Mandya: Hours after hundreds of farmers and villagers had blocked the newly constructed Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway for nearly four hours at Hanakere on Mandya-Maddur stretch of the National Highway-275 seeking construction of an underpass at Hanakere, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has assured of taking up underpass construction works in two months. In a…
Daredevil act by Kodagu-born Vet saves leopard in Mangaluru
February 21, 2023She sits inside a cage, goes down 25-feet deep well to bring back the feline after darting Mysore/Mysuru: One of the most challenging and dramatic animal rescue missions has been accomplished by a Kodagu-born veterinarian Dr. Pandikanda Meghana Pemmaiah, now settled in Mangaluru. She recently saved a leopard that had fallen inside a 25-feet deep…
SOM turns 46: MDJA fetes KBG
February 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: City’s English eveninger ‘Star of Mysore’ celebrated its 46th anniversary on Feb. 16, 2023 by bringing out a 56-page Special Issue. In appreciation of the paper’s achievement, the Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) felicitated ‘Star of Mysore’ and ‘Mysuru Mithra’ Founder-Editor K.B. Ganapathy (KBG) at a function held at Star of Mysore’ Office in…
Anniversary of Sri Krishna Gana Sabha
February 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: As part of its 21st annual celebrations, Sri Krishna Gana Sabha has organised a five-day programme at Alwar Kala Bhavan in Gokulam Third Stage from Feb. 22 to 26. Feb. 22 (6 pm): Sangeetha Kala Sikhamani Piteel Chowdaiah Jayanti celebrations. Mayor Shivakumar will inaugurate. Kannada & Culture Joint Director V.N. Mallikarjunaswamy will be the…
Mysuru DC releases book ‘Poverty and Sustainability’ at JSS
February 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that accounting plays a key role in global economic development, Anoop N. Mehta, Chair – Association of International Certified Professional Accountants – Chief Strategist at Analytical Mechanics Associates, said that Accountants help in raising societal dignity through their commitment and trustworthiness. He was delivering a lecture on the topic “Tomorrow’s India begins today:…
Confusion in issuing exam hall tickets: UoM allows first semester students to write exams
February 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: With many first-year degree students of University of Mysore (UoM), who are to appear for the first semester exam, yet to get their hall tickets for the exam starting today, the UoM has intervened to address the issue, which had caused concern, confusions and anxiety among the students. The students who had applied online…
Newspaper distributor among two killed in road accident
February 21, 2023Mandya: Two persons including a newspaper distributor were killed while three others sustained serious injuries after the car in which they were travelling rammed into a truck from behind near Gejjalagere in Maddur taluk yesterday early morning. While the deceased have been identified as newspaper distributor Saddam Shariff (23) and car driver Shakeeb (25), those…
Woman Constable commits suicide
February 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A woman Constable, who was suffering from illness, has committed suicide by hanging self at the Police Quarters in Jockey Quarters yesterday afternoon. The deceased Constable is Geetha, attached to Nazarbad Police Station in city. It is learnt that Geetha was suffering from certain illness since a few months and despite treatment, the disease…
Sweet shops gutted in fire
February 21, 2023Nanjangud: Two sweetmeat shops on Chinnavarakatte Street adjacent to Bazar Street in the town have been destroyed in a fire set by two miscreants yesterday midnight. The sweet shops belonged to Yogesh and Santosh. Residents, who saw the fire at the sweet shops, informed the shop owners and also the Fire Station. As there was…
COSMOS to conduct Quiz for High School students
February 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Outreach Team of Cosmology Education and Research Training Centre (COSMOS), Mysuru, will be conducting a quiz competition for High School students as part of the activities of National Science Day – 2023. Quiz will be held at Suruchi Rangamane in Kuvempunagar on Feb. 23 at 9.45 am. COSMOS, Mysuru, is the upcoming advanced…















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