Kushalnagar: Acting on a tip-off provided by former President Kudumangalore Gram Panchayat Bogappa, Kushalnagar Rural Police have arrested ten people who were allegedly engaged in a ‘Rice Pulling’ racket. The accused have been identified as Baburaj 29, a Realtor from Nanjangud, K.S. Sunil, 25 of H.D. Kote taluk, M.S. Dileep, 31, of KRS, Satyananda, 28…
Elderly villager’s death: Cauvery Hospital clarifies
December 17, 2017Mysuru: Dr. R. Vaidyanathan, Consultant Intensivist, Cauvery Hospital has clarified that they did their best to save Mooganamane Madaiah who was brutally assaulted by criminals to steal his diamond-and-pearl-studded gold ear studs at Lalithadripura. Reacting to the report “Elderly villager murdered for diamond ear studs” published in Star of Mysore on Dec. 15, where it…
Illegal fishing at Ranganatittu: One among seven persons arrested
December 17, 2017Boatman injured in the operation Srirangapatna: The Forest Department boat patrolling team, which intercepted a boat with seven persons who had illegally entered Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary last night, have managed to arrest one of them. The arrested person has been identified as Jaffer. Meanwhile, Muruga, the boatman of patrolling team, was injured during the nabbing…
Closure of Government Printing Press in Mysuru: HC asks Centre not to hurry
December 17, 2017Bengaluru: High Court Justice A.S. Bopanna has passed an Interim Order asking the Union Government not to hurry the merger or closure of the Government Printing Press in Mysuru. Justice Bopanna passed the order recently after the Government Text Book Press Workers Association filed a petition before the Karnataka High Court, opposing the decision of…
Rape accused dodges judgement day for seventh time
December 17, 2017Special Court issues Proclamation Order against the accused Mysuru: A Special Court in city issued a Proclamation Order against the accused in a minor’s rape case, after he dodged the hearing for the seventh consecutive time yesterday. The Proclamation Order was issued against Mahesh Gowda, the accused in a minor’s rape case who failed to…
Indian Zoos’ Meet from tomorrow
December 17, 2017Mysuru: Mysuru Zoo will be hosting the annual conference of Indian Zoos in collaboration with Central Zoo Authority (CZA), New Delhi, from Dec.18 to 21. Announcing this at a press meet at Mysuru Zoo auditorium here yesterday, Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) Chairperson Mallige Veeresh said that the first two-days (Dec.18 and 19) of the…
Pramati Hillview Academy to offer free PU education for meritorious students
December 17, 2017Mysuru: Pramati Hillview Academy, along with coaching candidates for competitive examinations, has decided to offer free PU education and applications have been invited for the same from eligible meritorious students. Disclosing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here on Friday, Academy Head H.V. Rajeev recalled that the Academy, along with District Administration and…
Melukote puja row: FIR against Bhashyam Swamiji and brothers
December 17, 2017Melukote: Melukote Police have registered an FIR against Prof. Bhashyam Swamiji and his brothers Sheshadri and Srinivasan. The case has been registered following a complaint by Melukote Yoganarasimha Swamy Temple head priest Narayana Bhatta, who has accused the trio for trespassing into the temple, abusing and threatening and snatching away his mobile phone. Bhashyam Swamiji,…
Educate children on rural values: DDPI
December 17, 2017Mysuru: “Teachers have an enormous responsibility of educating children on moral values and enable them to fight against injustice,” opined DDPI Manjula. She was speaking at the prize distribution programme to winners of debate and essay competition on co-operative issues for PUC and high school students, organised jointly by Karnataka State Co-operative Federation and Pramathi…
City Police hold workshop on Foreign Nationals Tracking System
December 17, 2017Mysuru: The City Police had organised a sensitisation workshop for owners of hotels, lodges, apartments, boarding homes, home-stays, Clubs, paying guest accommodations and hostels on the steps to be taken to check the credentials and travel documents of foreign nationals before providing accommodation to them. About 500 people from the aforementioned category participated in the…















Recent Comments