Mysuru: Ganabharathi has organised a vocal concert by Vidu. Kalavathi Avadhoot on June 30 at 6 pm. She will be accompanied by Vidu. H.M. Smitha on violin, Vid. B.C. Manjunath on mridanga and Vid. Karthik on kanjira at the concert. Artiste’s profile Vidu. Kalavathi hails from a family of musicians. Being the daughter of the…
Rotary Midtown Installation
June 29, 2017Mysuru:Rtn. Narendra Babu, Philanthropist and Chairman of Shri Murgan Medical Group, Mysuru, will take over as the President of Rotary Mysore Midtown at a ceremony to be held on July 5 at Radisson Blu here at 6.30 pm. Rtn.Naveen Chandra, Director of Silicon Controls Private Limited, will take charge as Hon. Secretary of the Club…
Unidentified body found
June 29, 2017Mysuru: The Railway Police have found a body of an unidentified person aged about 60 years on June 28. The unidentified person is 5.5 ft. tall, normal built, oily-red complexion, oval-faced and was wearing a khaki coloured sweater and grey coloured pant. The Railway Police, who have registered a case of unnatural death, have shifted…
Ashada Friday: Chamundi Hill spruced up
June 28, 2017Mysuru: The iconic Chamundi Hill was spruced up ahead of the auspicious first Ashada Friday on June 30, as city’s Pragnavanta Nagarika Vedike launched whitewashing of mantapas around the footsteps of the Hill, this morning. Taking note of graffiti on the walls of the mantapas, the Vedike launched whitewashing of the 18 mantapas around the…
POINT BLANK: Vandalising iconic public sculptures, buildings etc.
June 28, 2017By K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief Yesterday, Star of Mysore had published a letter in its Voice of the Reader column from a city tax-payer, with a sense of beauty and aesthetics, about the disfigurement of newly-constructed uniquely beautiful Elephant Circle by pasting posters on its pedestal (see pic). This morning while I was driving by the…
Four wild elephants electrocuted at Kannangala village in Kodagu
June 28, 2017Siddapur (Kodagu): Four wild elephants, all of them female, were electrocuted after they came in contact with live power cables passing through a private estate at Ammathi Vontiangadi village in Virajpet taluk of Kodagu district yesterday. The elephants included a calf and the incident took place at Kannangala Gram Panchayat near Siddapur. The incident occurred…
Belagere, Anil Raj move HC
June 28, 2017Bengaluru: Ravi Belagere and Anil Raj, Editors of Hai Bangalore and Yelahanka Voice respectively, yesterday moved the High Court (HC), questioning the legality of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly’s resolution of imposing one-year prison sentence and imposing Rs. 10,000 fine on them based on the recommendation of a Committee on Privileges for publishing “defamatory and false”…
Suspected dengue fever claims two lives in Mysuru, Ch’nagar
June 28, 2017Mysuru: Two kids have died of suspected dengue fever in Mysuru and Chamarajanagar. Jaishnavi (7), daughter of Prakash, a resident of Gayatripuram 2nd Stage in Mysuru, who was undergoing treatment at a private hospital here for suspected dengue fever since three days, passed away at the hospital after failing to respond to the treatment. It…
Cases of Fever on the Rise: Shortage of beds hits city hospitals
June 28, 2017Mysuru: There is a sense of panic among Mysureans ever since dengue outbreak has been reported. Adding to their fear is the dramatic increase in the number of dengue positive cases and reports of fever-related deaths. And the direct impact of this fear is being felt at city hospitals that are full with patients literally…
After stents, govt. mulls price cap for four more devices
June 28, 2017New Delhi: More medical devices, including orthopaedic implants and catheters, may soon come under price control. The Union Health Ministry and the Drug Pricing Authority have started deliberations in this direction. Around four critical devices, apart from cardiac stents, which is already under price control, are likely to be brought under the National List of…















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