Mysuru: Mandya District In-charge Minister C.S. Puttaraju visited K.R. Hospital here this morning and enquired about the condition of the 9-year-old girl Sinchana, a 4th standard student of Sanghapura Government School in Pandavapura taluk who was injured when a pressure cooker reportedly burst at the school kitchen yesterday while the midday meal was getting readied….
Hanging solar fence to prevent jumbo menace
January 2, 2019Mysuru: Installation of hanging solar fence by Forest Department to prevent wild elephant menace in the fringe villages of Saragur Forest Range in the district has been yielding good results and proving successful. The Department has taken up the installation of stainless hanging solar fencing in a big scale in the forest areas that borders…
Family struggles to survive as breadwinner goes missing
January 2, 2019Periyapatna: Deeply disappointed over the attitude of the Police the family of a man who has gone missing since six months, is living in constant fear and in search of a livelihood. Sukhlal aka Suresh lived with his wife Sunitha and four children at Ravandur village in the taluk. A person in the village entered…
An achiever forgotten down the history of Mysore
January 2, 2019Mysuru: A person, who had taken active part in freedom struggle and held prominent positions post-Independence and hailing from Mysuru, seems to have been forgotten by the Government and the local body with not even a road or Circle in city named after him. The person in question is late B. Narayanaswamy who was a…
Minister D.K. Shivakumar extends New Year greetings to former CM S.M. Krishna
January 2, 2019Bengaluru: Water Resources Minister D.K. Shivakumar extended new year greetings to former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna at the latter’s residence here yesterday. The two leaders after exchanging greetings, are said to have discussed several issues including Mekedatu drinking water project across river Cauvery. Later speaking to press-persons, Shivakumar said that the coalition Government would not…
Bid to dispel fears after bus tragedy: Kanaganamaradi villagers perfom Shanti Homa
January 2, 2019Pandavapura: In a bid to dispel fears among residents after the tragic bus tragedy, villagers of Kanaganamaradi performed the Shanti Homa at the tragic spot near Visvesvaraya Canal in the taluk recently. Hundreds of people led by the village heads Basavegowda, Shivannegowda and Krishnamurthy performed the Homa from 9 am till 12 noon. It may…
Techies drown in Kapila River: Body of another techie fished out last evening
January 2, 2019Nanjangud: The bodies of two youths from Rajajinagar in Bengaluru, said to be software engineers who had gone for a swim in Kapila River at Nanjangud last morning and swept away, have been fished out from the river. While the body of Rajiv Ranjan Tiwari was fished out in the afternoon, the body of Snehal…
Bahuroopi Theatre Festival in city from Jan.12 to 18
January 2, 2019DC holds preliminary meeting Mysuru: The Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival will be held at Rangayana this year from Jan.12 to 18 and the officials concerned must make all preparations for holding the Fest, said DC Abhiram G. Sankar. He was addressing the officials at the preliminary meeting at Kutira in Rangayana premises here yesterday and…
Hostel facility for Music Varsity students at last
January 2, 2019Mysuru: The Karnataka State Gangubai Hangal Music and Performing Arts University has at last decided to provide hostel facility to students coming from other parts of the State. Besides, the University is also on the lookout for a building to conduct classes. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Registrar Dr. Nagesh V. Bettakote said that the…
‘Ardha Kumbha Mela Special Tourist Train’ launched
January 2, 2019Mysuru: Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a Government of India Enterprise under Ministry of Railways, has launched “Ardha Kumbha Mela Special Tourist Train” for the devotees and tourists to experience the Ardha Kumbha Mela to be held in 2019 along with other major religious destinations. Apart from the above, IRCTC also organises Domestic…













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