Department of Kannada and Culture intends to identify artistes who have excelled in music, Sugama Sangeetha, dance, instrumental music, drama, Yakshagana and folk art and encourage them during 2017-18. This registration process would encourage artistes to perform in the district. The artistes intending to present a programme should apply with all details before Apr. 28…
Spot cordoned off; Section 144 imposed; scientists to probe
April 17, 2017Mysuru – A team of senior scientists from the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, Bengaluru, specialists from Forensic Science Laboratory in Bengaluru, scientists from CFTRI in Mysuru, officials from the Department of Mines and Geology, Fire Service Department and local Pollution Control Board officials will probe the cause of fire at Shyadanahalli near Belavatha on…
I asked Harshal not to go there but he jumped into the spot, says friend
April 17, 2017Mysuru – “I want to see my friend Harshal and he was very dear to me…Please show me my friend and I want to play with him and please don’t tell me he is dead…” these were the words of a teary-eyed Manoj, Harshal’s friend who is being treated for burn injuries at K.R. Hospital….
Waste dumped from RBI Note Press took Harshal’s life: HDK
April 17, 2017Mangaluru – State JD(S) President and former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy has alleged that the waste dumped by the Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudranalaya at Shyadanahalli near Belavatha caused the death of Harshal. Speaking to reporters in Mangaluru this morning, Kumaraswamy said that the RBI Note Press uses various inks and chemicals to produce currency notes….
BJP will pursue ‘Mission-150’: B.S.Yeddyurappa
April 17, 2017Mysuru – Maintaining that there was no change whatsoever in BJP’s pursuit of ‘Mission-150’ following the party’s defeat in Nanjangud and Gundlupet by-polls, State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa asserted that the Party would win the 2018 Assembly Polls and form the Government in the State. Speaking to press persons here this morning en route to…
Boy walks into vacant plot with loose soil, succumbs to chemical burns
April 17, 2017Mysuru – A 14-year-old boy died of burns sustained in an open field at Shyadanahalli near Belavatha on the city outskirts. The incident occurred on Apr. 13 when the boy got stuck in loose soil at a vacant plot that was used to dump chemicals illegally. The soil had a high concentration of chemicals. The…
District Minister holds drought review meeting
April 17, 2017Mysuru – District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa chaired a drought review meeting at the Deputy Commissioner’s office here this morning. Addressing the meeting, Dr. Mahadevappa said that Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will chair the District KDP (Karnataka Development Project) meeting in the first week of May and asked the officials to be fully prepared for…
KHB sites to beneficiaries through draw of lots
April 17, 2017Mysuru – The Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) distributed a total of 1,675 sites to the beneficiaries at a function held at Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) premises this morning. Speaking to Star of Mysore, KHB AEE Somashekar said that the beneficiaries were selected through draw of lots and were handed over the allotment letter. Today, the…
Mysore Varsity to hold English coaching classes for guest faculties
April 17, 2017Mysuru – To enhance the quality of English teaching among guest faculties of University of Mysore, the University is starting English coaching classes from next month. The University has received complaints from students, especially from foreign students that some of the faculties teach in Kannada and it has become a problem for them to understand…
Rain uproots 2 trees on Valmiki Road and Nazarbad
April 17, 2017Mysuru – Parts of city received good rainfall yesterday, cooling down the soaring temperatures. According to Meteorological Department, temperatures might come down for the next two days as the weather forecast indicates that it will have a partly cloudy sky with a spell of rain or showers. It began raining at around 6.45 pm and…
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