Mysuru: Following the delimitation exercise, the number of seats in Mysuru Zilla Panchayat (ZP) has gone up from 46 to 53. Following the revision in the number of seats, the authorities have specified the ZP seats, which are as follows: Mysuru taluk – 7 : (previously 10) Yelwal, Dhanagalli (Mallahalli- Beerihundi), Marballi (Jayapura), Udbur…
Former Corporator Sathyanarayana passes away
April 5, 2021Mysuru: M.S. Sathyanarayana (Sathyappa), former Corporator and a resident of Ittigegud, passed away yesterday morning following a heart attack. He was 82. He leaves behind his wife Brahmarambha, daughters M.S. Archana, an IAS Officer and Pavana, son M.S. Deepak, a software engineer and a host of relatives and friends. An athlete in his college days,…
‘Shop-keepers who flout plastic ban order to lose Trade Licence’
April 5, 2021Mysuru: MCC Health Officer Dr. D.G. Nagaraj said that as per instructions from Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri and MCC Commissioner Shilpa Nag, the enforcement of plastic ban in the city has been implemented from today. Speaking to Star of Mysore, he said that as most MCC staff and officials have been asked to undergo RT-PCR…
‘Dr. Jagjivan Ram was a frontline Dalit leader in freedom movement’
April 5, 2021Rajya Sabha MP Dr. L. Hanumanthaiah inaugurates two-day workshop at UoM Mysuru: Asserting that Dr. Babu Jagjivan Ram was a frontline Dalit leader in India’s freedom movement, Rajya Sabha MP Dr. L. Hanumanthaiah said that the iconic Dalit leader is also one of the main architects of modern India. He was speaking after inaugurating a…
‘Jan Bhagidari’, five-fold strategy needed now: PM
April 5, 2021Special campaign for COVID-appropriate behaviour from tomorrow New Delhi: With India witnessing a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proposed a greater emphasis on ‘Jan Bhagidari’ and ‘Jan Andolan’ (people’s participation and mass movement) to break the chain of transmission. Chairing a high-level meeting on Sunday to review the COVID-19 situation…
BJP Foundation Day
April 5, 2021PM to hold video-conference with party workers tomorrow Bengaluru: Marking the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Foundation Day tomorrow (Apr. 6), Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP National President J.P. Nadda will hold a video-conference with party workers tomorrow, according to BJP National Secretary Arun Singh, who is also Karnataka BJP in-charge. The programme will be…
D.V. Halabhavi Awardee
April 5, 2021Mysuru: Well-known artist Eshwar N. Joshi of Hubballi has been selected for D.V. Halabhavi Award for the year 2020.The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 10,000, given by Dharwad-based Bellad Educational and Agricultural Foundation and a citation. A native of Hubballi, EshwarJoshi is among the renowned painters of the State. He is well-versed in…
Shivarathreeshwara Book Award
April 5, 2021Mysuru: Well-known writer from Kalaburagi Mahantappa Nandur has been selected for the prestigious ‘Sri Shivarathreeshwara Award’ for the year 2019, in recognition of his work titled ‘Arive Pramaanu – Akka Nagamma Jeevana Kavya.’ The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 25,000 and a citation. Hailing from Pattana village in Kalaburagi district, Mahantappa Nandur worked…
Water documentary by city teen wins global acclaim
April 5, 2021Selected for UN Ocean Decade Summit at Hawaii Mysuru: Fourteen-year-old girl Manavattira K. Yashmi Dechamma from Nelaji village in Kodagu, presently studying in ninth standard at Acharya Vidya Kula in city, has been chosen for the UN Ocean Decade Summit scheduled to be held in Hawaii soon. She bagged the opportunity following her documentary on…
Man dies after falling from second floor
April 5, 2021Mysuru: A man, who was reportedly drunk, died after slipping and falling from the second floor of the house at Medarakeri here on Saturday night. The deceased is K.V. Ravikumar (30), a fruit merchant. Ravikumar, who was allegedly addicted to liquor, used to come home drunk and on Saturday too, he had come drunk and…















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