Mysuru: Prof. K.N. Ganganayak, formerly of University of Mysore (UoM), has been appointed as Registrar (Administration) of Tumkur University in Tumakuru. Prof. Ganganayak, who was currently serving as Registrar (Evaluation) of Davanagere University, has been posted to Tumkur University, as per a Government order signed by M.A. Ahmed Jaan, Under-Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department…
Elected President of MES
December 11, 2018Mysuru: Prof. Syed Shakeeb Ur Rahman, former Dean, VTU and former Principal of SJCE, has been elected as President of Muslim Educational Society (MES), Tilak Nagar, at the 27th Annual General Body Meeting of the Society on Saturday. MES manages educational institutions from Primary to Degree-level. The other office-bearers are: Prof. Riyaz Ahmed and Prof….
Woman missing
December 11, 2018Mysuru: A 58-year-old woman has gone missing from Varuna Police limits since Dec. 1. The missing woman is Lakshmamma, wife of T. Siddachari and a resident of Mellahalli in Varuna limits. According to the complaint lodged by her son S. Kumar, his mother Lakshmamma had gone to her daughter’s house at Someshwarapura on Dec. 1…
Elected as President of Siddarthanagar Tax Payers Assn.
December 11, 2018Mysuru: Mamballi K. Papegowda has been elected as the President of Karanji, Siddarthanagar Tax Payers Association during the elections held at the office-bearers meeting on Saturday last. Other office-bearers are as follows: Vice-President – S. Janaki, Secretary – C. Sureshkumar, Treasurer – K. Shivaram; Directors – R.N. Dinesh, M. Yogishbabu, M.C. Vinay, T. Lakshmi Nagaraj,…
Bike-born miscreants overtake lady scooterist, yank off chain
December 11, 2018Mysuru: After a brief lull, chain-snatchers have struck again in the city this morning. Suma, 35, a resident of Vijayanagar 4th Stage, was dropping her specially-abled child to school on a scooter at about 10.45 am, when two motorcycle-borne miscreants, who came from behind, overtook her and stopped her near a drainage in RMP Layout,…
Centre rejects separate religion tag for Lingayats
December 10, 2018Decision communicated to Karnataka Government on Nov.13 NDA Govt. follows UPA’s footsteps in rejecting demand Bengaluru: The BJP-led NDA government at the Centre has rejected the demand of Lingayats for separate religion status. The Centre’s rejection was conveyed to the Karnataka High Court this morning by Union Government’s Additional Solicitor General Prabhuling Navadagi. The Additional…
Hinkal flyover inauguration on Dec.16: MP
December 10, 2018Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has said that the Hinkal Flyover will be inaugurated on Dec.16. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, Pratap Simha said that the flyover was earlier expected to be open for public by Dasara but was delayed due to several factors. But the inauguration will now take place on Dec.16,…
Committed to shift Race Course: Minister Mahesh
December 10, 2018Mysuru: Minister for Tourism and Sericulture S.R. Mahesh has reiterated that he was committed to shift the Mysore Race Course (MRC) beyond 25 kilometres from the city limits and once shifted, the MRC land will be handed over to the Zoo Authority of Karnataka for the expansion of Mysuru Zoo. “I am committed to shift…
Works to extend Mysore Airport runway from January 2019: MP Pratap Simha
December 10, 2018Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has said that the works to extend Mysore Airport runway would commence in January 2019. He was speaking after inaugurating the Lingambudhi Park yesterday. “The process to acquire 300 acres of land near Mandakalli on Mysuru-Nanjangud Road is on and the works will commence soon after the acquisition. The runway…
Salumarada Thimmakka and Lingambudhi Parks inaugurated
December 10, 2018Mysuru: Salumarada Thimmakka Park at Malalavadikere in Jayanagar was inaugurated by District In-charge Minister G.T. Devegowda and Lingambudhi Park in Ramakrishnanagar was inaugurated by MP Pratap Simha yesterday morning. The ‘Salumarada Thimmakka Park’ is located at Ward Number 15, Ramakrishnanagar G and H Block. Both the parks maintained by the Forest Department have good walking…















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