T. Narasipur: In a tragic incident, a journalist was among two persons who were killed on the spot and four others injured, after the person behind the wheels lost control of the car resulting in the car toppling and ramming into the tree near Talkad yesterday. The deceased have been identified as M.G. Rajesh (40),…
Boulder rolls down Chamundi Hill; tragedy averted
October 16, 2017Mysuru: A huge boulder rolled down the Chamundi Hill near the K.R. Mill Guest House, following heavy rains, here yesterday. Luckily, since no vehicle was passing by, a major tragedy was averted. The boulder came loose around 2.30 pm and tumbled down on to the road. Since the vehicular movement was slow at that time…
Two houses burgled: Valuables worth lakhs of rupees stolen
October 16, 2017Mysuru: In separate cases, burglars who broke into two houses, have decamped with gold ornaments and other valuables worth lakhs of rupees in city yesterday. In the first case, burglars who broke into a house of Dr. Chunchaiah in Vijayanagar 4th Stage on Saturday, by forcibly entering through the rear door, have decamped with Rs….
Road straightening work delayed
October 16, 2017Mysuru: The road straightening work near Jaladarshani Guest House, opposite Kalamandira on Hunsur Road, which was to begin today has been postponed. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Executive Engineer T.R. Shivaram told Star of Mysore, here yesterday that since the District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, MP Pratap Simha and other people’s representatives…
46 trees coming in the way of Railway project translocated
October 16, 2017Mysuru: In first-of-its-kind initiative, South Western Railway (SWR) zone, which has jurisdiction over Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Goa, has embarked upon a plan to translocate 46 trees, which otherwise would have been felled to make way for track doubling. Devaragudda is a crossing station at about 369 km from Bengaluru in Bengaluru-Hubballi…
KSOU will not be shut: Siddharamaiah
October 16, 2017Mysuru: The State Government will not shut down Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), said Chief Minister Siddharamaiah here this morning. Speaking to media persons in front of his Ramakrishnanagar residence here, he said that he had written a letter to Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar seeking his intervention in resolving the de-recognition issue. Stating that…
Amendments to Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Act
October 16, 2017MAHAN delegation calls on CM, seeks removal of unscientific rules Mysuru: A delegation of MAHAN, the Mysore Association of Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Diagnostic Centres and Clinic, called on Chief Minister Siddharamaiah at his residence in city this morning and submitted a memorandum urging him to remove unscientific rules imposed on private medical practitioners and hospitals….
National Conference of Paediatric Infectious Diseases held
October 16, 2017Mysuru: The Inaugural Ceremony of the 20th National Conference of Paediatric Infectious Diseases was held at the JSS University premises at Sri Rajendra Auditorium, Shivarathreeshwara Nagar, Mysuru, in the gracious presence of Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji recently. The function was presided by Dr. Ashok Rai, Chairman, Indian Paediatric Academy-Infectious Diseases Chapter (IAP-IDC). The…
Delegation from Thailand’s Thammasat University visits Mysore Varsity
October 16, 2017Mysuru: A delegation from Pridi Banomyong International College, Thammasat University, Thailand, recently visited the International Centre and University of Mysore (UoM) for possible students and faculty exchange programme between the two Universities. Dr. Nitinant Wisaweisuan, Dean, Chol Bunnag, Deputy Dean for Students Affairs and Prof. Jaran Maluleem, Chair of India Studies Programme, met Mysore University…
Chittani Ramachandra Hegde was a complete Yakshagana artiste
October 16, 2017‘Nudi Namana’ offered to late scholar Mysuru: “Chittani Ramachandra Hegde was a complete Yakshagana artiste as he had all the needed qualities of such an artiste,” opined Dr. Bellipadi Satish Rai, President, Bellipadi Yaksha Samskruthika Trust. He was speaking at an event titled ‘Nudi Namana’ organised jointly by Karavali Yakshagana Kendra, Bellipadi Yaksha Samskruthika Trust…















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