Mysuru: Apollo Emergency Care Centre at Nanjangud has saved a patient from near death after he suffered severe cardiac arrest. Fifty-three-year-old Sangmesh (name changed), a Head Cashier at a nationalised bank in Nanjangud, reported chest discomfort on Nov. 23 and was rushed to Apollo Emergency Care at 6.15pm. Soon after receiving Sangmesh, he was given…
Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana launched in District
December 4, 2019Scheme applicable to women of all categories but only for first delivery, Rs. 5,000 to be credited directly to beneficiary bank account Mysuru: Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), a maternity benefit programme of the Union Government, has been launched throughout the country. Department of Women and Child Development Deputy Director K. Padma launched the…
Newspaper Circulation Executive found dead on roadside
December 4, 2019Mysuru: A Circulation Executive of a Kannada newspaper was found dead with injuries on his head at a roadside agricultural field near Marballi, coming under Jayapura Police limits this morning. The deceased has been identified as Shivashankar (25), son of Govindanayaka of Kappasoge village in Nanjangud taluk, who was working as a Circulation Executive of…
Bar Federation Meet in city on Dec.14,15
December 4, 2019Mysuru: The All India Federation of Bar Associations will host the eighth State-level Conference in the city on Dec.14 and 15. Announcing this at a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here recently, Senior Advocate C.M. Jagadish said that the conference will take place at Cauvery auditorium of KSOU, Mukthagangothri campus. Former Advocate-General of West Bengal…
Wayward son kills mom for birthday advise
December 4, 2019Mandya: A 23-year-old youth allegedly stabbed his mother to death with a knife for advising him on his birthday. The incident took place on Nov.29 at Kiranguru village in Srirangapatna taluk. The deceased is Amala Mary (46), wife of Prakash Kumar and the youth who stabbed her to death is her eldest son Prajwal. On…
Three Sandalwood trees stolen from Forest Department Office
December 4, 2019Officials red-faced as trees axed under their very nose Mysuru: The Forest Department, tasked to protect forest resources, is in an embarrassing situation, as thieves axed and made away with three sandalwood trees at Aranya Bhavan in Ashokapuram here right under the noses of Forest staff. The thieves, who entered the tightly guarded Aranya Bhavan,…
Booth Officer suspended for dereliction of duty
December 4, 2019Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar, who is also the District Electoral Officer, has suspended a Polling Booth Officer assigned to a Polling Booth in Hunsur Assembly segment for showing negligence in the distribution of voter slips. Dhanraj, a teacher at Government Higher Primary School at Chilkunda in Hunsur taluk, is the one who has…
Poll Officers return Rs.2 crore seized cash to MCDCC Bank
December 4, 2019Mysuru: The Mysuru Election Officers have returned Rs.2 crore cash that was seized on Nov.28 at Manuganahalli Check-Post between Yelwal and Bilikere. Duty-bound Election Officers had intercepted a Bolero at the Check-Post on the way to Hunsur that is going to polls on Dec.5. On inspection, the officials found two huge bags. When they opened…
Delayed Breakfast Scheme: Cash benefit for Pourakarmikas
December 3, 2019MCC to pay Rs. 25,200 to each of the 2,300 civic workers Mysuru: Even as the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) re-launched its breakfast scheme for Pourakarmikas on Nov.15, much to their joy, another action by the MCC has brought more cheer to the civic workers who toil hard for keeping the city clean. Soon the…
Mysuru student shot dead in the US: Abhishek’s family to leave for US on Wednesday or Thursday
December 3, 2019Mysuru: The distraught family of Abhishek Sudhesh Bhat from Kuvempunagar in city is set to leave for California in the US on Wednesday or Thursday. MP Pratap Simha took the initiative of getting the Passport and Visa to Abhishresti, the younger brother of deceased Abhishek. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Ramnath, a relative of Abhishek’s…















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