Mysore/Mysuru: An online Horticulture Fair (Totagarike Mela) 2020-2021 will jointly be organised by University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot and College of Horticulture in Mysuru from Jan. 2 (tomorrow) to Jan. 4. The theme of the Mela will be Horticulture for Health and this theme gains prominence as the year 2021 has been declared as the…
“Shram Dhaan” along Chamundi Hill steps by Ex-Servicemen on Jan. 3
January 1, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: To begin this New Year 2021 in a meaningful and positive manner, the members of Mysuru Ex-servicemen Movement (MEM) jointly with VeKare Ex-servicemen Trust and Sainik Academy, Mysuru, has organised a “Shram Dhaan” on Jan.3. As part of “Shram Dhaan,” the members will climb the 1,000 steps leading from Chamundi foothill to Chamundeshwari Temple…
AICTE extends date to fill up vacant engineering seats in State
January 1, 2021Bengaluru: Responding to Karnataka’s plea, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has extended the last date till Jan. 15 for admitting students against vacancies for all engineering courses. In a press release here, Deputy Chief Minister and Higher Education Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayana has said this has paved the way to conduct one more…
SSLC, 2nd PU classes to resume from tomorrow
December 31, 2020Classrooms cleaned and sanitised; consent letter from parents mandatory Mysore/Mysuru: After a gap of nearly nine months, school and college managements are preparing to meet all the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to resume offline classes for SSLC and Second PUC from tomorrow (Jan.1). Meanwhile, some parents are worried to send their wards to schools. Educational…
Beware! Cops in mufti are ready with camera to ‘shoot’ New Year violations
December 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Planning to launch special DJ party? Hold on. Armed with cameras, Cops in mufti will visit all pubs, clubs, bar and restaurants in city to cross-check whether special parties are held stealthily. Sources told Star of Mysore that already a number of Cops have been assigned with the task of paying surprise visits to…
Mysuru-Goa flight in high demand
December 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With lots of restriction on New Year celebrations in city, Mysuru party revellers are heading towards Goa to welcome 2021 in their own style. Mysuru Airport Director R. Manjunath told SOM that since last one month, the occupancy rate had been around 90 percent on both directions. In fact, this has emerged as one…
Retd. Dy.SP’s suicide linked to woman’s murder at Belakavadi?
December 31, 2020Mandya: Mandya Superintendent of Police (SP) K. Parashuram has stated that retired Dy.SP Hanumanthappa, who committed suicide at Vijayanagar in Bengaluru, is suspected to be involved in the murder case of a woman identified as Saraswathi of Belakavadi village in Malavalli taluk, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances two months ago. Disclosing this at…
Lady sentenced to 6 months jail for negligent driving
December 31, 2020She was involved in a car accident that resulted in the death of a two-wheeler rider on Feb. 28, 2016 Mysore/Mysuru: City’s 4th Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court has sentenced a Bengaluru-based lady driver to six months imprisonment besides imposing a fine of Rs. 2,000 after she was found guilty of rash and negligent driving…
Senior IAS Officer P. Ravi Kumar is new Chief Secretary of State
December 31, 2020Bengaluru: Going by seniority, the State Government yesterday appointed Additional Chief Secretary P. Ravi Kumar, a 1984 batch IAS officer, as the new Chief Secretary of Karnataka. The incumbent Chief Secretary, T.M. Vijay Bhaskar, will retire today following his supera-nnuation. 58-year-old Ravi Kumar is the second senior-most IAS officer of Karnataka cadre after Bhaskar. Bhaskar…
Merchants Co-operative Bank announces 25 percent dividend
December 31, 2020Bank’s net profit stands at Rs. 5.76 crore Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Merchants Co-operative Bank in city has announced a dividend of 25 percent on the shares of its members. Announcing this at the 61st AGM of the Bank held virtually recently, Bank President R. Anand said that the dividend cannot be released for now due…















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