Mysuru: To attract engineering students to the field of theatre, Abhiyenthararu – A Theatre for Engineers has organised a theatre training programme from Aug.6 to Sept. 15. Disclosing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday, Abhiyenthararu President H.S. Suresh Babu said that the organisation had been imparting training to engineers in theatre…
KSOU Asst. Registrar (Evaluation) suspended
August 2, 2017Mysuru: The fake marks card racket at KSOU is acquiring gargantuan proportions with each passing day. After KSOU Co-ordinator in Hubballi Manjunath Kulkarni and Health Department official Mallanna were arrested on Saturday last, KSOU Assistant Registrar (Evaluation) Siddaraju was suspended. And, added to this, an order has been passed to dismiss temporary employee Shivanna. As…
Only two dengue deaths reported in district
August 2, 2017Mysuru: Participating in the Zilla Panchayat meeting yesterday, ZP member Venkataswamy sought the remedial measures taken to tackle dengue and chikungunya in rural areas. In his reply, ZP CEO P. Shivashankar said that 450 cases of suspected dengue were reported in the district and out of 19 deaths, only two were confirmed as dengue by…
MUDA sites in Lalithadrinagar: 4,732 applications distributed
August 2, 2017Rush continues on second day Mysuru: Totally 4,732 applications have been issued by MUDA for site aspirants for Lalithadrinagar at eight branches of Vijaya Bank in city yesterday. Disclosing this to Star of Mysore, MUDA Chairman D. Dhruvakumar said that about 1,000 applications have been issued by 12 noon today at all the eight Vijaya…
Man’s charred body found in N’gud taluk: Parents allege murder
August 2, 2017Mysuru: A man who had come to his parents-in-law’s house to take back his wife was found dead with burns in a field near Makanapura village in Nanjangud taluk. The deceased Nagaraj Shetty (36) hailed from Kothanur village in Gundlupet and had married Mani from Makanapura in Nanjangud taluk six years ago in his second…
Events postponed
August 2, 2017Mysuru: Shubharamba, the free mass marriage organised by the District Administration at the Chamundi Hill in city, which was scheduled to be held today (Aug. 2), has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances, according to a press release from the Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep. Meeting postponed: Also, the District Development Coordination and In-Charge Committee Meeting,…
Retd. CFTRI Scientist passes away
August 2, 2017Mysuru: M. Kantaraja Urs, retd. CFTRI Scientist and a resident of Vivekananda Road in Yadavagiri here passed away at a private hospital yesterday. He was 90. He leaves behind his wife, a son, two daughters and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites will be performed at the foot of Chamundi Hill tomorrow (Aug….
Retd. UoM Asst. Registrar no more
August 2, 2017Mysuru: S. Krishnamurthy Anchalkar, retired Assistant Registrar of University of Mysore (UoM) and a resident of V.V. Mohalla 3rd Main, 8th Cross, passed away last evening. He was 89. He leaves behind wife Nagarathna, brothers S. Keshava Murthy & S. Shankar Rao Anchalkar and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at…
Ganjifa Raghupati Bhat bereaved
August 2, 2017Mysuru: Krishnaveni, wife of late Anantarama Bhat, passed away yesterday at her eldest son Harirama Bhat’s residence in Srinagar near J.P. Nagar here. She was 96. She leaves behind four sons including the National award winning artist Ganjifa Raghupati Bhat and three daughters. Her ancestors were performing puja rituals at Ananthashayana Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala….
Mistaken identity fizzles out kidnap
August 2, 2017Mysuru: Mistaken identity has fizzled out an incident of kidnap in city on Monday. A seven-year old boy playing in front of his house in Ashokapuram was reportedly kidnapped in broad daylight by miscreants on Monday in a car who went round the city. Later they were said to have sent a photo of the…
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