Mysuru: Kautilya First Grade College, run by Sapient Education Trust, is organising a half-day workshop for students with Science background who are aspiring to take up B.Com or B.B.A. for graduation on May 15 at the college premises in Vijayanagar from 2.30pm to 5pm. For details, contact Ph: 0821-4271222 or Mobile: 7022767773, according to a…
Thief arrested for breaking into timber shop
May 14, 2017Mandya: Mandya Central Police have registered a case against a person for breaking into a timber shop and trying to steal electrical tools from the shop on Saturday. The accused has been identified as Mahadevaswamy, a resident of AJ Block at N.R. Mohalla in Mysuru. It is reported that Mahadevaswamy, who broke into ABC Timber…
Unidentified person dies in hospital
May 14, 2017Mysuru: An unidentified person, who was found lying due to starvation or illness and admitted to K.R. Hospital for treatment on Apr. 28 by the Lashkar Police, breathed his last in the hospital on May 11 at about 6 am. The unidentified person, who is about 45 years, is 5.5 ft. tall, lean built, round…
Free Karate training camp at K.R.Nagar from May 15
May 14, 2017Poster of the camp released Mysuru: Negilayogi Samaja Seva Trust, District Police and Indian Martial Arts Training and Research Academy together have organised a free karate training camp for men and women at the Government Employees Association premises in K.R. Nagar from May 15. Disclosing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here recently,…
Petrol Bunks closed tomorrow
May 13, 2017Mysuru: Petrol bunks across nearly 13 States in the country will be closed every Sunday starting tomorrow in protest against the oil companies ‘failing to fulfil the demands of Petroleum dealers.’ Speaking to Star of Mysore, here this morning, Shashikala Nagaraj, President of Federation of Mysore Petroleum Traders, said that all bunks in the city…
Rs. 7.5 crore ATM cash theft: Special Police team in Mysuru to nab accused
May 13, 2017Mysuru: A special investigation team has spread a dragnet in Mysuru district to nab the four persons who made away with Rs. 7.5 crore ATM cash that was supposed to be carried to Bengaluru from Mangaluru. In a case that reminds of an incident that occurred in November 2016 when ATM vehicle driver in Bengaluru…
Mysore Palace to get facelift
May 13, 2017Mysuru: The entry to Statue of Liberty in New York costs $21, while the entry to the equally if not more famous, the Mysore Palace, used to cost Rs. 200 for foreigners and Rs. 40 for Indians. Since, there were lot of complaints from the foreigners about this discrimination, a uniform entry fee of Rs….
SSLC results: Pass percentage dips to a 7-year low
May 13, 2017Bengaluru: Academic results took a downward turn this year in Karnataka as the number of students in Karnataka clearing both the II PUC and Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) or Class 10 examinations came down when compared to last year. Of the 8,56,286 candidates who appeared for the SSLC exams, 5,81,134 passed, recording a pass…
Beneficiaries take part in Jana-Mana programme
May 13, 2017Mysuru: Around 1,000 beneficiaries of various welfare schemes announced by the State Government took part in the ‘Jana Mana’ programme organised by District Administration at Kalamandira this morning. Inaugurating the programme, District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa said that ‘Jana-Mana’ was a unique event which was a test for an elected government. “The Siddharamaiah-led government,…
New passenger-friendly facilities in KSRTC: Water bottles, newspapers, fast tag introduced
May 13, 2017Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) moving with the times has decided to give value for money to the passengers by introducing and reintroducing a few people-friendly facilities in its luxury fleet of buses. There were complaints about withdrawing bottled water given freely to the passengers. As a first step, KSRTC Chairman Gopal…















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