Malavalli: Two motorcyclists were killed on-the-spot and another sustained injuries when the bike they were riding, rammed into a stationary tractor near Malavalli town this morning. The deceased have been identified as Santosh (36) and Aditya (42) of Bengaluru, while the injured Chetan has been rushed to a Bengaluru Hospital. The three were travelling…
Voters’ List Revision underway in district
August 26, 2019* Booth Level Officers to visit houses till Sept.30 * Those completing 18 years within Jan.1, 2020 can include their names * Final Voters’ List to be announced between Jan.1 – Jan.15, 2020 Mysuru: The district officials have taken up the works related to revision of Voters’ List as per the directions from the Election…
‘Libraries in the country lack basic infrastructure’
August 26, 2019Mysuru: “Most of the libraries in the country lack basic infrastructure,” opined P. Jayarajan, former Head, British Council Library. He was speaking on ‘Public library system in India: Future avenues’ at a function organised by the Department of Studies in Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, at its premises in Manasagangothri here recently as…
Caught on camera Litterbugs fined
August 25, 2019Mysuru: Cracking down on litterbugs, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is using footages from CCTV cameras installed at various vantage points in city to identify garbage throwers and penalise them. Fines between Rs.100 and Rs.1,000 are being levied as per the Municipal Corporation bylaws. Already may rule violators have been fined and MCC officers say…
Mysore Race Club lease not renewed yet
August 25, 2019Former Chairman K.A. Muddappa clarifies on reports of lease renewal Mysuru: The State Government has not yet renewed the lease of Mysore Race Club (MRC). It was published in Star of Mysore on July 7 this year that the lease has been renewed for 30 years after hectic parleys between the Government and the Leasing…
Dasara 2019 Budget is Rs. 18.5 crore
August 25, 2019District Minister asks officials to do away with monotonous events Mysuru: This year’s Dasara will include new events that will make the annual festivities even more exciting. “The Naada Habba will be celebrated in a traditional, meaningful and unique manner,” Mysuru District Minister V. Somanna announced after chairing a Dasara Executive Committee meeting at the…
Kerala CM bats for elevated road through Bandipur
August 25, 2019Thiruvananthapuram: Despite Supreme Court directing the continuation of the overnight traffic ban on the National Highway (NH) running through the core area of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan yesterday batted in favour of an elevated highway through the Bandipur National Park connecting Wayanad in Kerala and Mysuru in Karnataka. Vijayan, in…
Dasara elephants to arrive at Palace tomorrow noon
August 25, 2019Mysuru: The six Dasara elephants which are presently housed at Aranya Bhavan in Ashokapuram, will be brought to the Palace at 12 noon tomorrow (Aug.26). The six Dasara elephants – Arjuna, Abhimanyu, Dhananjaya, Eshwara, Varalakshmi and Vijaya, were brought in the first batch from Veeranahosahalli hamlet bordering Nagarahole National Park in Hunsur taluk through Gajapayana…
Century-old School building demolished at Ittigegud
August 25, 2019• DC, who is also the Heritage Committee Chairman and Archaeology Department officials say they have no information about it. • The razing work, taken up by MUDA three months ago, was stopped then after stiff opposition. Mysuru: Just three months after the demolition works of the century-old school building at Ittigegud taken up by…
K.R. Hospital, Cheluvamba buildings in a shambles
August 25, 2019Mysuru: The nearly century-old Government-run K.R. Hospital, popularly known as ‘Doddaspathre’ among the masses, Cheluvamba Hospital, PKTB and MMC&RI buildings, which are heritage structures, are in a shambles due to poor maintenance and negligence by authorities. Recently, the portico of Fire Brigade building at Saraswathipuram, which is also a heritage structure, collapsed due to heavy…














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