Trees uprooted; parks, roads, houses flooded Mysuru: Moderate rainfall (7.5 mm to 35 mm) will continue in city for four more days, said N. Nagendra Babu, Research Associate at Organic Farming and Research Station in Naganahalli. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Nagendra Babu said that there would be no continuous but intermittent rainfall for four…
Flashback 1999: ‘Swadeshi Beti’ Vs ‘Videshi Bahu’
August 7, 2019Bengaluru: Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who passed away late last night, had a strong Karnataka connection. For nearly 15 years since 1999, Sushma had made it a point to celebrate Varamahalakshmi festival every year at the house of renowned physician Dr. B.K. Sreenivasa Murthy in Bellary (now Ballari), from where she had unsuccessfully…
President gives assent to defang Article 370
August 7, 2019Jammu and Kashmir’s Special Status ends; PM Modi to address Nation today New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind this morning declared abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution, which gave Special Status to Jammu and Kashmir. The move came after both Houses of Parliament passed a resolution in this regard. The Centre’s…
CM BSY gets green signal for Cabinet expansion
August 7, 2019Swearing-in likely on Aug. 9; 15 MLAs to join Cabinet New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) is all set to expand his Cabinet after getting a go ahead from BJP High Command. BSY, who has been camping in New Delhi since Monday night, met Party Working President J.P. Nadda and held talks regarding…
Rain continues to batter Kodagu; KRS inflow touches 22,719 cusecs
August 7, 2019Madikeri / Mysuru: Kodagu District Administration has sounded Red Alert in Coffee District Kodagu till Aug.10 following intensified rain under the influence of South West Monsoon. The decision on whether to extend the alert will be after assessing the rain situation. With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting heavy rainfall and issuing ‘Orange and Red’…
Flights of fantasy…
August 7, 2019Mysuru: Mysore Heritage Round Table (MHRT) 109 and Mysore Heritage Ladies Circle (MHLC) 109, in association with Madras Knights Round Table 181 and Color Mate, gave 20 Kukkarahalli Government School children the joy of flying in an airplane for the first time in their life. The journey began on May 30 when all the children…
When Sushma threatened to shave off her head
August 7, 2019New Delhi: In a highly emotional moment, former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had once vowed to live her entire life like a Hindu widow if UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi became India’s Prime Minister. When the Congress won the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, the grand old party backed Sonia Gandhi for the Prime Ministerial post,…
Cleanliness is NOT next to Godliness at Gunja Narasimha Swamy Temple
August 7, 2019T. Narasipur: Though the historically famous Gunja Narasimha Swamy Temple in the town was renovated spending crores of rupees to attract more tourists, the vicinity of the temple is regrettably stinking with practically no maintenance whatsoever. The Temple Town, hailed as Dakshina Kashi with the confluence of rivers Cauvery, Kapila and undercurrent Spatika Sarovar (spring),…
Dasara 2019: City Top Cop holds preliminary meeting
August 7, 2019Mysuru: In the wake of Dasara High Power Committee meeting scheduled in Bengaluru on Aug.9, City Police Commissioner K.T. Balakrishna held a preliminary meeting to discuss on security arrangements with all Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) and Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) (ACPs) at his office in Nazarbad yesterday. Addressing the meeting, he said that…
Stray cow in search of food electrocuted
August 7, 2019Man’s inhuman act leads to animal’s death Mysuru: A stray cow which had come in search of food was electrocuted near Abhishek Circle in Manchegowdanakoppal here yesterday. The cow which died belonged to Ningamma, a resident of Manchegowdanakoppal. The incident occurred near a transformer. The residents in the surrounding areas dump the garbage near the…
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