Mysore/Mysuru: The official car of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Commissioner was attached by the Court Ameen Manjunath and other staff for non-payment of compensation to a farmer whose land was acquired in 1997. Armed with the Court order, the Ameen and others arrived at the MUDA Office this morning and met Commissioner Dr.D.B. Natesh…
Indian farmers stare at bleak future, rues Chukki Nanjundaswamy
January 28, 2021H. Ramachandregowda Memorial Progressive Farmer Award conferred Mysore/Mysuru: Chukki Nanjundaswamy, Managing Director, Amritabhoomi International Centre for Sustainable Farming and Development, said that fight for life and death was going on between the powerful companies and farmers without backing. The Government was formulating rules to completely banish farmers from agriculture. She was speaking after presenting H….
SC upholds HC’s order MLC Vishwanath not to become Minister
January 28, 2021New Delhi: In a major setback to BJP MLC A.H. Vishwanath, the Supreme Court (SC) today upheld the Karnataka High Court’s (HC) order of barring Vishwanath from becoming a Minister as he is a nominated member of the State Legislative Council. With this, Vishwanath’s hopes of becoming the Minister have been dashed. The miffed MLC…
270 bird species and six new species sighted at Nagarahole
January 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The four-day bird survey conducted at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve that concluded on Jan. 26 has indicated the presence of over 270 bird species and six new bird species in the National Park. According to Nagarahole Tiger Reserve Director, D. Mahesh Kumar, this could be termed as a second census as the first census was…
Six teams to ensure a clean Outer Ring Road
January 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Dumping of garbage and construction debris on both sides of the 42-km Outer Ring Road (ORR) by citizens has become a regular affair. Not anymore, as six teams comprising officers from various Departments have been constituted to clean up the mess and to watch out for dumpsters. Bulk of solid waste bags, plastic, fruit…
JD(S) MLA M.C. Managuli passes away
January 28, 2021Bengaluru: JD(S) MLA from Sindagi Assembly Constituency and former Horticulture Minister M.C. Managuli passed away at a hospital in Bengaluru this morning. He was 85. He is survived by his wife, four sons and a daughter. Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa in his condolence message said, “I am deeply saddened by the demise of JD(S) MLA…
Fire destroys trees, plants at RIE campus, Chamundi Hill
January 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In separate fire incidents, trees and plants were destroyed in accidental fire at Regional Institute of Education (RIE) premises and Chamundi Hill yesterday. Passersby, who noticed fire at RIE premises at about 12.30 pm, immediately informed the Fire Station and soon two Fire vehicles from Saraswathipuram Fire Brigade and one from Hebbal Fire Brigade…
Women’s Cultural Festival held
January 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Department of Kannada and Culture had organised ‘Mahila Samskrutika Utsava’ (Women’s Cultural Fest) at Kalamandira premises recently. District Minister S.T. Somashekar, who inaugurated the event, recalled the contribution of women to society. “Our society is based upon folk culture and its rich tradition. Mysuru is a cultural city. Now, Mahila Samskrutika Utsava is…
Winners of Inspire Award 2020-21
January 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Giridhar and Vaibhav S. Vasista, studying in 8th std. at Rotary Midtown Academy, Hootagalli, have been awarded Inspire Award 2020-21 from the Department of Science and Technology. The prize money of Rs. 10,000 per student has been given for their projects. Giridhar has written project on ‘Human Detection Robot’. This project involves building a…
Corona Warrior Award conferred
January 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Senior Journalist Rajkumar Bhavasar (RKB) of Star of Mysore has bagged State-level Corona Warrior Award given by All India Bhavsar Kshatriya Mahasabha (AIBKMS). The Award was conferred at a programme organised at Panduranga Temple premises on Kabir Road in Mandi Mohalla here yesterday. Apart from RKB, Doctor couple of the city — Dr. Rakesh…















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