Mysuru: With garbage being piled up, blocked drains, rain water getting stagnant on roads as most of the storm water drains are clogged, Mysuru city, which is known as the ‘Heritage City’ is slowly turning into a ‘Dirty City.’ If one takes the footpath from the Varaha Gate of Mysore Palace towards Dasara Exhibition Ground,…
Five-year-old killed by stepfather
May 29, 2017Mandya: A five-year-old boy was killed after his stepfather allegedly slapped near his temple region to make him stop crying. The deceased boy has been identified as Zameer Pasha, while the stepfather has been identified as Imran Khan, residing near a Samudaya Bhavan in K.R. Pet. It is reported that Imran Khan, who fell in…
Owner prevents tenants from keeping dead body in front of house
May 29, 2017Mysuru: An inhuman act by the owner of a house preventing a tenant from keeping the dead body of his son in front of the house for the relatives to pay their last respects has been reported from Muneshwara Nagar in Kanakagiri here on Saturday. It is reported that one Veerabhadrappa had taken a house…
Youth murdered: Accused arrested within hours
May 29, 2017Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police have cracked the murder of one Jayaramu, who was murdered on Saturday night, by arresting three persons within hours of the crime. The arrested persons have been identified as 27-year-old Anil of Hootagalli, 25-year-old Mahesh of Koorgalli and 20-year-old Satish of Vidyaranyapuram. The three accused had murdered Jayaramu, who was working in…
‘…Those little dew-lit moments’: Teen poetess Samhita Dinesh’s collection of poems released
May 29, 2017Mysuru:‘…Those little dew-lit moments,’ a collection of poems authored by young poet Samhita Dinesh, was released by Star of Mysore Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy at a programme organised at Maneyangala in Kalamandira premises here yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, K.B. Ganapathy said that he could not say how the book would be received by the public,…
Akrama-Sakrama deadline to be extended in rural areas
May 29, 2017Bagalkot: Beneficiaries in rural areas will now be given a period of three months to get Title Deeds under Akrama-Sakrama scheme. Announcing this at a progress review meeting of Revenue Department here yesterday, Revenue Minister Kagodu Thimmappa said that the deadline to get Title Deeds expired on February 27. But most of the villagers have…
Heavy loss as rain breaches tank in Gundlupet
May 29, 2017Gundlupet: The Vijayapura Doddakere tank bund in the taluk breached following heavy rains and the water gushed out, resulting in crops being destroyed. The Vijayapura tank was filled to the brim with heavy rain. Suddenly, the tank bund cracked open and water poured out into the low-lying areas. As a result, hundreds of acres of…
Ten works of different authors released
May 29, 2017Mysuru: As part of the 32nd anniversary of Gramantara Buddhijeevigala Balaga, ten works of different writers were released at a programme organised at JSS Rajendra Bhavan here yesterday. The works released were: Dr. Bherya Ramkumar’s ‘Vishwakavi Kuvempu-113,’ Dr. G.D. Joshi’s ‘Kannadada Kanmanigalu’ and ‘Kalpana Rajyadalli,’ Sashikala Manohar’s ‘Baadida Sumagalu,’ Shiva Ratnananda’s ‘Yarannu Dooshisali,’ J. Krishna…
Permanent augmentation of Hubballi-Varanasi Weekly Express
May 29, 2017Mysuru: Railways have decided to permanently augment with one AC-3 tier coach for the Train No. 17323 Hubballi-Varanasi Weekly Express with effect from June 2, 2017 and 17323 Varanasi-Hubballi Weekly Express with effect from June 4, 2017. The train No. 17323/17324 Hubballi-Varanasi-Hubballi Weekly Express will have the revised composition of One AC 2-tier coach,…
District Minister inspects ongoing development works in city
May 29, 2017Mysuru: Amidst complaints about the unsatisfactory progress of development works being taken up in and around the city, PWD and District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa today went on a inspection spree, visiting the sites of ongoing works. Dr. Mahadevappa first visited the site on KRS road in Metagalli, where the 350-beds Mysuru unit of…















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