To meditate at Vivekananda Rock Memorial New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a three-day visit to Kanyakumari from May 30 on culmination of poll campaigns. He will be visiting Swami Vivekananda Rock Memorial and meditate at the Dhyan Mandapam, the same place where Swami Vivekananda is said to have attained enlightenment, at…
Wife donates deceased husband’s organs Srirangapatna: A man, who had sustained serious injuries in a road accident on Santhemala Main Road of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS), succumbed to injuries at the hospital and the deceased man’s wife donated his organs thus displaying her humanitarian concern. The deceased is Ravichandra (39), a resident of Hulikere village….
Hunsur: A 16-wheel truck fell into a roadside ditch after the driver lost control of the vehicle when the truck’s axel broke near Bilikere Junction on Hunsur-Mysuru National Highway – 275 on Monday afternoon. The truck, carrying tiles from Andhra Pradesh to Mangaluru, hit the small bridge after the driver failed to see the road…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a day-long crackdown yesterday, the City Police recorded 7,336 traffic violation cases across the city. The operation commenced in the morning and extended until 2 am the next day, with teams also focusing on checking drink-and-drive cases. The comprehensive operation was a joint effort by the Civil and Traffic Police, along with the…
Unidentified miscreant snatches gold chain at Saraswathipuram on May 22 before escaping; Accused has over 50 criminal cases against him in Nagpur Mysore/Mysuru: Saraswathipuram Police have reportedly arrested a chain-snatcher at Nagpur in Maharashtra. The accused, yet to be identified, had snatched a part of the gold chain from a woman, who was on her…
Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the war of words between School Education and Literacy Minister Madhu Bangarappa and State BJP Chief B.Y. Vijayendra escalated, with the latter taking exception to the Minister’s hairstyle, Madhu Bangarappa has asked the BJP leaders not to speak about his hairstyle and his family. Addressing a press meet at Congress Bhavan near…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Janaka (father) of Akashvani, Dr. M.V. Gopalaswamy (MVG), came alive again on Saturday, 25th May 2024, when his survivors from three generations hosted ‘Nenapina Doni’ (boat of memories), an event to celebrate his achievements and cherish his memories at Akashvani premises in Yadavagiri. MVG launched a private radio station in Mysuru on 28th…
Unkempt roads, incomplete works, footpath encroachments, menace of flex boards reflect official apathy Mysore/Mysuru: Is the administrative machinery taking people for a ride, blatantly ignoring the pride of Mysuru, that is synonymous with several sobriquets like ‘Cultural Capital’ and ‘Clean City’ to name a few. Despite many glaring evidences that mar the pride of the…
Srirangapatna: A significant amount of sewage mixed with industrial effluents from Mysuru city is flowing into the Cauvery River at Srirangapatna, turning the river toxic. This situation has raised health concerns among the people who rely on Cauvery water. At Belagola, near the Infosys campus on Mysuru-Mandya border, a canal carries industrial effluents into the…
Srirangapatna: In March 2021, Star of Mysore had published a report titled ‘Industrial Effluents From Mysuru Choke Cauvery,’ highlighting the unabated flow of sewage and industrial effluents from Mysuru into the Cauvery River. Since then, no officer or department has taken action, and the issue has gained prominence only now following the death of a…
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