Mysuru: “DRM Labs have been established to provide all diagnostic tests at 65% lesser than market rate to help the poor,” said ‘I Serve Nation’ President and BJP City President Dr. B.H. Manjunath. Disclosing this at a press meet at a hotel in city yesterday, he said that it was proposed to open seven DRM…
Farmer electrocuted
December 23, 2017Periyapatna: In a tragic incident, a farmer died on the spot after he stepped on a live power wire at his farm in Aiylapura village in the taluk here this morning. The deceased farmer has been identified as Harish (23), of Aiylapura village. Periyapatna Police, who rushed to the spot, conducted mahazar and shifted the…
Chain snatched at Siddarthanagar
December 23, 2017Mysuru: Bike borne miscreants have snatched a gold chain from a woman who was talking with her friend at Siddarthanagar here yesterday afternoon. The woman who lost her gold chain has been identified as Bhuvaneshwari, wife of a KSRP Constable. Bhuvaneshwari was talking with her friend on Ahimsa Marga in Siddarthanagar, when a bike borne…
Ahead of Christmas & New Year: Hotels, foreigners, PGs on Police radar
December 22, 2017Mysuru: All lodges, hotels, guest houses, home stays and furnished apartments in the city have to mandatorily file particulars of their foreign guests and visitors by submitting ‘C’ Form to comply with legal requirements. Details like the foreigner’s passport number, purpose of visit, phone number, VISA details and the date of departure have to be…
Mysore Palace Flower Show beckons winter tourists
December 22, 2017Mysuru: The Annual Flower Show organised by the Mysore Palace Board to coincide with the Mysuru Winter Festival will begin from tomorrow (Dec.23) and end on Jan.1, 2018. Nearly 3.5 lakh flowers will be used to decorate some of the interesting structures coming up at the sprawling grounds of the Palace. Speaking to Star of…
Mysuru Citizens Beware! Lest you pay hefty fines for littering public places
December 22, 2017Mysuru: The callous and careless dumping of garbage in public places will hopefully be a thing of the past as the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has decided to crack the whip by imposing hefty fines on the public. As part of the Swachh Survekshan, the MCC, trying to regain the top spot in the country…
Forensic Fair: Bringing crime and investigation closer to people
December 22, 2017Mysuru: There are some old and time-tested sayings like ‘Crime never pays’, ‘Every criminal leaves a clue’ and ‘There is no perfect crime’. What made wise men to come up with such sayings is, of course, Forensic Science and its various branches which help Policemen to crack criminal cases. Crime, its various forms and the…
Ravi Belagere gets bail; Sunil Heggaravalli to move High Court
December 22, 2017Bengaluru: Journalist and editor of Kannada weekly tabloid ‘Hai Bangalore’ Ravi Belagere, who was arrested on charges of giving Supari (contract) to a sharp shooter to kill his employee Sunil Heggaravalli, has been granted bail by the 65th City Civil and Sessions Court yesterday. Madhusudhan, the Magistrate, who had reserved the order on the bail…
Rapist to spend 14 years behind bars
December 22, 2017Mysuru: Initially, this rapist denied that it was his child but circumstances and fear of being imprisoned forced him to accept that he was the child’s father. He literally begged before the judge to spare him as he has to ‘take care of his child’. But the judge was unmoved and sentenced him to 14…
ID cards for all Government staff by Dec. 31
December 22, 2017Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep suggested that all government officials should carry an identity card and asked his officers to implement the idea before Dec. 31. Addressing a meeting of the Revenue Department officers here yesterday at the DC office, he said that there were lot of complaints from people as they found it difficult…















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