Mysuru: K.A. Harshavardhan, son of J. Ashvathappa and a resident of Rajarajeshwari Nagar in city, who left his house on Aug. 4 at about 11.30 am saying that he was going to the college, has since gone missing. Harshavardhan is 22-years-old, 5.8 ft. tall, oily red complexioned, speaks Kannada and English and was wearing a…
Mysuru: A student from Afghanistan was killed on-the-spot and another grievously injured when the bike in which they were travelling hit the arch near the DC’s office last night. The unfortunate victim is Abdul Salim (23) and the other person who is in a coma is Ziaulla, 22. They are students of Mahajana’s College studying…
Mysuru: The proposed nationwide transport strike opposing the amendments of Motor Vehicles Act received poor response in city this morning. KSRTC buses, lorries, autos and cabs were plying as usual. Speaking to Star of Mysore, District Lorry Owners Association President Kodandaram said that they were not for the strike as the recent lorry strike had…
Mysuru: Taking a cue from Primary and Secondary Education Minister N. Mahesh’s recent statement that he was for an open book exam system, the Nrupatunga Kannada School in Ramakrishnanagar held an open book exam for 5th to 10th standard students on an experimental basis this morning. Each of the class was allowed to choose one…
Mysuru: The 226th Annual Sandal Urus Shariff celebrations of Hazarath Tipu Sultan Shaheed, organised by Afroz Pasha, will be held on Aug.11 at 11.45 am at Meelad Bagh on Ashoka Road in city. The celebrations will be held under the guidance of Sir Khazi of Mysuru Hazarath Moulana Mohammed Usman Shariff in the presence of…
Mysuru/Kannur: While Mysuru, the cultural capital of Karnataka and the biggest city next only to the State Capital of Bengaluru is struggling to have a full-fledged Airport, Kannur, a relatively small city in Kerala, is all set to get an international airport. Most of the works have been completed at Kannur International Airport in Mattanur,…
Mysuru: The 1.15 km stretch of Mysuru-Nanjangud Highway near Gun House, which was closed to traffic since the last nine months for road widening, has re-opened to the traffic. MLA S.A. Ramdas flagged off a KSRTC bus this morning thus signalling the free flow of vehicles which will reduce congestion on other surrounding roads. The…
Bengaluru: Hunsur MLA and former Minister A.H. Vishwanath was unanimously appointed as State President of the JD(S) in Bengaluru yesterday. The post was held by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK). The decision to appoint Vishwanath is seen as a move to dispel criticism that the JD(S) was a ‘Vokkaliga’ and ‘father-son’ party. The 68-year-old Vishwanath,…
Basava Jayanti celebrations at Suttur Mutt Mysuru: Claiming that the attempts to split Veerashaiva-Lingayat community for political gains has failed miserably, State BJP President and former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa (BSY) has urged the community to be alert about any such attempts in the future. He was speaking at the Basava Jayanti celebration, jointly organised…
VCs must visit villages, create awareness about higher education Mysuru: The Vice-Chancellors of Universities in the State must visit villages and create awareness about higher education and along with it, adopt five villages for the development of education. Thinking will also be done to bring a law relating to this, said Higher Education Minister G.T….
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