Gambling menace spreads to city extensions Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, the City Crime Branch (CCB) Police, who raided a hotel room on JLB Road and a room behind a garage in Aditya Layout on Oct. 18 and 19, have arrested 44 persons who were involved in gambling and have seized Rs. 19.27 lakh stake money…
Unidentified bodies found
October 23, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, Mysuru Railway Police have found bodies of two unidentified men and have registered cases before shifting the bodies to the mortuary. In the first case, the Railway Cops found a body of an unidentified man who was run over by a train between Chamarajanagar and Nanjangud Railway Stations on Oct. 19….
Woman dies after falling from scooter
October 23, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: In a tragic incident, a 55-year-old woman died after falling off from a scooter on which she was riding pillion on Friday. Mahadevamma (55), a resident of Kyatamaranahalli, is the deceased. Mahadevamma was returning to Mysuru after visiting a temple at Nanjangud travelling pillion on the scooter ridden by her son on Mysuru-Nanjangud Road,…
Man goes missing
October 23, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A 50-year-old man, who left his house on Oct. 15 at about 7 am, has since gone missing. The missing man is Manjunath. He is 5.6 ft. tall, wheatish complexioned, well built, round faced, speaks Kannada and English and has a black mark from the right side of his forehead till the nose. Those…
Lions Club J.P. Nagar felicitates achievers
October 23, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Lions Club of J.P. Nagar felicitated achievers from different fields at a programme organised at the Institution of Engineers-India (IEI) on JLB Road here recently. Speaking on the occasion, K.S. Kavya, the third rank holder in the KAS exam conducted by KPSC, said that she could secure the top ranking because of hard studies…
Election Commission of India to present National Media Award-2022
October 23, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has invited applications from media organisations for presentation of National Media Award-2022. The award will be presented to those media organisations which have educated and created awareness among public about the elections through their publications and broadcast. National Media Award will be presented in four categories — Print…
Echo of Maharani’s Chem-Lab collapse: Protest to save heritage tomorrow
October 22, 2022Conservationists visit Maharani’s College; suggest remedial measures Mysore/Mysuru: Heritage-lovers, conservationists and like-minded people of Mysuru will hold a candle-light vigil and protest at Saraswathipuram Fire Brigade premises tomorrow at 7 pm. The protest is being organised against the apathetic attitude of the State Government, Mysuru District Administration and the Mysuru City Corporation in protecting the…
Dr. K.V. Rajendra is new Mysuru DC
October 22, 2022To take charge next week Mysore/Mysuru: In a major reshuffle of bureaucracy six months ahead of the Assembly polls, the State Government on Friday transferred as many as 21 IAS Officers, with Mysuru, Mandya and Chamarajanagar districts getting new Deputy Commissioners (DC). According to a Government notification issued at Bengaluru yesterday, Mysuru DC Dr. Bagadi…
Outgoing DC expresses gratitude to Mysurueans
October 22, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The outgoing Mysuru DC Dr. Bagadi Gautham had taken charge in June last year and served in Mysuru for just over 16 months. Dr. Bagadi Gautham, a 2009 batch IAS Officer, has expressed gratitude to the people of Mysuru for their co-operation during his tenure as Mysuru DC. Speaking to Star of Mysore this…
Multiple heritage structure collapses cause concern
October 22, 2022Authorities look the other way citing fund crunch, lament conservationists Mysore/Mysuru: Frequent collapse of heritage buildings in Heritage City has caused concern among conservationists, heritage experts and the general public. While a portion of Maharani’s Science College collapsed yesterday, reducing the Chemistry Laboratory and another adjacent room into rubble, a portion of the Mysore Palace…















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