2 GPs to be upgraded as City Municipalities Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has given his consent for the much-awaited merger of four Gram Panchayats (GPs) — Srirampura, Bogadi, Chamundi Hill and Hinkal — into Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) limits. Besides, permission has been given to upgrade Koorgalli and Kadakola GPs as City Municipalities. A…
Joe elected as US President, Kamala VP
November 8, 2020Washington: Democrat Joe Biden has been chosen as the 46th President of the United States of America, after defeating President and Republican Donald Trump in a closed US Presidential polls. Biden said he was humbled by the trust America had placed in him and reached out to those Americans who did not vote for him….
State Rajyotsava award conferred
November 8, 2020Bengaluru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa conferred this year’s Kannada Rajyotsava award, given by the Government of Karnataka, on 65 eminent personalities of the State at a ceremony held at Ravindra Kalakshetra in the State Capital yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, Yediyurappa said that Kannada should be given the first priority in the State and the…
S.T. Ravikumar elected as MDJA President
November 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: S.T. Ravikumar (RK), Chief reporter of Star of Mysore and its sister publication Mysuru Mithra, was newly-elected as the President of Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) in the elections held yesterday for the term 2020-23. RK defeated his only rival C.M. Kirankumar by a huge margin of 110 votes. While RK bagged 220 votes,…
Can’t prosecute Upper Caste person just because complainant is from SC/ST: Apex Court
November 8, 2020New Delhi: The Supreme Court has opined that a person belonging to an upper caste can’t be deprived of exercising their legal rights just because their opponent happens to be a member of the SC/ST community. “Offence under the SC/ST Act is not established merely on the fact that the informant is a member of…
SWR Mysuru widens freight basket
November 8, 2020The Division transports 5,500 two-wheelers in a month, earns Rs. 1 crore Mysore/Mysuru: In line with Railway Board guidelines, South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, has constituted Business Development Units (BDUs) to widen its freight basket. The efforts have yielded good results by bringing back the automobile traffic to the Division after a gap of…
Bapu’s Statue desecrated at Freedom Fighter’s Park
November 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Youths playing inside Freedom Fighter’s Park in the city have reportedly damaged the statue of Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi. Upon information, Nagaraju, Assistant Commissioner, Zone No-6, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), visited the spot to assess the damage. According to him, the youths who were playing inside Subbarayanakere Park, may have tried to climb…
Miraculous escape for occupants as huge tree branch falls on moving car
November 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Two persons travelling in a car on Valmiki Road, escaped miraculously when a huge branch of a tree fell on the bonnet of the car this morning. Tilakraj of Vijayanagar, who was behind the wheels of the Maruti Swift car, was on his way to drop his friend Roopak to Bogadi when the incident…
Operation Face Mask: City Police book 1,024 cases, collect Rs. 1,90,500 fine on single day
November 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Police, who conducted ‘Operation Face Mask’ against those found not wearing face masks in their jurisdiction on Saturday, have booked a total of 1,024 cases besides collecting a total fine of Rs. 1,90,500 from the offenders. From July 8 till yesterday, a total of 17,177 cases have been booked and a total…
Intl. Webinar on ‘Nutrition for Health and Disease’
November 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Life Sciences, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSS AHER), Mysuru, had organised a three-day International Webinar on the theme ‘Nutrition for Health and Disease: Exploring New Horizons for Sustenance’ as a prelude to commemorate the World Food Day-2020 which is celebrated every year on…















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