Madikeri: Taking serious note of the stalled development works around the old private bus stand at Madikeri, Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy directed the officials to expedite the works. She was speaking at the progress review meeting of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) at Madikeri City Municipal Council Hall here on Wednesday. Directing the officials to…
Govt. makes COVID-19 testing mandatory for individuals
October 12, 2020Bengaluru: Invoking Sec. 4 of “The Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Ordinance-2020,” the State Government has said all individuals who are identified for COVID-19 test by Government should get tested compulsorily so that spread of the virus can be contained and lives can be saved. In a press release here, Dr. Om Prakash Patil, Director, Health and…
Yogakshema Yatra: MLA takes out ‘padayatra’ in Srirampura
October 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Continuing his week-long ‘Yogakshema Yatra’ for the fifth day on Friday, KR MLA S.A. Ramdas took out a ‘padayatra’ in MCC Wards 57, 59 and 64, coming under his Assembly segment. Ramdas, who began the day by offering puja at Ganapati temple in Vivekanandanagar, listened to the grievances of the people in the three…
COVID War Room set up in city: Calling volunteers
October 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In order to facilitate quick shifting of COVID infected people to hospitals, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has set up a COVID War Room at Town Hall in the heart of the city. The MCC, in association with the District Administration and Health and Family Welfare Department, has already set up 22 COVID testing…
VVCE signs MoU with NHAI
October 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE), Mysuru, an autonomous institute under VTU, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) on working together for the road infrastructure development by adopting a portion of National Highway. As per the MoU, VVCE adopted a 62.5-km stretch of NH-212 from Mysuru to…
Home Minister instructs Cops to check vehicles for drugs on Highways
October 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai has instructed the Police to check vehicles especially during nights for drugs and also to conduct raids after collecting relevant information. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Dr. A.N. Prakash Gowda, speaking to Star of Mysore, said that the Home Minister, who addressed all Police Commissioners, Superintendents of Police (SPs), Additional…
State poll body permits Corona positive patients to cast vote in by-polls
October 12, 2020Bengaluru: The State Election Commission, has allowed Corona positive patients to exercise their franchise through postal ballot in by-elections to Sira Assembly seat in Tumakuru district and Rajarajeshwari Nagar Assembly Constituency to be held on Nov. 3. According to information available, voters of over 80 years, physically challenged and those undergoing treatment for COVID-19, are…
Factories to customers direct sale continues
October 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: To clear the stocks, the garment factories are offering huge discounts on all branded garments (ladies, gents and children) at the sale being held at Hotel Pai Vista in Mysuru city from 10 am to 9 pm. The offer has now been extended by four more days from today. Over 50,000 varieties of ladies,…
Scholarship: Entries invited
October 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Hebbar Sreevaishnava Upasabha, having office at Sri Vaishnava Sabha building opposite Saraswathi Talkies in Saraswathipuram, has invited applications from Hebbar Vaishnava community students from Mysuru and Mandya districts for availing scholarship based on Need-cum-Merit basis. PUC passed candidates (2020-21), who want to pursue technical education, may apply. Students with higher basic qualification can also…
MDJA elections on Nov. 7
October 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The election of new office-bearers and Executive Body of Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) for the period 2020-23 will take place in MDJA premises near Akkana Balaga School on Thyagaraja Road on Nov. 7. Announcing this at a press meet here on Saturday, senior Journalist and Electoral Officer M.S. Kashinath said that the list…















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