An incident of gold jewellery weighing about 80 grams and worth Rs. 2.4 lakh being stolen when the family members were in the house has been reported at Nazarbad in city yesterday morning. The incident took place in the house of one Vikas (Vinay), a resident of Durga Devi Temple Street in Nazarbad here and…
ACB traps DDPI Mysuru Office staffer
March 1, 2017A gazetted assistant attached to the DDPI office was trapped by ACB (Anti-Corruption Bureau) officials at his office on D. Subbaiah Road yesterday while accepting bribe from the son of a deceased teacher for putting up a file related to a job application. Siddalingappa, 59, is the trapped gazetted assistant. Chetan, 26, had submitted an…
Congress suffers setback as JD(S) candidate wins APMC top post
March 1, 2017The ruling Congress suffered yet another jolt in the Chief Minister’s home district, with the JD(S) candidate winning the Mysuru taluk APMC President’s post in the election held yesterday. JD(S) candidate Mavinahalli S. Siddegowda, who was elected from Jayapura seat bagged the President post, while Bandipalya Basavaraju of the Congress was elected Vice-President. Mavinahalli Siddegowda…
SOM Sub-Editor RNN passes away
March 1, 2017R.N. Nanjundaswamy (RNN), Sub-Editor at Star of Mysore and a resident of Ramakrishnanagar K-Block, passed away yesterday following cardiac arrest. He was 63. He leaves behind wife Saroja, son R.N. Pramod, three brothers, a sister and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at the foot of Chamundi Hill this morning. Condoled:…
State-level cultural prog. for visually-challenged
March 1, 2017Divya Jyothi Charitable Trust has been organising cultural events every year to provide an opportunity to differently-abled children and youth to exhibit their talents. This year, the Trust is organising a State-level cultural programme on Mar. 5. Over 100 visually-impaired persons are expected to participate. Competitions will be held in the following categories: • Patriotic…
NCC Mysuru Group honours Republic Day Cadets
March 1, 2017A felicitation ceremony for those cadets who took part in the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi was arranged by NCC Group Headquarters, Mysuru, recently at Junior BA Hall, Yuvaraja’s Degree College. The programme, presided over by Col. M.K. Belliappa, Group Commander of NCC Group Headquarters, was attended by officers and staff involved in the…
MYRA receives 2017 Best Education Brands Award
March 1, 2017MYRA School of Business, Yelwal, is the recipient of “The Economic Times Best Education Brands-2017” award and recognition along with other top institutions such as IIMA, IIM Indore, IIT Delhi, ISB, SP Jain and VIT. The awards night and the panel discussion took place on Feb. 24 at Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi. Dr. Shalini…
CII holds session on Make in India, global growth
March 1, 2017Kamal Bali, MD, Volvo India said that India is at the cusp of a major transformation and technology is driving the country towards digitalisation. He was speaking at a session on “Make in India: The Engine of Global Growth” organised by CII Mysuru at Hotel Radisson Blu in city recently. Bali said that India,…
Organisations stage protests in city
March 1, 2017Various organisations including the BJP and DSS staged separate protests in front of the DC’s office here this morning. BJP: Accusing the Communist Government in Kerala of perpetrating relentless attacks on RSS and other Sangh Parivar outfits, nearly 300 activists of the city BJP unit staged a massive demonstration in front of DC’s office here…
Former Marimallappa PU Principal no more
March 1, 2017D.M. Subbaiah (82), former Principal, Marimallappa PU College, passed away at his native village Dasanur in Nanjangud taluk at 4.15 am today. He leaves behind wife Kamalamma, sons Kumar and Prakash, daughter Asha, grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at his native this afternoon, according to family sources.
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