New Delhi: Eminent personalities such as Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala Dr. Veerendra Heggade, legendary athlete P.T. Usha, music maestro Ilaiyaraaja and filmmaker V. Vijayendra Prasad were yesterday nominated to the Rajya Sabha (RS). Soon after the announcement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated all of them in separate tweets and praised them for their contributions in their…
Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that regional newspapers are playing a very effective role in reporting, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that regional newspapers also have their own identity and features. He was speaking after inaugurating ‘Andolana-50 Sarthaka Payana,’ the 50th anniversary of ‘Andolana’ Kannada Daily at the KSOU Convocation Hall in Muktagangothri here yesterday. Pointing out that…
Pratap Simha recalls Rabindranath Tagore’s words on Swami Vivekananda to Romain Rolland Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has said that the Viveka Memorial that is coming up on Narayana Shastri Road will be like a ‘Kalasha’ (crown) to Mysuru. He was addressing the gathering at the foundation laying ceremony for Viveka Memorial in city yesterday….
Title deeds distributed to Ashraya House beneficiaries Mysore/Mysuru: ‘By the end of this year all the beneficiaries residing in rented houses coming under KR Constituency will be allotted houses under the Central Housing Scheme,” said KR Constituency MLA S.A. Ramdas. He was speaking after distributing title deeds to residents of Ashraya Houses in Ramabainagar and…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru unit of Skål International, a professional organisation of tourism leaders around the world, promoting global tourism and friendship, has reacted sharply to the Government’s decision to scrap the ropeway project atop Chamundi Hill. In a press statement, Skål President B.S. Prashanth said that the move was unfortunate and detrimental to Mysuru’s tourism….
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Travels Association (MTA) has urged the State Government to introduce an offline ticketing system to the Somnathpur Keshava Temple and the Srirangapatna Fort as not many tourists are aware of booking online tickets. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, Association President C.A. Jayakumar said that both the tourist sites have historical…
Mysore/Mysuru: A one-day Stakeholders Consultation Meeting on implementation of emergency action plan for Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS), Kabini, Harangi and Chikkahole dams has been organised at Kusuma-Chandrashekar Kalyana Mantapa in Mogarahalli (Manti), KRS-Mysuru Road, Srirangapatna taluk in Mandya district tomorrow (July 8) at 11 am, under the aegis of Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (a Government…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Lashkar Police have booked an employee of SBI’s contract company for allegedly stealing Rs. 6 lakh of the Bank’s money. Details: The SBI City Main Branch on Irwin Road had contracted Delhi-based Giesecke & Devrient (Gsec) company for carrying soiled notes from the Bank to RBI for destruction there. K.K. Nagendra, an employee…
Mysore/Mysuru: A Co-operative Society of the city has been accused of cheating a share holder of RD (Recurring Deposit) and FD (Fixed Deposit) money. Fifty-year-old Sowbhagya, a teacher from Akkihebbal in K.R. Pet taluk of Mandya district, had deposited Rs. 3 lakh as FD and monthly RD of Rs. 2,000 at Vajragiri Souharda Co-operative Society…
Nine two-wheelers worth Rs. 5 lakh recovered Mysore/Mysuru: Krishnaraja (KR) Police, on July 4, have arrested two vehicle-lifters and have recovered nine two-wheelers of various models from them. Following their arrest, the Police have solved one case each in Krishnaraja, Devaraja and Lashkar Police Stations and six cases in Nazarbad Police Station. Deputy Commissioner of…
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