Mysuru: When the City Police chased and intercepted a car for traffic violations and over-speeding yesterday, they were in for a surprise as they recovered banned Marijuana (ganja) inside the vehicle and also found that the occupants of the car had smoked the weed. The youths, who were under the influence of weed, have been…
Man run over by train
May 16, 2017Mysuru: A 40-year-old man was run over by a train near B.M.Sri Nagar in city yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Kumar, a resident of B.M.Sri Nagar and a native of Hullahalli in Nanjangud. Kumar, who is a labourer, was reportedly walking on the track at about 4.30 pm, when he was run over…
Cricket betting: Three arrested Rs. 8,200 cash, five cellphones seized
May 16, 2017Mysuru: The CCB and Kuvempunagar Police, acting on a tip off, that some people were indulging in cricket betting in a hair cutting saloon on Sai Baba Temple Road in Ramakrishnanagar E&F Block, have arrested three persons and have seized Rs. 8,200 cash, five mobile-phones, a LED TV set and other items from them. The…
Girl killed in road accident
May 16, 2017Hunsur: In a tragic incident, a 9-year-old girl was killed, while 6 others sustained injuries, when the Ape Auto they were travelling, overturned near Devagalli in the taluk on Saturday night. The deceased has been identified as Nandini (9) of Rajaji Colony in Nanjangud. Nandini, along with her other family members, was travelling in the…
Unidentified youth dies after coming under moving train
May 16, 2017Mysuru: An unidentified youth has died after coming under a moving train in city last evening. The youth, said to be about 30 years, came under the wheels of Mysuru-Arasikere Passenger train near Metagalli. Mysuru Railway Police, who rushed to the spot, have shifted the body of the youth to MMC&RI mortuary besides registering a…
CM launches Kaushalya Karnataka Scheme in Bengaluru
May 15, 2017Mysuru/Bengaluru: The ambitious programme of creating one lakh jobs by reaching out to unemployed youths under the “Demand Survey and Enrollment of Unemployed Youth,” as part of Kaushalya Karnataka Scheme, was launched by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah in Bengaluru and all districts in the State, including Mysuru, here this morning. Brand ambassador and actor Puneeth Rajkumar,…
Mad rush for PU admission applications
May 15, 2017Mysuru: With the SSLC results announced on Friday last (May 12), the Pre-University Colleges across the city have been witnessing mad rush for applications. Parents and their wards have been thronging popular colleges across the city to get their hands on the applications. However, with the SSLC results being low compared to previous year, the…
CM lauds work of Suttur Mutt in health, education
May 15, 2017Chamarajanagar: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah yesterday inaugurated the JSS Hospital at Chamarajanagar, established at a cost of Rs. 25 crore. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that the contribution of the Mutts in shoring up medical and educational facilities in the State was immense. Pointing out that the State Government had embarked on setting…
Writer rues lack of historical sense among Veerashaivas
May 15, 2017Mysuru: Expressing regret that Veerashaivas were found lacking in historical knowledge when compared to Brahmin community, writer Maleyur Guruswamy said that any community cannot prosper until it develops historical sense. He was speaking at Basaveshwara Jayanti programme organised by Veerashaiva Sajjana Sangha at Sri Kanti Mallana Kalyana Mantap in Mandi Mohalla here yesterday. Stating that…
MGP to join hands for Green Mysuru Project
May 15, 2017Mysuru: The Environment Committee of Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) at its monthly meeting, in Yadavagiri, here yesterday, decided to focus on greening of Mysuru in association with other organisations. Speaking to Star of Mysore, MGP Secretary Dr. M. Mohandas Shenoy, said that the main objective at the meeting was to take up the issue of…















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