Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR) has decided to revise the timings of Train No. 22679/22680, Yesvantpur-Hassan-Yesvantpur Superfast Inter City Daily Express with effect from May 3, 2017 from Yesvantpur end and May 4 from Hassan. Accordingly, Train No. 22679, Yesvantpur-Hassan Superfast departs Yesvantpur at 18:15 hrs. and arrives at Hassan at 21:20 hrs. Enroute, the…
Jamiath-e-Ulema hosts National Integration Conference
May 3, 2017Mysuru: Thousands of Muslim brethren attended the National Integration Conference organised by Jamiath-e-Ulema, Mysuru, at St. Philomena’s College Grounds here on Sunday. Hazrath Moulana Syed Arshad Madni, President, Jamiath-e-Ulema Hind, presided. Abdul Azeez Chand, Secretary, Darul Uloom Siddiqia, welcomed. Moulana Hafiz Arshad Ahmed, General Secretary, Jamiath-e-Ulema, Mysuru Unit, compered. Hazrath Moulana Shabbir Ahmed Rishadi, President,…
Two persons commit suicide in city
May 3, 2017Mysuru: In separate incidents, two persons committed suicide in city. In the first incident, Biliappa (50), a resident of Janata Nagar here and a Pani Puri vendor, committed suicide by hanging self at his house. It is learnt that Biliappa, who was suffering from depression, was not talking properly with any of his family members…
Who is pushing Malavika Avinash for K.R. BJP ticket ?
May 2, 2017Mysuru: Even as the BJP High Command is trying to cool the flaring tempers between BJP State President B.S. Yeddyurappa and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council K.S. Eshwarappa, reports that actor and TV personality Malavika Avinash will be fielded from the Krishnaraja Assembly Constituency in Mysuru for the 2018 elections has created…
POINT BLANK: BJP at large!
May 2, 2017New face for city’s K.R. seat? By K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief In William Shakespeare’s play ‘Hamlet,’ Polonius says at one point “Though this be madness, yet there is method in it.” This precisely seems to be the state of Karnataka BJP which will go to the Assembly polls next year, 2018 to challenge the incumbent Congress…
Dasara Expo Road opened for traffic
May 2, 2017Mysuru: The Dasara Exhibition Road from Jayachamarajendra Circle (Hardinge Circle) to Gun House junction, which was closed for traffic for about three months, following the concrete works of the road taken up by the Public Works Department (PWD), was opened for traffic on Sunday morning, thus easing the traffic density in the heart of the…
Belavatha Mystery Fire: No chemicals found at fire site
May 2, 2017Mysuru: The Technical Committee constituted by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to probe the recent fire that was reported on a private land at Shyadanahalli in Belavatha — after 14-year-old Harshal died of burns and one more boy Manoj suffered serious injuries — has submitted its interim report to Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep….
Long weekend rush: City records more than 2.5 lakh tourist footfalls
May 2, 2017Mysuru: While Mysuru city witnessed huge tourist inflow during the long weekend, most of the tourists struggled to find rooms with the lodges being fully booked from Apr. 29 to May 1. Apart from the hotel industry, which witnessed a good business during the long weekend holidays, tourist places in city especially the Mysuru Zoo,…
Granting Officer to Mysuru Passport Office soon: MP
May 2, 2017Mysuru: The Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) located in Metagalli will get a Granting Officer within three months, said MP Pratap Simha here this morning. The Mysuru-Kodagu MP visited POPSK this morning following a news item titled ‘Mysuru Passport Office is just a dispatch centre!’ published in Star of Mysore on Sunday last (Apr….
CET begins at 20 Centres in city
May 2, 2017Mysuru: The Common Entrance Test (CET), the gate way to professional courses, conducted by Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) commenced this morning at 20 centres in city. Totally 10,032 students are appearing for the Test. Today’s test featured Biology from 10.30 am to 11.50 am and Mathematics from 2.30 pm to 3.50 pm. Tomorrow it will…














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