Mysuru: Automotive Sports Club of Mysuru (ASCOM), in association with the District Administration and the Tourism Department, has organised Mysuru Dasara Gravel Fest, an autocross event for four-wheelers near the Lalitha Mahal helipad, for the first time as part of Dasara festivities on Oct.7. The poster of the autocross event was released by District Minister…
Mysuru: Pandemonium prevailed during the 64th Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) of Mysuru and Chamarajanaga District Central Co-operative Bank (MCDCC) held in the city yesterday. Soon as the meeting commenced, heated arguments broke out between the farmers and the Bank officials, which ensued in a minor scuffle. The Bank staff of Hunsur and Bilikere branches…
Bengaluru: The State government has decided to pay Rs. 10,000 every month to those who lost their houses in the recent floods in Kodagu till permanent structures are built for them, instead of constructing temporary houses. Speaking at Vikasa Soudha here yesterday, Minister for Housing U.T. Khader said that the proposal to construct temporary sheds…
Madikeri: Kodagu was acclaimed as one of the best tourist spots in the country till a few months back. But tourism in the hilly district seems to have been hit hard without much visitors to the spots after the recent devastation. As many as 18 lakh footfalls had been registered at the tourist spots of…
Mysuru: The flagship ‘Shoe Bhagya’ scheme of the previous Congress Government that aimed at distributing a pair of shoes and two pairs of socks to school children in the State, has run into controversy in the district, with Congress ZP Member Sri Krishna on Tuesday alleging large scale irregularities in the purchase of shoes for…
Mysuru: The Guest Lecturers Forum (Athithi Upanyasakara Okkoota), University of Mysore (UoM), has alleged irregularities in the appointment of Guest Lecturers. In a press release, the Forum claimed that UoM Registrar Prof. R. Rajanna had thrown UGC norms to the wind in the appointment of new Guest Lecturers in various Departments for the year 2018-19….
Madikeri: The recent rain and landslide havoc in Kodagu has uprooted thousands of trees. State Chief Secretary and the Deputy Commissioner of the district have entrusted the responsibility of clearing the uprooted trees to the Forest Department. But the forest officials are now faced with a piquant problem as the owners of the lands are…
Kodagu, apart from being a tourist destination, is also a hotspot for trekking. The district, which is an adventurer’s paradise, has a dozen trekking spots that provide an offbeat experience to visitors. Some of the popular trekking spots are Thadiyandamol, Nishani Betta, Kumaraparvatha Range, Brahmagiri range, Kotebetta Mandalapatti, Kallubetta, Kopattimale, Second Monnangeri, Vanachalu, Makkala Gudibetta,…
Madikeri: The Annual Theerthodhbava at Talacauvery will be held on Oct. 17 at 6.47 pm on the Tula Sankramana Day, Mesha Lagna. Temple authorities told Star of Mysore that this year, the holy occurrence will be in the evening and the temple is expecting a large crowd. On this day, it is believed that Goddess…
His daughter’s wedding was fixed on Oct.29 Somwarpet: A farmer, who had grown coffee and pepper after taking loans and suffered loss due to floods and landslides, committed suicide by shooting himself with a gun at Taltareshettalli village in Kodagu on Monday morning. The deceased is Baggana P. Kushalappa (73). He shot himself on his…
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