Napoklu: A tanker transporting oil has toppled on Madikeri-Mangaluru Highway near Jodupala Falls, spilling oil on the road. The tanker (KA-19-AA-4937) was carrying oil from Mysuru to Mangaluru, when it toppled on Mangaluru Highway after the driver lost control of the vehicle. The front wheels of the tanker detached after it toppled. The driver and…
Madikeri: A woman was killed on the spot, while her two sons suffered serious injuries, when the car in which they were travelling collided head-on with another car near Bhadragola on Thithimati-Devarapura Road. While deceased has been identified as Chandrakala (45), a resident of Virajpet, her injured sons are Pavan and Madhusudan, who have been…
Mysore/Mysuru: The colossal monolith Nandi Statue, located mid-way on the Mysuru city-Chamundi Hill Road, was this morning bathed in more than 38 sacred herbs and flowers, including milk, honey, sugarcane juice, curds, ghee, payasam, sacred ash, dry fruits, tender coconut water, sandalwood, kumkum, turmeric, rice flour, banana and other fruits as devotees performed ‘Mahabhisheka.’ The…
By S. Kenneth Shishir Mysore/Mysuru: The eco-friendly nature of electric two-wheelers is making their market grow at an incredible pace with a lot of auto-makers rolling out vehicles with eye-catching designs. Modern scooters trace their heritage as far back as 1895 when first patents for electrically-powered personal transportation devices were filed. However, many are unaware…
Bengaluru: Sensing the need for greater encouragement for women entrepreneurs, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is keen to establish a financial institution to exclusively help women entrepreneurs that would cater to the needs of women from Sthree Shakthi Sanghas in villages to big women entrepreneurs. Inaugurating the “Together We Grow” conclave organised as part of the…
Mysore/Mysuru: The voting for electing the State President and District Presidents of Kannada Sahitya Parishat, the representative body for crores of Kannadigas, began on a moderate note this morning in the city and district. There are three candidates in the fray for Mysuru District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President’s post — former District Kannada Sahitya Parishat…
District Minister asks officials to prepare a fresh estimate once the rain stops Mysore/Mysuru: Conservative estimates made by the Public Works Department (PWD) to restore the Chamundi Hill where massive landslides have occurred say that the State Government has to release a grant of Rs. 10 crore. Confirming this to Star of Mysore, PWD Executive…
Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Puthari Namme’, the harvest festival of Kodagu, marking the first harvest of paddy crop, was celebrated in a grand manner in the city yesterday at Kodava Samaja in Vijayanagar First Stage. It featured a variety of Kodava cultural events which drew applause from the audience. The festival began with the performance of puja to…
Located on the banks of Amanikere in Kikkeri of K.R. Pet taluk, it is built in Hoysala style architecture Mandya: The historical Janardhana Temple at Kikkeri in K.R. Pet taluk of Mandya district has collapsed due to incessant rains that has been lashing the town for the past few days. The temple is located on…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Nadanahalli Road, off Ring Road near Alanahalli, has turned into a piggery with pigs having a field day feeding on heaps of garbage piled in front of an Old Age Home on the stretch, causing problems for Home inmates, pedestrians and motorists. The strewn garbage close to the Home run by Sri Vasavi…
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