GST Migration Centre opens at MIA Mysuru: Mysore Industries Association (MIA) had organised an awareness programme on Goods and Services Tax (GST) at its premises in Metagalli here yesterday. Inaugurating the programme, MLA and MIA President Vasu said that GST was being introduced for the first time after Independence and a lot of awareness programmes…
Assault case: KSHRC for action against former Mysuru SP
June 29, 2017Mysuru: The Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) has recommended Department disciplinary action against Abhinav Khare, who was the Mysuru Superintendent of Police, for allegedly assaulting one person from the city. The case dates back to March 2015 where a case of assault was booked against Khare at Nazarbad Police Station based on a complaint…
SWR to run one-way Weekly MEMU Special
June 29, 2017Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR) has decided running of Train No. 06513 Bangarapet – Marikuppam one-way weekly MEMU special and Train No. 06512 Marikuppam -Banaswadi one way weekly MEMU special on every Sunday with effect from July 2 until further advise. Train No. 06513 Bangarapet – Marikuppam one-way weekly MEMU special will depart Bangarapet on…
Vice Presidential election on Aug. 5
June 29, 2017New Delhi: The Election Commission of India announced that the polls for the office of Vice-President of India will be held on Aug. 5 and the results will be announced on the same day. Addressing mediapersons, Chief Election Commissioner of India Naseem Zaidi said the last date for filing nominations is July 18.
Music concert at Ganabharathi by Vidu. Kalavathi Avadhoot
June 29, 2017Mysuru: 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…












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