Mysuru’s hospitality sector showing positive signs of recovery Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru’s iconic Hotel Southern Star on Vinobha Road will reopen in the first week of October after closure for over one year and four months. The hotel had shut its operations on May 19 last year due to COVID-19 pandemic. The soft launch will be from…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court (HC) has upheld the Centre’s decision to continue the British-era rule of exempting Kodavas and land holders in Kodagu district from obtaining licence for firearms such as pistols, revolvers and double-barrelled shotguns. The Court has dismissed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in this regard. Delivering a judgement on the…
Mysore/Mysuru: A letter stating that a bomb has been placed at the Commercial Tax Office (CTO) on Bidaram Krishnappa Street in city sent the Cops into tizzy this morning, who rushed to the CTO building to locate the bomb. City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta said that a letter written in an A4 sheet of paper,…
Mysore/Mysuru: Doctors of JSS Hospital who were on duty serving the affected patients during COVID-19 crisis, right from the outbreak of the pandemic last year till recently, were felicitated at a programme organised in the Hospital’s Sri Rajendra Mahaswamiji Centenary Hall here on Saturday. Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji, who graced the occasion, said…
Government mulls law against luring people for religious conversions Bengaluru: The Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP Government yesterday managed the passage of the Karnataka Religious Structures (Protection) Bill, 2021 just one day after it was proposed and then tabled in the lower house of the ongoing Monsoon Session of the State Assembly. The Bill, which will now…
No intention of closing Coffee Board, says Union Commerce and Industry Minister Bengaluru: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has assured stakeholders of the coffee industry that the Central Government does not have any intention of closing down the Coffee Board. However, in order to provide better services to coffee growers, especially small growers,…
Mysore/Mysuru: Marking its Silver Jubilee Year celebrations, the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) has introduced 31 online courses, including 11 on Science subjects. Speaking to Star of Mysore, KSOU Vice-Chancellor Prof. S. Vidyashankar said that though the Open University suffered a setback a couple of years ago as the UGC had stopped recognition of courses,…
Visvesvaraya’s statue sought at KRS Dam Mysore/Mysuru: The Institution of Engineers (India), Mysore Local Centre, celebrated 54th Engineers Day and Birth Anniversary of Dr. Sir M. Visvesvaraya on Sept.15 at The Institution of Engineers (IE) on JLB Road in city. Satyendra O. Devarakonde, Vice-President (Operations), VST Tillers and Tractors, Precision Components Division, Mysuru, who was…
Gonikoppa (Kodagu): Following increase in COVID-19 positive cases in neighbouring Kerala State and people entering Karnataka through Kodagu-Kerala borders, Inspector General of Police (IGP) – Southern Range Praveen Madhukar Pawar yesterday visited Kutta check-post in Ponnampet taluk and inspected screening of tourists by the officials and Police personnel deployed at the check-post and collected information…
Bengaluru: Assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri has written to the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) to inquire into alleged protocol violation by IAS Officer and former Mysuru DC Rohini Sindhuri and that the Government will take suitable action if protocol was violated. Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J.C. Madhuswamy informed the Legislative Assembly…
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