Mysuru: Mass Upanayanam has been organised at Sri Ravishankar Guruji’s Ashram on Lalithadripura Road, Mysuru, from May 5 to 8. Upanayanam (sacred thread ceremony) is performed to mark the point at which children begin their formal education in the Vedic tradition. It is traditionally seen as getting a new birth in the spiritual world towards…
JD(S) Corporator Nataraj joins BJP
April 30, 2017Mysuru: JD(S) Corporator B.M. Nataraj joined that BJP in presence of Backward Morcha State President B.J. Puttaswamy at the party office located at Nazarbad on Friday. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Nataraj said that he was quitting JD(S) as the leaders had neglected him and added that he would be submitting his resignation to party…
RSS leader joins BJP
April 30, 2017Mysuru, Apr.30- Noted RSS leader of the city Giridhar (Girish) joined the BJP at the party office here yesterday. Giridhar, who is a well-known face in N.R. Constituency, joined the party in the presence of State BJP Backward Classes Morcha President B.J. Puttaswamy. Giridhar, apart from associating with the RSS, had also served in the…
Senior citizens appeal for quota in MUDA sites
April 30, 2017Mysuru: The Senior Citizens Forum, Rajarajeshwarinagar in city, has appealed Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) to announce quota for elderly citizens in the allotment of sites. In a press release, the Association said that a quota for elderly citizens already exists in Karnataka Housing Board, Bengaluru and the same be followed by MUDA too in…
Talk on Mental Health at Elders Council
April 30, 2017Mysuru: Elder Citizens Council, Jayalakshmipuram, in association with Vismaya Publication, Mysuru, has arranged a lecture on “Mental Health and Depression” at its Saraswathi Bhavan on Monday (May 1) at 10.30 am by well-known Psychiatrist Dr.C.R. Chandrashekar, Retired Professor of NIMHANS. Ramachandre Gowda, President of the Council, will preside. Profile: Dr. Chandrashekar was born to Jeweller B.M….
Intermittent power outages in Mysuru tomorrow
April 30, 2017Mandya: Due to maintenance of 220 KV Bastipura-Kadakola transmission lines, there will be intermittent power outages in all the areas of Mysuru and Chamarajanagar districts on Monday (May 1) between 10 am and 5 pm, according to a press release from CESC.
Applications invited for DCF and Forest Guards posts
April 30, 2017Mysuru: The Department of Forest, Government of Karnataka, has invited applications for the post of Deputy Conservator of Forest (DCF) and Forest Guards. Those applying for DCF must have studied B.Sc (Forestry) or with any two of the following subjects like Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Biology, Geology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Biotechnology as their optional in B.Sc….
Cricket betting: One arrested, Rs. 32.2 lakh seized
April 30, 2017Mysuru: The City Crime Branch (CCB) Police, on Friday, raided a residence in Ashokapuram where cricket betting was going on and arrested a person involved in illegal cricket betting besides seizing Rs. 32.2 lakh cash, four cell phones, LED TV and a currency counting machine from the residence. The arrested has been identified as R.C….
Haystack gutted
April 30, 2017Mysuru: An accidental fire has gutted half of the hay stacked in Dasanakoppal on Bogadi Road here last night. It is reported that one Govindappa had stored two tractor loads of hay at a vacant space near his residence. On Saturday at about 7 pm when he was watching television, the haystack caught fire. Villagers,…
Three seriously injured as Innova rams into bikes
April 30, 2017Mysuru: Three persons sustained serious injuries when the driver of a Innova vehicle lost control and rammed into them near Akashavani in Yadavagiri here last night. The injured persons have been identified as S.K. Chandrashekar, a native of Somanathanahalli, Hassan district, who is presently residing in Hebbal here, his brother Anand and 18-year-old Suraj, a…
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