Mysore: The KSRTC has launched a novel initiative ‘Wave hand to stop bus’ service at the Mysuru City Bus Stand here yesterday. The women passengers flagged off ten buses bearing Route No.244. The bus route is, City Bus Stand-Jayapura-Hampapura-Hommaragalli-Kolagala-Kote Hand Post and then returns in the same route to the City Bus Stand. The passengers…
One held for misbehaving with actress Harshika Poonacha
May 4, 2019Madikeri: One person has been arrested and a hunt is on for another accused, both of whom allegedly misbehaved with Sandalwood actor Harshika Poonacha at an engagement function in Madikeri on Thursday night. According to sources, actors Harshika and Bhuvan Ponnanna were attending the function at a resort at Kadagadalu near Madikeri. A verbal duel…
CFTRI, DFRL food to cyclone-hit victims
May 4, 2019Mysuru: The two premier food research institutes in the city CSIR-CFTRI and DFRL are fully geared up to send food packets to cyclone ravaged areas of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. CFTRI (Central Food Technological Research Institute) Director Dr. K.S. M.S. Raghavarao is leading the effort with staff and students fully prepared to produce…
Cyclone Fani enters West Bengal
May 4, 2019New Delhi: Cyclone Fani has entered West Bengal, hours after making landfall and causing havoc in Odisha on Friday. One of the strongest storms to batter the Indian subcontinent in decades, the cyclone uprooted trees and triggered rains in Bengal yesterday night. No loss of life or any injury has been reported so far. Around…
CBSE 10th results likely tomorrow
May 4, 2019New Delhi: According to reports, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is expected to release the Class 10 result tomorrow (May 5) on its official website [cbseresults.nic.in]. However, students are advised to check the website as the Board might spring a surprise with an early release, like it did with Class 12 results on…
Bee attack: Mourners leave body, run for life
May 4, 2019Mandya: A group of mourners ran for their life keeping the body on the ground when the bees suddenly attacked them. The incident occurred at Peehalli in Srirangapatna taluk yesterday while the villagers were performing the last rites of Unturamma Devi’s Guddappa Boraiah alias Dollaiah. Dollaiah died on Thursday night in the village. Yesterday, at…
‘Romeo’ teacher arrested for saying ‘I Love You’ to failed SSLC student
May 4, 2019Mandya: Teachers are supposed to be role models who not only guide the students to achieve greatness but also come to their aid in times of distress. However, here is a teacher who instead of comforting a student who had failed in her SSLC exam tried to misuse the situation by proclaiming his love for…
Banter Babu’s two-day Cartoon Expo begins
May 4, 2019Mysuru: Mysuru District Brahmana Sangha President D.T. Prakash inaugurated the cartoon exhibition of city’s well-known cartoonist M.V. Nagendra Babu (Banter Babu) at the Mysuru Art Gallery, Ramanuja Road, here this morning. There are 34 cartoons on display that includes political and social cartoons and caricatures. Speaking to Star of Mysore here this morning Babu said…
Akka Mahadevi & Basava Jayanti programmes
May 4, 2019Mysuru: Marking Akka Mahadevi Jayanti and Basava Jayanti, functions have been organised by Jayanti and Utsava Samithi of Sri Hosmutt, Mysuru, at Nataraja Sabha Bhavana in Agrahara on May 5 and May 6 respectively. The programme commences tomorrow at 7 am with 24th Punyaradhane of Sri Gurushanta Swamiji followed by Linga Deeksha to Lingayat girls…
Veteran singer S. Janaki hospitalised
May 4, 2019Mysuru: Veteran singer S. Janaki is undergoing treatment at a city hospital for back injury after she had a fall. Janaki, who lives in Chennai, had come to the city on a private visit earlier this week and was staying at a relative’s house when she slipped and fell down injuring her back. She was…















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