Mysuru: A 48-year-old woman lost her life when the wall of her house collapsed on her on Friday at Gandhinagar in city. The deceased woman has been identified as Renuka, a resident of Gandhinagar here. Renuka was sleeping outside her house when the dilapidated wall collapsed on her killing her on the spot, according to…
Heart on the Move
July 7, 2018Mysuru: It was an hour of grief for the family of 21-year-old M.C. Namana when they heard that their daughter, who met with an accident, did not respond to treatment and might die despite the best efforts of the doctors. However, in spite of irreparable loss, Namana’s family donated the live organs of the young…
Monsoon picks up
July 7, 2018Mysuru/ Madikeri: Monsoon has picked up pace in Mysuru, Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada and Hassan after a brief lull. Rain has started pounding in these areas since last evening and landslides have been reported at several places. Business in Mysuru was severely affected this morning as most of the two-wheelers stayed off the roads. Intermittent rain…
Two years after Dy.SP M.K. Ganapathy’s suicide at Madikeri Lodge: CBI to submit report to SC by month end
July 7, 2018Madikeri: Two years after Dy.SP Madappanda K. Ganapathy was found hanging at a lodge in Madikeri, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to submit its report to the Supreme Court by this month end. Sources told Star of Mysore that the CBI is reaching final stages of its investigation and the report will…
Woman waiting for city bus robbed of Rs. 2 lakh gold
July 7, 2018Mysuru: Commuters, beware if you are carrying gold jewellery and wads of currency notes while travelling in buses and other public transport as attention diverters are on the prowl. They employ novel tactics to rob the valuables and vanish without a trace. These gangs, mainly consisting of women, are usually active during festive seasons when…
HC sets aside annulment of University of Mysore teaching staff
July 7, 2018Mysuru: The High Court has set aside the State Government’s order of annulling the appointment of teaching staff of University of Mysore including that of former in-charge Vice-Chancellor Prof. C. Basavaraju. In all, the appointments of 113 teaching staff including 9 Professors and 30 Readers have been upheld. High Court Justice A.S. Bopanna passed the…
Deadline extended till July 30 to apply for houses
July 7, 2018Bengaluru: Housing Minister U.T. Khader has announced that identification of the homeless and shelterless under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana has been extended till July 30. Speaking at the Legislative Assembly here yesterday, Khader said authorities had identified 15 lakh homeless families in the ongoing survey in the past two months. Pointing out that the…
BSP workers told to be ready for Lok Sabha polls
July 7, 2018Mysuru: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Karnataka in-charge Dr. Ashok Kumar Siddartha has asked the party workers to ensure that the party performs well in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. Addressing Mysuru zone party workers at Kalamandira here yesterday, Siddartha said that the 2019 Lok Sabha polls was an important one for the party and as…
43 Primary School teachers get promotion to High School
July 7, 2018Mysuru: Several eligible Primary School teachers who were waiting for years for promotion, are now a relieved lot as the Department of Public Instruction has finally promoted them to teach in High Schools. DDPI (Dy. Director of Public Instruction) Mamatha conducted a counselling session at her office to the teachers yesterday and the Primary School…
Food Technology course intake increased to 100
July 7, 2018Mysuru: There is a huge demand for food technology courses and along with increasing the intake to 100, a Centre of Excellence will be opened soon, said Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) Chief Scientist R. Subramanian. He was speaking at the Awards Day function organised at the Institute auditorium, here yesterday and said that…















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