Mysuru: The entrance test for admission to Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala in city for students selected by the Social Welfare Department will take place at 10 am on April 20. The entrance test is only for SC/ST boy students who are seeking admission to 8th standard (2018-19) in the prestigious school. The application forms are available…
Wild elephant tramples Nagarahole Conservator of Forests to death
March 3, 2018Mysuru: Conservator of Forests and Director, Nagarahole National Park Manikantan has been trampled to death by a wild elephant. The incident occurred near Balle Range this afternoon. Reports reaching Star of Mysore say that the incident occurred at around 12.30 pm today when a group of Forest Department officers went to inspect a forest fire…
JOB MELA: Over 4,000 job aspirants attend
March 3, 2018Mysuru: More than 4,000 job aspirants attended the three-day Divisional-level Mega Udyoga and Skill Mela that began at the Maharaja’s College Grounds this morning. Thousands more are expected to attend the Mela which will conclude on Mar. 5. The Mela is being organised jointly by the District Administration, Labour Department, Employment and Training Department and…
BJP leads in Tripura, Congress races ahead in Meghalaya
March 3, 2018New Delhi: BJP has made significant gains in the Assembly election results in three North Eastern States — Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura — where the counting of votes began at 8 am today amidst tight security. The full results of the high-stakes Assembly elections in the three States will be known later today. So far…
No bail for Nalapad Haris, son of Congress MLA, in assault case
March 3, 2018Bengaluru: The bail plea of Mohammed Haris Nalapad, son of Shanthinagar Congress MLA N.A. Haris, was rejected by a Court in Bengaluru yesterday. 24-year-old Mohammad Nalapad, accused of severely thrashing a man at an upscale restaurant in Bengaluru, is charged with attempt to murder and has been in jail since last week when he surrendered…
Gauri Lankesh Murder Case: Man from Maddur taken into custody
March 3, 2018Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh has taken Naveen Kumar alias Hotte Manja, 37, hailing from Maddur near Mandya into custody for questioning yesterday evening.Naveen is the first person to be taken into custody, suspected to have direct links to the Gauri murder case, but Police claimed that…
Ailing Nanjangud Temple elephant shifted to Kolar
March 3, 2018Nanjangud: The Forest Department authorities yesterday moved 36-year-old Gowri, the injured elephant at Sri Kanteshwaraswamy Temple in Nanjangud to the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in Kolar. Gowri, has been suffering for the past few months and the Forest Department authorities had warned the temple authorities of legal action if they failed to take care…
Electoral rolls published
March 3, 2018Mysuru: With Assembly polls round the corner, the District Administration yesterday published the revised voters list of all Assembly constituencies in the district. Speaking to press persons at his office, Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep said the latest revised electoral rolls of the district has been published as per the directive of the Election Commission. Pointing…
Govt. Hospitals’ Contract Nurses seek better pay, stage protest
March 3, 2018Mysuru: Seeking better pay and job security, Nurses working on a contract basis at K.R. Hospital, Cheluvamba Hospital and PKTB Sanatorium, staged a protest in front of the DC’s office here on Thursday and Friday. It is learnt that the Nurses would continue their protest on Monday after seeking permission to stage protest in MMC&RI…
Book cases on unauthorised homestays, says Tourism Secretary
March 3, 2018Madikeri: With complaints pouring in on illegal homestays, Tourism Department Secretary Anil Kumar has asked the officials of the concerned Department to register cases against people running such illegal homestays. He was speaking at a progress review meeting of Tourism Department held yesterday at the Deputy Commissioner’s office here. Anil Kumar asked the Department officials…















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