New Delhi: The alumni of Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) in Pilani, Rajasthan, Anuradha and Prashanth Palakurthi (1978 batch), Sid Mookerji (Batch 1989) and Chaitanya Kalipatnapu (Batch 1998), have pledged one million dollars each to the BITS Endowment Fund, as announced in a press release from the institute. The Mookerji Foundation, established by…
Mysore/Mysuru: The repair works of cold storages at the mortuary of Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) that had gone defunct have finally begun. Following a report published in Star of Mysore dated May 9, 2024 under the headline “Dead Cold Chambers at Mortuary Raise A Stink,” Dean and Director of MMC&RI Dr. K.R….
Pandavapura: Two more accused have been arrested in the case of female foeticide racket that was busted at the staff quarters of Health and Family Welfare Department in Pandavapura, taking the total number of arrests made in the case to eight. In a swift operation, Pandavapura Police led by Circle Police Inspector Kumar and Sub-Inspector…
Mysore/Mysuru: B. Sudarshan has been appointed as Executive Director (Refinery) of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL). He previously held the Group General Manager – Marketing Projects office and was head of MRPL’s Bengaluru Office. A native of Mysuru, Sudarshan is an alumnus of Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE). He has three decades of…
Mysore/Mysuru: M.S. Harshitha, a National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadet belonging to Land Army-1, Karnataka Battalion, has secured Gold Medal in the cultural competition organised on account of 75th Republic Day celebrations at New Delhi. A 2nd year BA student at SBRR Mahajana First Grade College, Harshitha is the daughter of N. Hemalatha, a computer operator…
Mysore/Mysuru: Chandrabhushan of the city has secured 123rd rank in Indian Forest Service (IFS) exam-2023 by UPSC. A BE (Civil) graduate with MBA (HR), Chandrabhushan, currently serving as Assistant Engineer at Karnataka Water Resources Department, is the son of H.S. Nagabhushana and Dr. M.S. Yashodha couple of Vijayanagar II Stage in Mysuru. Nagabhushana is a…
Mysore/Mysuru: A 15-day Special Drive of Revenue Services will be conducted to provide various services of Revenue Department in a speedy manner and to dispose off the pending cases under the purview of Village Administrative Officers (VAOs) in all the taluks of the district. This follows the directions of Deputy Commissioner (DC) on May 9…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following back-to-back holidays from Friday to Sunday, there has been a heavy influx of tourists since this morning, with most of the tourist spots in and around the city overcrowded with tourist footfalls. The Government offices, banks and some of the private establishments had declared holiday for Basava Jayanti yesterday, while the banks are…
CM Siddaramaiah, former CM B.S. Yediyurappa, District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa and MP Prathap Simha attend Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader B.S. Yediyurappa and District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa were among the host of political leaders and other personalities who paid rich tributes to late Chamarajanagar BJP MP and…
Mysore/Mysuru: Ending speculations, especially in the wake of sex scandal allegedly involving Hassan JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, former Chief Minister and BJP Parliamentary Board Member B.S. Yediyurappa clarified that the truck between both BJP and JD(S) will continue for the ensuing Legislative Council polls too. Speaking to reporters, prior to attending the condolence meeting of…
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