Mysuru: Being burdened by all kinds of transaction charges including the ones on ATM cards by the banks following instructions from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India Post is coming to the rescue of the hapless customers. It is very easy to open accounts in Post Offices now and all one needs is just…
One more pelican falls sick at Kukkarahalli Lake, sent to Bengaluru Lab for test
December 17, 2017Mysuru: Even as the samples collected from the dead pelicans at Kukkarahalli Lake in city and Kokkare Bellur in Mandya district tested negative for avian influenza and found that it was due to acute parasitic infection, another pelican has fallen ill in Mysuru on Dec.13 and it has been sent to Institute of Animal Health…
Art show on ‘Rituals of Birth & Death’
December 17, 2017Mysuru: The art show titled ‘Rituals of Birth and Death’ which has been organised below Badsha’s Pride, #11, Nelson Mandela Road, Bannimantap, began last evening. The art expo that has paintings, installation arts and images that establishes a connect with the rituals of birth and death and involves intellectual thinking of how the tradition and…
Gujarat poll results tomorrow: BJP members climb Chamundi Hill, offer prayers
December 17, 2017Mysuru: With the counting of votes cast in Gujarat Assembly election to begin tomorrow, about 50 members of City BJP Wing climbed Chamundi Hill this morning and offered puja to Goddess Chamuneshwari at the temple atop the Hill for BJP to emerge victorious. The climb was launched by City BJP President Dr. B.H. Manjunath. He…
Dalai Lama to visit five monasteries in Bylakuppe
December 17, 2017Mysuru: Tibetan Spiritual Leader and Nobel Laureate Dalai Lama will be visiting five monasteries in the Tibetan Settlements at Bylakuppe from Dec. 18 to Dec. 23. He will arrive at Mysore Airport from Hubballi tomorrow and then drive to Bylakuppe where he will be accorded a traditional welcome in Sera Lachi Monastery. On Dec. 19,…
Kushalnagar Police arrest ten-member of ‘Rice Pulling’ racket
December 17, 2017Kushalnagar: 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…















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