Mysuru: Condemning the District Administration’s refusal to give permission for using Bannimantap Torchlight Parade Grounds for celebrating Tipu Jayanti on Nov.11, Tipu fans and Congress workers led by MLA Tanveer Sait staged a demonstration in front of MUDA Office on JLB road here yesterday evening. Addressing the protestors, Tanveer Sait said that following the Government’s…
City Police hold peace meeting
November 7, 2019Even as Tipu fans staged a demonstration, the City Police held a peace meeting ahead of Eid-Milad and the much-awaited Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute, that is expected to come in a few days. During the meeting at the Police Commissioner’s Office here yesterday, the Police asked the people to celebrate Eid-Milad festival in…
Another Lake in Koorgalli Alive and Trumpeting !
November 7, 2019Mysuru: There is another Lake in Koorgalli adjacent to Chamundi Wildlife Conservation, Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre that is run by the Mysuru Zoo providing a clear contrast with the polluted Koorgalli Lake. In 2015, the Mysuru District Administration headed by the then Deputy Commissioner C. Shikha handed over Koorgalli Lake to Mysuru Zoo for conservation…
Rs.50 lakh released for War Memorial in city
November 7, 2019Mysuru: After a long wait, the construction of a War Memorial in city is finally seeing the light of the day with the State Government releasing Rs.50 lakh for the project that is estimated to cost Rs.1.41 crore. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar said that the War Memorial that…
Wildlife Ambassador actor Srimurali visits Bandipur
November 7, 2019Gundlupet: Sandalwood actor Srimurali, who is also the Wildlife Ambassador, visited Bandipur National Park yesterday. Murali, who visited Bandipur for the first time after being made as the Wildlife Ambassador by the Forest Department, spoke with the officials at the Project Tiger office and collected information on man-animal conflicts. He later visited the houses of…
Ministers ask Kodagu DC to suspend ZP EE for wrongdoing
November 7, 2019Madikeri: Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Minister K.S. Eshwarappa and Kodagu District In-Charge Minister V. Somanna have directed the Deputy Commissioner to suspend Kodagu ZP Executive Engineer (EE) Srikantaiah for crediting flood relief funds in a private bank in violation of the Government norms. The Government had released Rs. 28 crore to the RDPR…
Yediyurappa launches Economic Census in State
November 7, 2019Bengaluru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) launched the seventh edition of Economic Census at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru yesterday. Following the launch, the Chief Minister himself was the first to be covered by the enumerators. Speaking after the launch, BSY said that the exercise would serve as a basis for the formulation of various schemes…
JSS AHER VC underlines importance of patent in Pharmacy, Medicine and Life Sciences
November 7, 2019Mysuru: A one-day workshop on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Life Sciences was organised by Division of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research (JSS AHER), in association with S&H partners, Bengaluru, recently. The workshop was inaugurated by Dr. Surinder Singh, Vice-Chancellor of JSS AHER. In his inaugural address, he…
Invasive, intertwined weeds cleared from Karanji Lake
November 7, 2019Mysuru: Soon after rainwater flowing from the Chamundi Hill filled up the desilted Karanji Lake to the brim, the Zoo authorities that manage the Lake have got into the act of beautifying the Lake. A massive operation to clear the weeds and wild growth has been undertaken to prevent the growth of water hyacinth that…
Residents break mesh; plastic waste flows into Lake
November 7, 2019Mysuru: Expressing concern over the relentless flow of plastic waste from Siddarthanagar and surrounding areas, Zoo authorities said that though they have put iron mesh at the water entry points from Siddarthanagar to filter plastic and other solid waste, local residents break the mesh and this has made plastic waste to flow into Karanji Lake. …
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