Mysuru: Commuters between Mysuru and Kodagu via Thithimathi are a harried lot as bus services on the stretch has been cancelled following the caving in of a make-shift bridge that was built next to the new bridge that is being constructed. Though the makeshift bridge has been restored, heavy vehicles have been banned on the…
Tataiah Park lying in a state of neglect
June 19, 2018Mysuru: – Even as the monumental neglect of the crumbling Lansdowne building in the heart of the city continues, the Tataiah Park right opposite, named after one of the most revered figures in the city, continues to lie in a state of neglect. The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) as well as those who strive to…
State Govt. Staff to get 1.7% DA hike
June 19, 2018Bengaluru: The Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka will increase Dearness Allowance (DA) to all government employees by 1.75 percent. The proposal has been approved by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy who also holds the Finance portfolio. The Chief Minister, who had called a pre-budget meeting in Bengaluru yesterday, approved the DA hike with retrospective effect from…
Lorries ply as usual on 2nd day of stir
June 19, 2018Mysuru: Even as the nation-wide stir called by the All India Confederation of Goods Vehicle Owners Association (ACOGOA) entered the second day today, the strike had no impact in the city, as lorries plied as usual. The Mysuru District Lorry Owners Association has not supported the strike. Speaking to Star of Mysore, the Association President…
Newly elected MLCs take oath
June 19, 2018Bengaluru: Chairman of Karnataka Legislative Council D.H. Shankaramurthy administered oath to 11 newly elected members of the Upper House here yesterday. All the new MLCs were unanimously elected in the recent elections according to the party strength. Those who took oath today were C.M. Ibrahim, Arvind Kumar Arali, K. Govinda Raj, K. Harish Kumar (All…
Shops selling tobacco products fined for violating COTPA
June 19, 2018Hunsur/ Periyapatna: In a move to curb tobacco menace in public places, officials of the District Health and Family Welfare Department, District Tobacco Control Cell, which conducted separate drives in Hunsur taluk and Periyapatna taluk with the help of Hunsur and Periyapatna Police on June 14 and 15, have booked a total of 43 cases…
Inauguration of Memorial lecture series
June 19, 2018Mysuru: University of Mysore Alumni Association (UMAA) is organising Dr. K. Prabhushankara Memorial Lecture Series tomorrow (June 20) at 11.30 am at B.M. Shri Auditorium in Manasagangothri campus. Littérateur Dr. C.P. Krishnakumar will inaugurate the lecture series. Kuvempu Pratishtana, Kuppalli, Director Dr. K.C. Shivareddy will deliver the talk on Kuvempu’s revolutionary ideas. University of Mysore…
Founder’s Day of Krishnarajendra Co-operative Bank celebrated
June 19, 2018Mysuru: The 99th Founder’s Day of Sri Krishnarajendra Co-operative Bank Ltd., N. Madava Rao Circle (Agrahara Circle), probably the oldest Co-operative Bank in city, was celebrated in the Bank premises this morning. Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra inaugurated the event by garlanding the bust of the Bank Founder Shettappa Siddappa in the Bank premises. Speaking on…
Disruption in supply of power, water
June 19, 2018Mysuru: Owing to emergency maintenance works, power supply will be disrupted tomorrow between 10 am and 5 pm in the following areas: Jalapuri, Gayathripuram, Jyothinagar, Udayagiri, Kyathamaranahalli, Shanthinagar 1st and 2nd Stages, Ganeshnagar, Satyanagar, Mahadevapura Road, German Press, Usmania Block, Ghousianagar, Raghavendranagar, Giriyabhovipalya, Yaraganahalli, Bannur Road and surrounding areas, according to a press release from…
Elderly man run over by train
June 19, 2018Mysuru: A 75-year-old man has been run over by a train near Mallanamoole in Nanjangud taluk on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Siddappa, a resident of Sonahalli in Nanjangud. Siddappa, who participated in the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Guru Kambalishwara Mutt at Mallanamoole on Sunday, was proceeding to the Private Bus Stand to…















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