Mysore/Mysuru: Following a direction from the Secretary of the Urban Development Department, Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has scrapped its Council resolution passed on Sept. 14, 2020, on allotment of sties on 50:50 ratio basis as compensation in cases where the lands were utilised without completion of land acquisition process and without paying compensation to…
Bengaluru: The State cabinet has approved ‘Karnataka Public Examinations Bill (Measures for Prevention of Corruption and Unfair Practises)-2023 which facilitates a provision of 12 years imprisonment and a fine of up to Rs.10 crore for those who indulge in irregularities in Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) and other examinations held by the State Government to…
Mysore/Mysuru: Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has commenced the process of securing and closing the junction boxes or control boxes on electricity poles that were previously left dangerously open. This practice had exposed residents, especially children, to potential hazards. Star of Mysore highlighted this issue in a report titled ‘Dangling electricity wires, a recipe for…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Convenor of city’s People’s Forum for Karnataka Education Dr. E.C. Ningaraj Gowda has announced that a signature campaign has been launched on Nov.15 across the State to demand the implementation of National Education Policy-2020 (NEP-2020) in the State. “The campaign will be on till Nov. 30 and we intend to collect one crore…
Mysore/Mysuru: Bhagwanth Khuba, Union Minister of State for Chemicals, Fertilisers, New and Renewable Energy, said: “The only State Government which has lost popularity within one month of coming to power is of Karnataka State.” He was speaking to media persons on the sidelines of International Tuberculosis Conclave 2023, organised by the Departments of Community Medicine…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Journalists Association’s (MDJA) long wait for a Civic Amenities (CA) site of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has finally come to an end with Chief Minister Siddharamaiah handing over the CA site (located at KNS Layout, foot of Chamundi Hill) allotment letter to MDJA President S.T. Ravikumar (RK), General Secretary M….
Mysore/Mysuru: Following reports that Congress leader M.K. Ashok, who was recently conferred with Mysuru district Rajyotsava honour in the social service category, is a rowdy-sheeter of the city, the Kannada and Culture Department has withdrawn the District Rajyotsava Honour conferred on him this year. In a press release, Kannada & Culture Assistant Director Dr. M.D….
Madikeri: The Kushalnagar Police of the district have arrested four persons, including two women, for posing as Income Tax officers and raiding the house of a Dentist under the pretext that they had received tip-off that an ambulance carrying Rs. 200 crore in cash had offloaded the cash in the house. The arrested have been…
Mysore/Mysuru: A Senior Engineer of South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, committed suicide by coming under a moving train at City Railway Station yesterday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Prabhu (45), a native of Chikkajajur village in Chitradurga district, who was serving as a Senior Section Engineer, Mechanical Department, SWR, Mysuru Division and…
Mysore/Mysuru: Decrying deep cut in scholarship amount and delay in approval of scholarships to deserving candidates, hundreds of students led by All India Democratic Students Organisation (AIDSO), staged a protest near old Deputy Commissioner’s Office on Tuesday. “Scholarships to students of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and others have not been sanctioned. Those who…
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