New Delhi: Documents linked to the Rafale deal have been stolen and petitioners are violating the Official Secrets Act by relying on classified documents, the Government told the Supreme Court this morning as the Court’s notice was drawn to a newspaper report. “These documents were stolen from the Defence Ministry either by former or present…
City to get first Clover Leaf Interchange at busy Columbia Asia Junction
March 6, 2019Mysuru: The Bengaluru-Mysuru Road and Outer Ring Road Junction, near Columbia Asia Hospital, one of the major traffic bottlenecks in the city, will become signal-free as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has approved the proposal of developing the junction in a clover leaf shape. Clover Leaf Interchanges in major cities are a boon…
‘Clover Leaf Interchange will boost tourism sector’
March 6, 2019Speaking to Star of Mysore, former MLA Vasu said that when he was the MLA, four Grade Separator Projects were planned. However, out of the four, only the Hunsur Road flyover near Hinkal turned out to be a reality. The flyover that was proposed at KRS Road Junction faced a technical snag as the road…
Anti-Terrorism Squad set up in Mysuru
March 6, 2019Mysuru: An Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has been set up in Mysuru, said City Police Commissioner K.T. Balakrishna. In the light of the terrorist attack on CRPF Jawans in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir, the Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP) Neelamani N. Raju has issued directions to set up the squad. Based on…
Promotion for SC, ST employees: Govt. stays implementation of reservation
March 6, 2019Bengaluru: The State Government on Tuesday put a brake on implementing a law that seeks to provide reservation in promotions to Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe (ST) employees. Despite severe opposition from AHIMSA (Acronym for Alpasankyatara, Hindulida Mattu Saamanya) category employees, the JD(S)-Coalition Government issued an order on Feb.27, 2019 for implementing the law…
Fire-ravaged Bandipur receives good spell of rain
March 6, 2019Chamarajanagar: Parts of Bandipur Tiger Reserve, which faced its worst wildfire last month, received a good spell of rain on Mar.4 bringing a much-needed relief for the forest personnel, who had a tough time in containing the engulfing flames. The wildfire, said to be man-made, had reduced thousands of acres of forest land to ashes….
Malnutrition attributed to death of 12.5 lakh children every year in India
March 6, 2019Focus on childhood care a must: UoM VC Mysuru: The Vice-Chancellor of University of Mysore, Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar has urged the policy-makers and experts involved in child-care development initiatives to give more thrust to early childhood care and development as children constitute 39 per cent of population of the nation. He was speaking after…
Higher Education Minister GTD launches ‘Seva Sindhu’ & ‘Sampradhana’ Online services
March 6, 2019Bengaluru: State Higher Education Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) launched ‘Seva Sindhu’ Government Services at Citizens’ Doorstep and ‘Sampradhana,’ an e-portal to help people donate for education promotional activities across the State. Addressing a press conference after launching the services, he said that the services were introduced as announced by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy in the…
An Exhibition of Coins by the Coin Man of Mysore Dr. Abdul Rasheed tomorrow
March 6, 2019Mysuru: The IQAC Maharaja’s College, Departments of Ancient History & Archaeology and Museology and the Department of History, in association with Graduate Library, University of Mysore, is organising an Exhibition of Coins (from Ancient to Modern) by the Coin Man of Mysore Dr. Abdul Rasheed. The expo will be inaugurated by H.I. Abdul Rashid, Programme…
Mysore Shopping Festival inaugurated
March 6, 2019Mysuru: Mysore Shopping Festival, an exhibition- cum-sale of electronic items, household appliances, furniture, automobiles and other items began at Bharat Scouts and Guides Grounds, behind DC’s office in city on Mar.1. The shopping festival was inaugurated by City Congress President and former Karnataka Exhibition Authority Chairman R. Murthy. There are about 80 stalls selling and…















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