Mysuru: Jc. Karthik Ganapathi, Managing Director of VSG Group of Companies, Mysuru, was honoured with the prestigious JCI Kamal Patra Award-2024 during the JCI Zone Conference-2024 held at JK Golden Embassy in city recently. This award, given by Junior Chamber International (JCI) India, recognises outstanding young professionals for their excellence in leadership and significant contributions to…
Stray dog menace: MCC Health Officer clarifies
October 28, 2024Mysuru: Following the publication of a Voice Of The Reader recently under the headline ‘Stray dog menace: MCC must set up a help desk’ by R. Prakash of Dattagalli and a news item titled ‘Stray dog menace in Kukkarahalli Lake’ in Star of Mysore, the MCC Health Officer has issued a clarification: With regard to…
Eminent engineers felicitated
October 28, 2024Mysuru: The Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India), Mysore Centre, in association with Ramco Cements Ltd., had organised Engineers’ Day celebration at Sri Kanteerava Narasimharaja Sports Club in city recently during which rich tributes were paid to renowned engineer and statesman Sir M. Visvesvaraya and renowned philosopher, scholar and teacher Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, besides felicitating…
MUDA 50:50 site allotment scam: ED questioning intensifies
October 27, 2024Four officers appear before ED sleuths; four more to be grilled tomorrow Mysuru: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has intensified its probe into the 50:50 ratio site allotment scam in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). Four officers appeared for questioning yesterday, and four more are scheduled to appear tomorrow (Oct. 28) at the ED Office…
Credit card fraud: Rs. 10.66 lakh swindled from bank employee
October 27, 2024Mysuru: Online fraudsters have defrauded a bank employee of Rs. 10.66 lakh under the guise of cancelling a new credit card process. The victim, identified as Harish (name changed), a resident of Kalyangiri, Mysuru, lost Rs. 10,66,717 in a series of unauthorised transactions from his bank accounts. The scam occurred on Thursday around 4.30 pm…
Defying law, construction resumes at Jayanagar Park
October 27, 2024Mysuru: After a two-year pause, construction has resumed inside a small park on 2nd Main Road in Jayanagar, flagrantly violating the Karnataka Parks, Play-Field, and Open Spaces (Preservation and Regulation) Act, 1985. In 2022, residents protested against the construction, forcing the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to halt the project. Now, the civic authorities have restarted…
Gita teaches about better lifestyle: Acharya Shri Eswaran
October 27, 2024Two-day discourse to end with a talk on ‘Yoga Shastra’ at BVB, Mysuru Kendra today Mysuru: Founder-Acharya of Vedanta Institute, Bengaluru, Shri Eswaran said, ‘Bhagavad Gita teaches us about better lifestyle and the meaning of a family.’ Acharya Shri Eswaran was delivering a discourse on Bhagavad Gita at Y.T. Thathachari auditorium of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan…
‘Financial independence possible through solar energy’
October 27, 2024Mysuru: “Solar energy not only helps in saving money but also helps achieve financial independence,” said Kirloskar Solar Technologies, National Sales Manager Suresh Kumar Simpson. Speaking after inaugurating Kirloskar Solar Mysore convention, organised at a private hotel in city yesterday, he called upon people to make use of Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Yojan. “Installation of…
‘Experience in theatre teaches more than Ph.D’
October 27, 2024Mysuru: Experience gained in theatre teaches more than Ph.D which leads one to the path of righteousness and for actors it is important to be humble as arrogance will lead to their down fall, said senior theatre actor Julekha Begum, in city yesterday. She was speaking at the monthly interaction programme Maatina Mane, organised by…
Mediation necessary for unresolved disputes
October 27, 2024Mysuru: Principal District and Sessions Court Judge Ravindra Hegde observed that mediation is absolutely necessary for resolving unresolved disputes, which have remained pending in courts for long. He was speaking after inaugurating the two-day training workshop for mediators from Mysuru and Chamarajanagar districts, organised by Karnataka State Legal Services Authority, in association with Karnataka Mediation…
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