Mysuru: As rain fury, landslides and landslips have left a trail of destruction in Kodagu district, an affected family, which has taken shelter at the house of a close relative in Mysuru city, is wondering about their future. Thambukutira family of Megathaalu near Makkandur in Madikeri taluk was a happy family until the recent devastation…
Madikeri: The weddings of Manjula and Ranjitha, flood victims from Kodagu who have taken shelter at relief camps, will finally happen, as if to prove will is a bigger force than natural disaster. This has brought in a new hope in the lives of the two women who had resigned to their fate as their…
Mysuru: Maintaining that the Congress was the only party that has fielded candidates in all the 65 Wards of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has asserted that the Congress will come to power in the MCC polls on its own as the people are aware of the Congress Governments’ achievements. Addressing…
Madikeri: This is one of those daring moments that confronts a man’s life especially during onslaught of nature’s fury and this is the time to show spunk, grit, determination and presence of mind. All these qualities were in abundance when the former Zilla Panchayat President Shantheyanda Ravi Kushalappa, with his bold moves, rescued hundreds of…
Mysuru: The sleuths of City Crime Branch (CCB) have arrested two notorious bike-lifters and a major haul of 10 Royal Enfield bikes and seven other two-wheelers have been recovered from the accused. The accused have been identified as 20-year-old R. Dinesh Kumar, a resident of SC Colony in B. Matagere, Saragur taluk and 20-year-old J.R….
Madikeri: Minister for Food and Civil Supplies Zameer Khan distributed food kits under a special Anna Bhagya Scheme to 50,000 families affected by flood in Kodagu at a function held yesterday at APMC Yard here. The food kit comprised 10kg rice, 1kg each of tur dal, salt and sugar, 1 litre of edible oil and…
Mysuru: Mysore Literary Association had organised a function at Rotary West auditorium in Saraswathipuram here this morning for the launch of the book ‘Rise of a Barefoot Boy: An Autobiography’ by former Vice-Chancellor of Kashmir University Prof. J.A.K. Tareen. Releasing the book, Star of Mysore Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy said that the book bares the politics…
Chamarajanagar: An Agricultural College, under University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, will start functioning from Aug.27 at Haradanahalli Agricultural Sciences Centre in the taluk. Disclosing this at a press meet at the Centre on Friday, MP R. Dhruvanarayan said that former CM Siddharamaiah had announced in his last Budget speech that an Agricultural College would be…
Hanagodu: An incident of a tusker attacking a farmer and injuring him and the farmer’s dog saving the life of its owner, has been reported from Neralekuppe in Hunsur takuk on Friday night. The injured farmer is Anil Kumar, who owns land on Billenahosahalli road, bordering Nagarahole Reserve Forest, had constructed a house in his…
Mandya: The sleuths of Mandya Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), led by ACB Dy.SP Shailendra, have arrested a Sub-Inspector (SI) and a Constable while accepting bribe from a lorry owner to release his vehicle. The arrested have been identified as SI Suresh Kumar and Constable Venkatesh attached to Srirangapatna Town Police Station. The incident: About three days…
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