Mysuru: A mix-up in the names of gold medal and degree certificate awardees caused a commotion on stage during the KSOU convocation ceremony this morning. The lapse was first noticed by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, who compared the list in his hand with the one being read aloud by the programme host. Spotting the discrepancies, the…
Mysuru: The City’s 5th Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of murdering his wife. The man, who was sentenced, is Lavakumar, a resident of Attiguppe village in Hunsur taluk. Lavakumar had married Pankaja of K.R. Nagar 14 years ago and the couple lived a…
Mysuru: The Graduation Day of JSS Medical College, Mysuru, will be held at its premises here tomorrow at 4 pm. Announcing this at a press meet at Pathrakarthara Bhavan in city, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSS AHER) Registrar Dr. B. Manjunatha said that Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji will grace the…
Mysuru: The Government Youth Hostel, Mysuru, in collaboration with Mera Yuva Bharat (MYBharat) and Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK), Mysuru, had organised an Inter-District Youth Exchange Programme in city recently. Ashok Kumar Das and N. Mahesh inaugurated the programme by watering a plant in the pot. Dr. Prasad, Manager, Government Youth Hostel, delivered the keynote address….
Mysuru: Champaka Educational and Cultural Trust, Mysuru, has organised the ‘Magha and Phalguna’ edition of ‘Champaka Rashtreeya Kalaa Utsava’ on Phalguna Bahula Chaturdashi tomorrow (Mar. 28) at Champaka Academy premises in Ramakrishnanagar. The programme will start at 5 pm with ‘Aarambha Nritya’ performance by budding students of Champaka Academy learning Bharatanatyam at Jayalakshmipuram, Hebbal, Gokulam…
KRS crest gate 5 remains open for over 20 hours; probe ordered Mysuru: Even as the washing away of a crest gate at the Tungabhadra Reservoir in Vijayanagara district in August 2024 remains fresh in public memory, over 1,000 cusecs (cubic feet per second) of water was discharged into the river from one of the…
Mysuru: On Mar. 23, the KRS Dam had a storage of 29.112 tmcft, which was reduced to 28.330 tmcft by March 25 — indicating an outflow of 0.782 tmcft over two days. Of this, approximately 0.2 tmcft is released daily into the canals, amounting to 0.4 tmcft over two days. Additionally, around 0.15 tmcft is…
257 women Police trainees to gain expertise in riding two-wheelers for next 20 days Mysuru: In a significant move towards empowering Women Police Officers, Police Department launched a two-wheeler training programme for women constable trainees at Police Training School, Jyothinagar this morning — the first of its kind in city. The initiative aims to boost…
Mysuru: Karnataka Chief Secretary Dr. Shalini Rajneesh has directed the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) to take immediate steps to resume the long-stalled construction of the Mysore Export Centre at Hebbal Industrial Area, which has been in limbo for 17 years. Her directive comes in response to Star of Mysore report titled, ‘17-year Limbo!…
Speeding KSRTC bus hits passenger vehicle, bike; 11 persons sustain serious injuries Kollegal: In a tragic accident near Siddaiahanapura village near Kollegal yesterday, a woman and her daughter were killed, while 11 others sustained serious injuries after a KSRTC bus rammed into a passenger vehicle. The accident occurred when the passenger vehicle (Ace) (KA-41-7524), heading…
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