Govt. suspends Village Accountant while transfers Revenue Inspector Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has followed two yardsticks to punish a Revenue Inspector and a Village Accountant, who had been caught red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 40,000 from a farmer for Khata transfer. While the Village Accountant has been suspended, the Revenue Inspector has…
Bird Flu Scare in Kerala: Mysuru Zoo, Bird Sanctuary on high alert
January 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: After Kerala was placed on high alert on Monday following outbreak of bird flu in Kottayam and Alappuzha districts, Mysuru Zoo and Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary have been put on high alert. Mysuru Zoo Executive Director Ajit M. Kulkarni, speaking to Star of Mysore this morning said that the Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) and…
Clear cables from electric poles on ‘Ambaari’ bus route or face action, CESC warns
January 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Having found optical fibre and dish TV cables hung zig-zag to electric poles during route inspection by Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) before embarking on operation of ‘Ambaari’, a specially-built double-decker bus for open-roof tours in Mysuru, KSTDC officials have asked Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Company Limited (CESC) to take steps for its removal…
Students want Semester End Exam online but VTU says ‘No’
January 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Even as students of National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysuru, want online conduct of Semester End Examination (SEE), Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, has directed all autonomous, non-autonomous, UG and PG centres of VTU to conduct SEE, both theory and practicals/laboratory, only in offline (in-person) mode by adhering to Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) guidelines…
Officials asked to continue strict measures to tackle COVID-19
January 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: State Chief Secretary P. Ravikumar on his first visit to the city, after taking charge of the post on Dec. 31, 2020 following the retirement of T.M. Vijay Bhaskar, instructed the officials to continue the strict measures in place for the next two months as well in order to tackle the deadly COVID-19 pandemic….
Chief Secretary unhappy over stagnant industrial growth
January 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In another meeting at the same venue (Administrative Training Institute) which was attended by officials from Industries and Labour Departments, Chief Secretary P. Ravikumar received inputs on the industrial scenario in the district. Regretting that industrial progress in the district was not on expected lines, Ravikumar expressed displeasure that the district was lacking in…
NHAI takes up ORR asphalting works
January 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has taken up the asphalting of the Outer Ring Road (ORR). In the first phase, the 10-km stretch between Columbia Asia Hospital signal and Hinkal Junction flyover would be asphalted, said Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha who recently went for an inspection of the ORR. The first phase…
No shows in theatres till Producers make movies
January 5, 2021Not possible to open cinema halls just for one movie, says Karnataka Film Exhibitors’ Federation Mysore/Mysuru: With movie Producers unwilling to release films in theatres due to seating restrictions amid the pandemic, Karnataka Film Exhibitors’ Federation has asked Producers to submit a list of films that are ready so that theatres can be opened to…
State pushes One District One Product scheme
January 5, 2021Nanjangud Rasabale, Kodagu Coffee, Mandya Jaggery in the list of products to be promoted Mysore/Mysuru: To tackle the economic slump resulting from COVID-19 pandemic, the State Government is pushing for the ‘One District One Product’ (ODOP) scheme with an intention to promote micro food processing industry. The scheme has been launched by the Union Government…
MUDA site scam accused also involved in cheating at Bengaluru and Belagavi
January 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: It has now come to light that Sagar Deshpande, who was recently arrested by the City Police on charges of cheating several persons to the tune of crores of rupees on the promise of getting MUDA sites, is also involved in similar cheating cases at Bengaluru and Belagavi. Sagar Deshpande, a 31-year-old owner of…















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