Senior consultant Dr. B.V. Rajagopal delivers ‘Health Talk’ at Elder Citizens Council’ Mysore/Mysuru: Due to recent demographic changes and advancements in geriatrics, more super senior citizens (above 80 years) are now active and healthy, said Dr. B.V. Rajagopal, an eminent physician and senior consultant in medicine and clinical cardiology. He spoke to a well-attended audience…
KSRTC hands over Rs. 10 lakh relief to deceased passenger’s kin
July 23, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The wife of a person, who met his tragic end while alighting a KSRTC bus, has been handed over a relief of Rs. 10 lakh from KSRTC Accident Relief Fund. T. Puttaswamy (80) of Palahalli in Srirangapatna taluk, Mandya, had lost his life when he allegedly slipped while getting down from a KSRTC bus…
Bus fare hike imminent
July 23, 2024Bengaluru: The bus fare hike seems to be imminent with the State Government reportedly deciding to hike bus fares after the conclusion of the ongoing monsoon session of State Legislature, scheduled to end on July 26. The State-run Transport Corporations (KSRTC, BMTC, NWKRTC and KKRTC) have sought a 25 percent hike in bus fares in…
Day-long District BJP Executive Meeting begins
July 23, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The day-long Special Executive Meeting of Mysuru District (Rural) BJP began at GLN Convention Hall on Ring Road here this morning. State BJP General Secretary Nandeesh Reddy, also a former MLA, inaugurated the meeting, during which the party organisational matters, preparations and the strategy to be adopted for Local Body Polls that are likely…
Pay hike, clearance of arrears for KSRTC employees demanded
July 23, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: D.S. Suresh, Honorary President of KSRTC Employees Union, has urged for fulfilment of demands of KSRTC employees, including hike in salary and clearing salary arrears among others. He was speaking to media persons, after presiding over a meeting of district office-bearers of KSRTC Employees Union, at Jaladarshini in the city recently. “The previous BJP…
Advocates stage protest
July 23, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly condemning the action of a Civil Judge at Badami in Bagalkot, who ordered the detention of an advocate for a silly reason, Mysuru city advocates voluntarily boycotted the court proceedings and staged a demonstration in front of the District Courts Complex on Krishnaraja Boulevard here yesterday. Maintaining that it was wrong on the…
Ex-Minister B. Nagendra remanded to judicial custody
July 23, 2024Bengaluru: A Special People’s Representatives Court remanded former Minister and MLA B. Nagendra to 14-day judicial custody in connection with the alleged irregularities in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited here yesterday. Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials produced MLA Nagendra before their custody ended on Monday. The Special Court Judge Santosh Gajanana Bhat,…
Sexual Assault Case: MLC Suraj Revanna granted conditional bail
July 23, 2024Bengaluru: The Special People’s Representatives Court yesterday granted conditional bail to JD(S) MLC Suraj Revanna, who has been accused in a sexual assault case. Judge Santosh Gajanana Bhat granted bail instructing him to submit a personal bond of Rs. 2 lakh along with two sureties. The Court imposed several conditions on his bail which states…
Dr. Vijaya Dabbe Award conferred
July 23, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Writer and retired Professor in Department of Translation Studies at Kannada University, Hampi, Dr. M. Usha, was conferred with the prestigious ‘Dr. Vijaya Dabbe Literary Award’ by Pune’s Symbiosis Law College Dean Dr. Shashikala Gurpur at a programme organised by Samatha Adhyayana Kendra at Rotary West Auditorium in Saraswathipuram here on Sunday. The Samatha…
19 active dengue cases in Mysuru district: DHO
July 23, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The dengue cases in the district are under control with only 19 active cases, said District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. P.C. Kumaraswamy, here yesterday. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Dr. Kumaraswamy said, a total of 4,726 blood samples had been tested for dengue from January this year, out of which 599 were tested positive…















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