Mysuru: No complaints were lodged or grievances aired at the Postal Adalat organised at the Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Mysuru Division office in Yadavagiri till 1.30 pm yesterday. Postal Adalat is held once in three months and during the last Adalat on Mar.12, only three letters with suggestions were received. During the Postal Adalat,…
Mysuru to get Skill Centre soon
June 14, 2018Plea to end menace of residential layouts in industrial areas Mysore Industries Association felicitates CII Karnataka Chairman Dr. N. Muthukumar Mysuru: The demand of the Mysore Industries Association (MIA) to establish a Skill Development Centre in the city is soon to be met and the State Government is going to give its approval shortly as…
Echo of pressure from Green Groups: Mysuru-Madikeri Railway line to stop at Kushalnagar
June 14, 2018Mysuru: It is official. Following pressure from environment groups and elected representatives, the Railway Department has decided to restrict the Mysuru-Madikeri-Mangaluru line till Kushalnagar only. Sources in the Railways told Star of Mysore that as thousands of trees have to be cut in the green belt of Madikeri, the project will be restricted to Kushalnagar….
Kodagu receives 150% above normal rainfall
June 14, 2018Madikeri: Heavy to very heavy rain, accompanied by thundershowers, is continuing to lash Kodagu district and in the last 24 hours, the tiny district has received 102.68 mm rainfall. Except for one casualty where a worker from Kerala was killed in a landslide, no other deaths have been reported though the normal life is thrown…
Rebels likely to make it in June 17 Cabinet expansion
June 14, 2018Bengaluru: If all goes as per plans, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will expand his Ministry on Sunday, June 17. At least three to four Congress leaders are expected to be inducted. On June 6, he had inducted 25 Ministers (15 from the Congress and 10 from JD(S)). As per the power-sharing formula, the Congress had…
MLC elections: BJP wins 3 seats, JD(S) bags 2, Congress gets 1
June 14, 2018Bengaluru: The ruling JD(S)-Congress coalition in Karnataka won three of the six Legislative Council seats in the Biennial elections to Teachers and Graduates Constituencies held on June 8 with the BJP bagging three. The results which were declared yesterday saw the BJP winning three seats, the JD(S) two and the Congress one. While results of…
New silk manufacturing unit to be set up at Rs.25 crore in Mysuru
June 14, 2018Mysuru: A new manufacturing unit will be set up at an estimated cost of Rs.25 crore to meet the growing demand for silk sarees, said Sericulture and Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh. He was addressing a press conference after visiting the Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) unit (silk-weaving unit) on Manandavadi Road, at the Centenary auditorium…
Bengaluru pub assault case: HC grants bail to Nalapad
June 14, 2018Bengaluru: After many twists and turns, Mohammed Nalapad, the son of Congress MLA N.A. Haris, has been granted conditional bail by the Karnataka High Court in an assault case. The conditions are that he cannot step out of the State without the permission of the Court. He has also been asked to submit his passport….
Fitness challenge: Modi dares HDK
June 14, 2018New Delhi/ Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday tossed a fitness challenge at Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK), who lost no time in retorting that he was “more concerned about the development fitness” of the State. Modi, who was tagged by cricketer Virat Kohli for the ‘fitness challenge’ campaign started by Sports Minister Rajyavardhan…
Former CM Siddharamaiah to chair: Coordination Panel Meeting in Bengaluru this evening
June 14, 2018Bengaluru: With the JD(S)-Congress coalition Government in Karnataka yet to come to brass tracks, the first meeting of the Coordination Committee of the two parties, headed by former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, scheduled for today, is like to discuss several burning issues, ranging from politics to administration. Apart from Siddharamaiah, CM H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK), KPCC President…
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