Mysuru: Senior IPS Officer K.V. Sharath Chandra took charge as the new IGP of Southern Range at the IGP Office in Nazarbad here this morning. Speaking to press persons on the occasion, Sharath Chandra said that with increasing crimes being reported on Highways, an exclusive squad will be formed to deal with robberies and other…
Traffic disrupted as bus breaks down on Chamaraja Double Road
August 8, 2018Mysuru: Traffic was disrupted for more than an hour on Chamaraja Double Road as a KSRTC bus broke down on the road. The KSRTC bus was on its way from Mysuru to Hunsur when it broke down near Shantala Talkies signal. Since the bus was blocking half the road, the traffic coming from the Patashala…
‘5,000 lecturers to be appointed by next year’
August 8, 2018Mysuru: “Posts of lecturers have been lying vacant for the last ten years and 5,000 lecturers will be recruited in the next one year,” assured G.T. Devegowda (GTD), Minister for Higher Education. He was speaking after inaugurating the Student Parliament and Talent Forum at Mahajana First Grade College in Jayalakshmipuram here yesterday. GTD contended that…
Mysuru Literary Fest in city on Aug. 12
August 8, 2018Countdown begins The countdown to the second Mysuru Literary Fest-2018 organised by Mysore Literary Association (MLA) has begun with the Fest being held on Aug.12 at Senate Bhavan in Manasagangothri campus. Star of Mysore is profiling some of the leading names in various fields who are the panellists participating in the day-long session. The first…
‘Green Room Galate’ book released
August 8, 2018Mysuru: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB), Mysuru, Talukina Venkannaiah Smaraka Granthamale and Kannada Sahitya Kala Koota together had organised a function at Bhavan’s auditorium in Vijayanagar here yesterday to release the book ‘Green Room Galate,’ based on a comedy play in Kannada, by N. Ramanuja, Chairman, BVB, Bengaluru. Writer Dr. H.S. Venkatesh Murthy released the book….
Nominated as member of Natl. Monitoring Committee
August 8, 2018Mysuru: The Department of Higher Education (SC/ ST Cell) of Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has nominated Dr. C. Manjunath of Mandya working as Assistant Professor (Guest Faculty) in Mysuru, as a member of the National Monitoring Committee for Education of Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons With Disabilities (PWD). The…
ZP Standing Committee Members elected
August 8, 2018Mysuru: The nomination of members to various Zilla Panchayat (ZP) panels, which had become a bone of contention between Congress and JD(S) members at the Aug.6 ZP meeting, that was inconclusive, was however successful yesterday as the members to the panels were announced. While J. Nataraju of the BJP will head the General Standing Committee,…
Hoteliers extend help to worker’s son
August 8, 2018Mysuru: In a humanitarian gesture, Mysuru Hotel Owners Association has extended financial aid to the ailing son of a hotel worker. Association President C. Narayanagowda presented a cheque for Rs.55,000 to hotel worker Kiran Kulal, whose son is being treated at a hospital for the serious head injuries he sustained after accidentally falling off from…
House burgled in city
August 8, 2018Gold ornaments worth about Rs.7 lakh stolen Mysuru: House burglars, who gained entry into a house by breaking the window grills, have decamped with gold ornaments worth about Rs.7 lakh from the house. The burglary took place in the house of one Farooq, a resident of R.S. Naidu Nagar in city. Farooq, on Aug.6, had…
Missing farmer found dead
August 8, 2018Mysuru: A highly-decomposed body of a farmer, who had gone missing about 10 days ago, was found in his field on Monday. A missing complaint was lodged at Jayapura Police Station in this regard. The deceased farmer is Puttasiddaiah (55), a resident of Gujjegowdanapura in Jayapura hobli. As there was thick growth of weeds, bushes…















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