Mysore/Mysuru: The election of the Chairpersons to the various Standing Committees of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has been repeatedly postponed and even the last MCC Council meeting that was supposed to be held on Monday (Mar. 13) was put off though a notification was issued. The meeting was postponed as Mayor Shivakumar did not…
Technology comes handy in investigation: DGP
March 16, 2023Dr. P. Ravindranath receives guard of honour at Passing Out Parade of Women Probationary Police personnel Mysore/Mysuru: Director General of Police (DGP- Training), Dr. P. Ravindranath, has said, “the combined software of Prosecution, Forensic Sciences and Prisons has come in handy in investigating the cases using technology.” Dr. Ravindranath addressed a gathering during the Passing…
Workshop on Masheer Conservation, Masheer Fish Festival tomorrow
March 16, 2023Mandya: A State-level workshop on Masheer Conservation and Masheer Fish Festival, organised jointly by the Forest Department and Cauvery Wildlife Division, will be held at Bheemeshwari Jungle Lodges and Resort, Halagur Wildlife Range in Malavalli taluk of Mandya district tomorrow (Mar. 17). The workshop will be inaugurated at 10 am which will be followed by…
Passion drives her to scale Mount Kilimanjaro, alone
March 16, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Scaling heights is what enthrals her most. Jammada Preeth Appaiah, a resident of Bannimantap in Mysuru, has recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain peak in Africa. She reached the summit of the highest free-standing mountain in the world at 5,895 metres (19,340 feet). Also called a stratovolcano (a term for a very large…
Bags KSTA Best Book Award
March 16, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: “Vaidyakeeya Kshetrada Nobel Puraskrutaru – Vol. 4” authored by Dr. S.N. Hegde, science writer and former Professor and Chairman of Department of Zoology, University of Mysore, has bagged Best Book Award given by Karnataka Science and Technology Academy (KSTA), Government of Karnataka, for the year 2021-22. The award, which is given once in two…
‘JITO Ahimsa Run’ poster released in city
March 16, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Jain International Trade Organisation (JITO), a socio-economic global organisation dedicated to Service, Knowledge and Economic Empowerment of the society, has organised ‘IIFL JITO Ahimsa Run,’ to promote peace and non-violence, across 65 cities in India and at 20 international locations simultaneously. The ‘Ahimsa Run’ will take place on April 2 at 5.30 am (IST)….
Static Surveillance Teams to watch election expenditure
March 15, 2023Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra interacts with Sector Officers, Police, Revenue, GST, Flying Squads to assess poll preparedness Mysore/Mysuru: With an aim to keep a close watch over election-related expenditure by candidates, Static Surveillance Teams will be constituted by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra, who is also the District Election Officer, covering areas…
Status report on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway: Vehicles go around Toll Plaza to avoid paying toll
March 15, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has a new headache just a day after introducing a toll fee on the Bengaluru-Nidaghatta stretch of the Mysuru-Bengaluru 10-lane Expressway. Motorists coming from Bengaluru side are taking an abrupt left turn near Kaniminike Toll Plaza to the service road to avoid paying the user fee. Only…
Not substandard works, NHAI clarifies on photo
March 15, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: On the image that is being circulated widely on social media that a portion of the Mysuru-Bengaluru 10-lane Expressway has been damaged due to substandard works, the Expressway Project Director B.T. Sridhar told Star of Mysore this morning that works are on to rectify the protruding iron rod. “This is routine maintenance work and…
Pay more for KSRTC bus travel between Bengaluru and Mysuru
March 15, 2023Revised fares: Rs. 165 in Sarige buses, Rs. 198 in Rajahamsa, Rs. 330 in multi-axle, Volvos, EV Mysore/Mysuru: The toll being collected on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway has impacted the fares in the buses run by Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) as the Corporation has decided to pass on the user fee for the Expressway…
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