Mysuru: Expect cloudy weather and moderate to heavy rainfall in city for the next three to four days due to Cyclone Ockhi that has wreaked havoc in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The weather will be cool as the cyclone is now headed towards Lakshadweep and one can expect rains up to 25.4 mm (one inch)…
Government mulls takeover of Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project
December 1, 2017Bengaluru: The Karnataka Law Department is set to take a call in about 10 days on the action to be initiated against Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Ltd. (NICE), including the possibility of taking over their controversial Bengaluru-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) Project. “A final decision will be taken in the next ten days after seeking the…
Mysuru celebrates Hanuma Jayanti
December 1, 2017Mysuru: Devotees in large numbers thronged various Hanuman temples across the city to offer special pujas on the occasion of Hanuma Jayanti this morning. People were seen standing in queues bracing light showers. The priests at the temples performed abhisheka and decorated the idols with Tulasi mala, garland made out of betel leaves and also…
Finally, Congress gets ‘Office Bhagya’ after 50 years!
December 1, 2017Mysuru: It took over 50 years for Congress party that ruled Karnataka for maximum number of years to have its own Office in Mysuru near the Railway Station and that too, after a prolonged legal battle. The new Congress Office (temporary structure) was formally inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah yesterday in the presence of Karnataka…
BJP came to power due to secular divide, says CM Siddharamaiah
December 1, 2017Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah yesterday flayed BJP leaders and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah’s ‘mantra’ and ‘tantra’ will not work in Karnataka. After inaugurating the party’s new Office near the Railway Station and Minorities’ Conference yesterday, the CM claimed that BJP came to power in the country due to…
Mysuru-based mother-daughter duo to fly 80 days around the world
December 1, 2017Mysuru: ‘I Can’ is the name of the school I started ten years ago in Mysuru to help every child believe in himself or herself. It is with the same spirit I am embarking on an adventure with my daughter to fly around the world in 80 days,” said Capt. Audrey Deepika Maben. Audrey Maben,…
Artist Baadal Nanjundaswamy criticises Railways for pillar painting
December 1, 2017Mysuru: City’s well-known young artist Baadal Nanjundaswamy, speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, appreciated the opinion of SOM “An Eyesore at Mysore Railway Station” about the painting of pillars at the City Railway Station and said that the Railways have simply ruined the beauty of the heritage building in the name of beautifying it….
CM assures to look into Ponnampet Taluk demand
December 1, 2017Madikeri: The long -standing demand for a separate Taluk status for Ponnampet in South Kodagu has received a boost with Chief Minister Siddharamaiah assuring that he would look into the issue. Meeting a delegation of Ponnampet Taluk Horata Samithi leaders at his Ramakrishnanagar residence in Mysuru on Wednesday, the CM said that the State Government…
MCC Council to collect rent dues from telecom companies
December 1, 2017Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) at its Council Meeting yesterday took a decision to collect pending rents from telecom companies and lay down rules to grant them permission for laying cables in future. The decision was taken after a prolonged discussion at the Council Meeting Chaired by Mayor M.J. Ravikumar, held at the Nalwadi…
AIDS awareness rallies in city
December 1, 2017Mysuru: The city today observed World AIDS Day as a few organisations held awareness rallies to educate the people about the dreaded infection, how to cope with it and prevention. Early in the morning, about 20 AIDS affected orphan children of Amma Mane run by former Minster S.A. Ramdas climbed the 1,000 steps of Chamundi…
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