Nanjangud: A man, who was electrocuted at Kadabur village in the taluk on Tuesday and admitted to K.R. Hospital in Mysuru for treatment, has breathed his last at the hospital. The deceased is Chikkadevanayaka (31), a resident of Kadabur village. The deceased, along with his friends, had gone to Nugu River for fishing, when he…
Honest auto driver returns purse found on road
March 5, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: An auto driver has displayed honesty by returning the purse that he found lying on the road to its rightful owner. The auto driver who returned the purse is Rafiq. Yesterday morning, Rafiq was passing on Bamboo Bazaar Road when he saw the purse lying on the roadside. Rafiq, who picked up the purse,…
Woman’s gold chain snatched at bus stop
March 5, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Bike borne miscreants, in the pretext of seeking an address, have snatched the gold chain from a woman, who was waiting for a bus at a bus shelter in Srinagar at the outskirts of city last evening. The woman, who lost her gold chain, is Jayamma, residing in Varuna Police limits. She had come…
Auto driver commits suicide
March 5, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: A 24-year-old Auto driver has committed suicide by hanging self at his house in V.V. Mohalla on Mar. 3. The deceased is Siddarth. He committed suicide when no one was present at home. V.V. Puram Police, who have registered a case, are investigating.
II PUC: 35,004 students write exam in district
March 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Second PUC examinations began this morning amidst unprecedented security measures by the Pre-University Education Department. In Mysuru District, a total of 35,004 students (17,266 boys and 17,738 girls including 81 specially-abled students) wrote the exam at 26 centres. A total of 9,792 students from Arts stream, 11,650 from Science stream and 13,562 from…
Mayor launches online Building Plan approval system
March 4, 2020Visit www.mrc.gov.in for online approvals Mysore/Mysuru: From today, all building approval plans will be online and the process of physical verification, manual plan approval application, payment of fees will be a thing of the past. The new hassle-free online Land and Building Plan Approval System (LBPAS) for building plan sanction and land use change where…
Cleaning of stagnant sewage water begins at Kukkarahalli Lake
March 4, 2020UoM submits Rs. 2 crore proposal for a permanent solution Mysore/Mysuru: Following the publication of the news item titled ‘Sewage water flowing into Kukkarahalli Lake yet again’ in Star of Mysore dated Mar. 3, the UGD Division of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has taken up the cleaning works of stagnant sewage water at the Lake….
Don’t heed to rumours, says Govt. amid COVID-19 scare
March 4, 2020284 people under home isolation, observation across State for symptoms Bengaluru: Seeking to allay fear among the citizens in the wake of Coronavirus scare, Karnataka Health Minister B. Sriramulu and Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar have made an appeal to the people not to pay heed to rumours spreading on social media. Addressing media…
Awareness gone awry? They wore masks but removed it soon after
March 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The good intention of the heads of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to create awareness on the precautions to be taken to arrest Novel Coronavirus spread went awry this morning. During the launch of online building plan approval, Mayor Tasneem, Deputy Mayor C. Sridhar and Leader of Opposition in the MCC Council M.U. Subbaiah and…
Free masks to foreign tourists at Palace
March 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following COVID-19 scare, the Mysore Palace Board has decided to give free masks to foreign tourists and to visitors on request. The Board has also decided to open a healthcare centre to help tourists complaining of fever or any other illness to undergo free check-up. Over 8,000 tourists including 100-150 foreigners visit the Palace…















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