Mysuru: The Chamundeshwari Vardhanti Mahotsava atop Chamundi Hill on third Ashada Friday (Ashada Shukravara) saw an unusually high number of devotees queuing up in front of the temple since the small hours of this morning. The special rituals, marking the Vardhanti mahotsava, began as early at 3.30 am, with priests performing Mahanyasa Poorvaka Rudrabhisheka, Panchamrutha…
Madikeri: A 26-year-old girl, who was riding pillion on a bike, was killed after she fell from the moving bike on Abbey Falls Road here yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Bhavya, a resident of Harangi Heruru village in Kushalnagar. The incident: Yesterday, one Naveen Kumar, a resident of Bajjegundi in Somwarpet taluk, had…
Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has seized seven vehicles which were found dumping garbage in different parts of city thus spoiling the beauty of city since the past 15 days. The MCC officials apart from seizing the vehicles have imposed a total of Rs. 15,000 as fine from them. The waste, including building debris, meat…
Bengaluru/ Mysuru: Saraswathi alias Padma, the woman from Makanahalli Palya at Periyapatna, who was lodged in a Shimla mental hospital for the past two years, returned to Karnataka last evening. On landing in Bengaluru, she was taken straight to Vidhana Soudha where she found an audience with Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy. Padma, who went…
Mysuru: Driven to the extreme by the unprofessional behaviour of his colleague, a Professor in the Hindi Department, Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) Vice-Chancellor Prof. D. Shivalingaiah, was forced to lodge a Police complaint against him. According to the complaint with the Jayalakshmipuram Police (a copy of which is available with Star of Mysore), Hindi…
Mysuru: Following several complaints from students about lack of toilets at Maharani’s Science College during Higher Education Minister G.T. Devegowda’s visit to the college recently and the Minister subsequently issuing instructions to MCC Commissioner to look into the issue, the MCC has installed an e-toilet and has also installed a sanitary napkin vending machine and…
Bengaluru: Hunsur MLA and senior leader of the party A.H. Vishwanath is most likely to become State JD(S) President with the JD(S) top brass, almost finalising Vishwanath’s name for the top post, an official announcement on his appointment is likely to be made tomorrow (Aug 4), according to sources. JD(S) Supremo and former PM H.D….
Mysuru: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will inaugurate the two-day Basava Jayanti celebrations organised under the joint aegis of Akhila Bharatha Veerashaiva Mahasabha,Veerashaiva Lingayat Associations and Basava Balagagala Okkoota at Suttur Mutt at the foot of Chamundi Hill at 11 am tomorrow (Aug.4). Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday, Okkoota President K.Doora Shivakumar said…
Mysuru: The Karnataka Kannada Writers and Publishers Association will distribute free books to 100 Government Primary Schools in the district tomorrow (Aug.4) as part of its ‘100 Schools 100 Books’ initiative. Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday, Association President Nidasale Puttaswamaiah said Primary and Secondary Education Minister N. Mahesh will distribute the books…
Mysuru: A group of hooligans, who were waylaying vehicles and behaving indecently, were caught by the public and beaten up at K.C. Nagar last night. Last night, when a resident of K.C. Nagar was proceeding in his car, a group of eight hooligans stopped the car and one of them reportedly placed his hand on…
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