Bengaluru: A specially designed bus that is fully loaded is getting ready for All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Rahul Gandhi to launch his campaign for the forthcoming Assembly elections in the State. The AICC has made this arrangement to attract the voters, as Rahul Gandhi has taken the elections in Karnataka very seriously. “The…
Mysuru, Mandya, Hassan least polluted cities in Karnataka
January 30, 2018New Delhi: Here is some good news for Mysuru city ahead of this year’s Swachh Bharat rankings where it is hoping to reclaim the “Cleanest City in India” tag. Mysuru, Mandya and Hassan are the least polluted cities in Karnataka. A report released by Greenpeace India yesterday said that while Hassan is the least polluted…
Gauri Lankesh’s brother for CBI probe into her murder
January 30, 2018Bengaluru: Murdered journalist Gauri Lankesh’s brother Indrajit Lankesh said yesterday that he would move the Karnataka High Court demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into her death. Unidentified persons shot dead Gauri outside her home in Bengaluru on Sept. 5, 2017. “It has been five months since Gauri’s death,” Indrajit Lankesh told the…
Frequent bandhs: High Court notice to State, Vatal Nagaraj
January 30, 2018Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday ordered notice to the State Government and Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha leader and ex-MLA Vatal Nagaraj in response to a PIL challenging the bandhs called on Jan.25 and Feb.4. A Division Bench, headed by Acting Chief Justice H.G. Ramesh and Justice P.S. Dinesh Kumar, has posted the petition filed…
Hostel contract workers stage protest, demand regularisation
January 30, 2018Mysuru: The contract workers working in various hostels in the city staged a protest yesterday demanding regularisation of their jobs and other demands. The protesters gathered near the Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at the north gate of the Mysore Palace from where they took out a procession that passed through Big Clock Tower, Mahatma Gandhi Circle,…
Four elephants from Bandipur arrive at Mysuru Zoo
January 30, 2018Mysuru: The Mysuru Zoo, which boasts of housing exotic animals and birds, received four elephant calves from Bandipur Reserve Forest on Thursday to be exchanged for a pair of African Rhinos from Singapore Zoo under Animal Exchange Programme. Mysuru Zoo Executive Director C. Ravishankar, speaking to Star of Mysore said that the Zoo received four…
Rally marks World Leprosy Day
January 30, 2018Mysuru: The District Administration, in association with District Health and Family Welfare Department and District Leprosy Eradication Unit, as part of World Leprosy Day, had organised an anti-leprosy awareness rally in city this morning. World Leprosy Day is observed internationally on Jan. 30 to increase public awareness about leprosy, one of the oldest recorded diseases…
Sky-watching session to witness Total Lunar Eclipse tomorrow
January 30, 2018Mysuru: A sky-watching session has been arranged for general public to witness the spasmodic super blood moon, blue moon total lunar eclipse on Jan.31 from 6 pm to 8.30 pm at Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala in Yadavagiri and at Excel Public School in Koorgalli. Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala and Excel Public School have two high-resolution telescopes with…
Say no to liquor, money; vote for development, tells Sulibele
January 30, 2018Mysuru: Yuva Brigade leader and orator Chakravarti Sulibele has called upon the voters to vote for development and not to be influenced by money, gold and liquor. He was delivering a lecture on “Karnataka of my dreams” at Kalamandira yesterday. The lecture was organised by Yuva Brigade. “Politicians, irrespective of party affiliations, will come to…
SSLC preparatory exam postponed
January 30, 2018Mysuru: The first preparatory examination for the 10th standard conducted by the Mysuru District Head Masters and Composite PU College Principals Association scheduled to commence from yesterday has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances and will be held from Feb. 6 to 12 excluding Feb. 11, Sunday being a holiday. The revised time-table is as…















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