 12,28,899 after responding to an investment advertisement on Facebook. According to his complaint, Rajesh came across a video advertisement…
Mysuru: After a brief lull, chain-snatchers have struck again in the city, with a 68-year-old woman being robbed of her 50-gram gold chain at Shanthaveri Gopala Gowda Nagar on Aug. 8. The victim, Shivamma, a resident of the locality, lost the gold chain, worth about Rs. 2 lakh. According to her complaint, Shivamma was plucking…
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