Mysuru: A meeting will be held on May 26 to take stock of Kannada implementation at government offices and to assess the plight of employees at CFTRI. The meeting will be held at Kalamandira at 11 am. Writer Prof. K.S. Bhagawan will inaugurate. Prof. Maheshchandraguru and Dalit leader K.S. Shivaramu will pay floral tributes to…
Power disruption tomorrow
May 25, 2017Mysuru: Owing to emergency maintenance work, power supply will be disrupted tomorrow in the following areas from 10 am to 4 pm: Ramavilas Road, Lakshmi Vilas Road, Devaraja Urs Road, Narayana Shastry Road, Shivarampet, behind MCC, JLB Road, Ramaswamy Circle and surrounding areas. From 10 am to 6 pm: Nadanahalli, Vasanthanagar, Prakriti Layout and surrounding…
Housewife commits suicide
May 25, 2017Mysuru: Depressed over husband deserting her, a housewife committed suicide by hanging self at her residence in Gandhinagar here on Tuesday Night. The deceased has been identified as Nethra Asiya (24), wife of Asiya. Nethra, who had married Asiya about four years ago, had changed her name to Nethra Asiya. After two years of her…
MCC gears up to tackle rain woes
May 24, 2017Mysuru City Corporation 24×7 Helpline: 1913, 2418800, 2418816, 2431112, 2440890, 2440891 Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is all set to tackle any rain-related emergencies during monsoon that is expected to hit the city in June. A new control room has been set up opposite Election Branch in the main building that will operate round-the-…
Vishwa Manava Express receives good response
May 24, 2017Mysuru: The first run of the Vishwa Manava Express from Mysuru to Hubballi (via Bengaluru) that was flagged of yesterday received good response this morning. The train started its journey from Mysuru at 6.15 am, reached Bengaluru at 9.10 am and proceeded towards Hubballi. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Railway officials said that the response…
Controversial Godman Chandraswami dies
May 24, 2017New Delhi: Controversial Godman Chandraswami died yesterday after suffering a stroke. Doctors at the Apollo Hospital said the 66-year-old’s condition deteriorated despite their best efforts. Spiritual leader Jagadacharya Chandraswami had been ailing for some time. He recently suffered a stroke and later developed multi-organ failure. Chandraswami shot to fame for his purported skills in astrology…
Subsidised canteen facility to Policemen from May 26
May 24, 2017Mysuru: After the resounding success of “Cops Cafe” introduced by Ravi D. Channannavar when he was the Superintendent of Police (SP) in Shivamogga, the officer is all set to introduce similar facility in Mysuru where he is the SP now. In Mysuru, the Police-friendly canteen will be called “Aarakshaka Kalpavruksha” that will provide quality and…
Police Janaspandana every Thursday at 3 pm
May 24, 2017Mysuru: The District Police will organise ‘Janaspandana’ programme every week on Thursday at 3 pm for the public to air their grievances. The programme will be organised at the office of the Superintendent of Police at Nazarbad. According to Superintendent of Police Ravi D. Channannavar, the ‘Janaspandana’ programme will be a first-of-its kind initiative by…
Nomad couple gets BPL card:Doctors perform angioplasty on Hindar Raj
May 24, 2017Mysuru: The nomad couple from Pakshirajapura in Hunsur, who were denied free treatment at Jayadeva Hospital here as their BPL card was suspended because it was not linked to Aadhaar card, finally availed free treatment at the hospital and the man underwent successful angioplasty surgery yesterday. The nomad couple is identified as 55-year-old Mallika and…
Illegal sand mining: Tractor owner, driver sentenced to 18 months imprisonment
May 24, 2017Rs. 40,000 penalty imposed Mysuru: The Principal District and Sessions Court Judge has sentenced a tractor owner and the driver to 18 months imprisonment and has also imposed a fine of Rs. 40,000 each for illegal sand mining. While the owner of the tractor has been identified as Jayashankar of Belavadi village in the taluk,…















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