By V. Shourabh Mysuru: Studies and surveys have revealed that India’s current per capita water consumption is at 150 litres a day. The country is expected to suffer persistent water shortage by 2020 with the per capita accessibility of water coming down to less than 1,000 cubic meters. One source of water wastage is vehicle…
EVM hacking allegations: No arrests made, says City Top Cop
May 18, 2018Mysuru: Following allegations and complaints by SDPI candidate Abdul Majeed and JD(S) candidate Abdul Aziz that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used for polling in Narasimharaja Constituency were hacked, City Police Commissioner Dr. A. Subramanyeswara Rao has rubbished the allegations. The City Top Cop has confirmed that no one has been taken into custody in connection…
MLC Election: Poll schedule announced
May 18, 2018Mysuru: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the poll schedule for six Legislative Council seats from Teachers’ and Graduates’ Constituencies across the State. In a press release, Mysuru Regional Commissioner P. Hemalatha said that the election for the Legislative Council seats from Karnataka South-East Teachers, South Teachers, South-West Teachers, South-West Graduates, Bengaluru Graduates…
Tour of Museums marks International Museum Day in city
May 18, 2018Mysuru: As part of International Museum Day celebrations, the Department of Archaeology, Heritage and Museums, District Administration and the Tourism Department had organised a unique programme ‘Museum on Wheels’ where about 50 members of the public were taken on tour in a KSTDC bus to several museums in city this morning. The theme for this…
Marithibbegowda, three others file nomination papers
May 18, 2018Mysuru: Marithibbegowda of the Janata Dal (Secular) and three others filed their nomination papers for the Legislative Council elections from Karnataka South Teachers’ Constituency, Karnataka South-West Teachers’ Constituency and Karnataka South-West Graduates’ Constituency, at the Regional Commissioner’s office yesterday. Marithibbegowda filed three sets of nomination papers for the Karnataka South Teachers’ Constituency. B. Niranjanamurthy of…
Justice Santosh Hegde’s call to youth to build society boycotting corrupt
May 18, 2018Mysuru: Giving a call to the youth to boycott the corrupt in the country in all walks of life to build a healthy society, former Supreme Court Judge and former Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde said that if the youth have to earn wealth it should be within the limits of the law and not by…
Rotary Gayathri Education Award presented to SSLC toppers
May 18, 2018Mysuru: Rotary Mysore presented its Annual Rotary Gayathri Educational Award-2018 to 49 SSLC students who have excelled in their exams, at the Club’s weekly meeting last evening at Rotary auditorium, next to Mandovi Motors on KRS Road here. Star of Mysore Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy, who was the chief guest, felicitated the following distinction holders of…
Cotton and Silk Fab expo begins in Mysuru
May 18, 2018Mysuru: Cotton and Silk Fab – 2018, an exhibition-cum-sale of ethnic and traditional silk, cotton, handloom and products made by master weavers from across the country began yesterday at Jayamma Govindegowda Kalyana Mantap in Kuvempunagar here. Also on sale and display are pure silk products, which are directly purchased from weavers of Orissa, Bihar, Uttar…
Veena recital by Rakshita at Raaga on Saturday
May 18, 2018Mysuru: Raaga Music Academy is presenting Vidu. Rakshita Ramesh’s Veena recital at Prajna Kuteera on Vishwamanava Double Road in Kuvempunagar on Saturday (May 19) at 5.30 pm. She will be accompanied by Vid. D.R. Chetan Murthy on mridanga and Vid. S. Manjunath on ghata. Dr N.V. Krishnamurthy, Director, Prajna Kuteera, will give a talk on…
Public Contact Programme by CESC on May 19
May 18, 2018Mysuru: Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) Ltd. has organised a Public Contact Programme for consumers coming under Ramakrishnanagar Sub-division and Kuvempunagar Sub-Division on May 19. While the Public Contact Programme for consumers of Ramakrishnanagar Sub-Division will be held at the office of the CESC Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) at Ramakrishnanagar Sub-Division at 11 am, the…
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