Mysuru: Even as thousands of farmers from across the State are demanding adequate compensation for crop loss, Mysuru Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) K. Jyothi today took the District-level officials to task for tardy progress in the assessment of crop damages caused by drought and rain fury. She was responding to a series…
Bengaluru: A day after farmers held a massive rally in Bengaluru seeking fulfilment of their various demands, which chiefly included payment of arrears from Sugar factories, and set a 15-day deadline for the State Government, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy held a meeting with sugarcane growers from Mumbai-Karnataka region at the Conference Hall of Vidhana Soudha…
Mandya: – In a heart-rending incident, a debt-ridden elderly farmer couple committed suicide by consuming poison near their farmland at Bommanahalli in K.R. Pet taluk of the district late last night. The deceased have been identified as Boralingegowda (62) and Lakshmamma (54). Boralingegowda is said to have borrowed loans from banks and private money-lenders and…
Madikeri: Kodagu District Minister S.R. Mahesh, who is also the Tourism Minister, after taking note of suggestions made by Star of Mysore Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy in his column ‘Choomantra,’ published in Mysooru Mithra, sister concern of SOM on Nov.1, held talks with Deputy Commissioner P.I. Sreevidya, City Municipal Council President Kaveramma Somanna and former City…
Bengaluru: The Union Government on Monday approved Rs.546.21 crore for flood relief in Karnataka. The funds were approved following report of an inter-Ministerial team that visited areas affected in Karnataka, including Kodagu district — the Country’s largest coffee-growing region — which was hugely affected by floods and landslips in August. The relief was announced after…
Mysuru: The Second Edition of the Mysuru Literature Festival drew to a close on Sunday with nearly 40 authors and experts in various fields sitting in discussion in two parallel sessions at two venues — Thangaali, the outdoor one with two beautiful rain trees as backdrop, where seven panel discussions were held and the indoor…
Mysuru,: Members of Dalit Students Federation, Research Association, Pragathipara Chintakara Sangha and Bahujan Vidyarthi Sangha staged a protest near the Centenary Clock Tower in Manasagangothri campus here this morning, condemning the anti-people and anti-Dalit policies of the State Government. They shouted slogans against Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy for not protecting the interest of the marginalised…
Mysuru: State Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh inaugurated the touch less entry system and cashless payment band facilities introduced at GRS Fantasy Park on account of its 20 anniversary celebrations for the benefits of the visitors here. Speaking on the occasion, he appreciated the management for introducing such modern technological facilities which help to maintain transparency…
Melukote: Thousands of devotees took part in ‘Thottilamadu Jathre Mahotsava’ at Sri Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple here on Sunday. ‘Ashta Theerthotsava,’ popularly known as ‘Thottilamadu Jathre,’ is usually organised during ‘Kartika Maasa’ as part of the ‘Rajamudi Brahmotsava’ and is said to evoke divine blessings on married couples to beget a child who otherwise would have…
Mysuru: Policewomen across the State are seen sporting the standard khaki uniforms consisting of pants and shirts along with a belt and boots instead of khaki sarees. In Mysuru too, the rule has been implemented and over 80 percent of women Police force are sporting the new dress. However, the implementation of the rule has…
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