Madikeri: Make hay when the sun shines goes the proverb that means act while an opportunity exists or to take action while a situation is favourable. This Bill Collector from Madikeri Town Municipal Council saw an opportunity to make some money when the State Government decided to hand over the houses built for 2018 flood…
MCC has not banned tender coconut sale: Commissioner
June 6, 2020Rs. 35 lakh sanctioned to repair Doddagadiyara Mysore/Mysuru: There is no ban on selling tender coconut in Mysuru, clarified Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde. In a message to the media and also speaking to newsmen, the officer clarified that the MCC has not banned the sale but vendors have to be cautious and…
Hoteliers get ready to open doors, but grapple with concerns
June 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Embracing a new culture of food serving and hospitality in times of COVID-19 pandemic, hotel and restaurant industry in Mysuru is all set to bring about a structural change in its functioning. From downsizing its menu to implementing social distancing by reducing the seating capacity, hotels and restaurants are preparing themselves for offering dine-in…
Opposition grows against Sir MV’s statue on par with Nalwadi at KRS
June 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Government’s proposal to erect Sir M. Visvesvaraya’s statue along with ‘Rajarshi’ Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar at South Gate of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam has sparked a hot debate and it is led by city historian Prof. P.V. Nanjaraj Urs. The project is ongoing at the Dam and is expected to be completed in…
Financial aid provided to 30 supporting artistes of Kannada Film Industry
June 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar distributed financial aid to comedians and supporting artistes of Kannada film industry, who are facing severe hardship due to lockdown. At a simple programme organised at the Government Guest House in Nazarbad here yesterday to distribute the financial aid, the District Minister said that the State Government will come in…
Suttur Seer hands over grocery kits
June 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: About 100 grocery kits were symbolically distributed to needy roadside vendors, artists and priests at Suttur Mutt here this morning. Cauvery Kannada Sangha of Association of Kannada Kootas of America (AKKA) and Moolchand Charitable Trust had donated 600 grocery kits of which 100 kits were distributed today. Each kit contained 1 kg table salt,…
KSRTC resumes night trips; more city buses to operate from Monday
June 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: After a gap of two and half months following the COVID -19-induced nationwide lockdown, KSRTC Mysuru Rural Division has resumed night trips starting from today (June 6). KSRTC Mysuru Rural Divisional Controller R. Ashok Kumar told ‘Star of Mysore’ that night services have resumed to long distance destinations within the State from tonight. “KSRTC…
Mysuru has two in-charge Ministers, rebukes MLA S.R. Mahesh
June 6, 2020‘Acting Minister deep into transfer business by taking money from officers’ Mysore/Mysuru: Alleging that transfer politics has become rampant in Mysuru District in the past few months, K.R. Nagar JD(S) MLA S.R. Mahesh claimed that the District has two In-charge Ministers —- official (S.T. Somashekar) and the other acting (A.H. Vishwanath). Though Mahesh did not…
Missing .303 bullets: One more Police Station Writer suspended
June 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Investigation into the case of missing live bullets of .303 rifles from T. Narasipur Police Station has picked up pace. 50 bullets were found missing from the vaults of the Station recently when personnel from Mysuru District Armed Reserve Police visited the T. Narasipur Police Station on May 23 to take stock of the…
Distribution of ration kits to Anganwadi workers
June 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar launched the programme of distributing grocery kits to 2,860 Anganwadi workers of the district at Kalamandira in city yesterday by symbolically distributing kits to 125 Anganwadi workers. Chamraja MLA L. Nagendra, in his presidential address, said that distributing essentials to Anganwadi workers shows the concern of the District Minister. “The…















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