Mysore/Mysuru: To ease traffic congestion at Circles and junctions in the city, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is undertaking Circle development and junction improvement projects in collaboration with the PWD and the City Police. According to MCC Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy, work is currently underway at five locations: Al-Badr Circle in Udayagiri, Gayathripuram Church Circle,…
NDRF team to Kodagu in June first week: DC
May 25, 2023Madikeri: A team from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is set to arrive in Kodagu in the first week of June, said Kodagu Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. B.C. Satish during a press briefing in Madikeri. “Till now, the NDRF team was accommodated at Maithri, Police Community Bhavan in Madikeri. This year, they will be…
Government Schools in district to re-open from May 31
May 25, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: After over a month of summer holidays, all Government Schools in the district will re-open for the new academic year (2023-24) on May 31. DDPI Ramachandraraje Urs said that Government Schools have been asked to make preparations on May 29 for the re-opening. Head Masters have been directed to take precautionary measures in the…
2021 Chamarajanagar oxygen tragedy
May 24, 2023Rahul Gandhi, Siddharamaiah, D.K. Shivakumar had promised Government jobs to dependents of 36 deceased By Siddalingaswamy Chamarajanagar: With Congress storming back to power in the State, several families in Chamarajanagar district are eagerly waiting to get a Government job as promised by the grand old party. On the unfortunate day of May 2, 2021, a…
UPSC: Three from Mysuru among toppers
May 24, 2023Davangere’s V. Avinash tops State with 31st rank; Mysuru’s K. Sourabh – 260th rank, M. Pooja – 390th rank and Dr. J. Bhanuprakash – 448th rank Mysore/Mysuru: The results of Civil Services Exams (CSE) conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for the year 2022 have been announced and three candidates from Mysuru have succeeded…
Let us be vocal about local problems faced by Mysureans
May 24, 2023Reading an article titled ‘Is Lalitha Mahal Hotel going Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion way?’ in yesterday’s Star of Mysore written by no less a person than one who is well-qualified and experienced on the subject and a retired Senior Vice-President of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) Mr. N.K.A. Ballal, a resident of Mysuru for many years…
Is Lalitha Mahal Hotel going Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion way?
May 23, 2023By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC When ITDC handed over the property of Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel back to the State Government at the book value after running it successfully for a decade or more, there was a tacit understanding that the said property would be run temporarily for some time and thereafter it…
Depositing Rs. 2,000 currency notes at Banks begins
May 23, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The process of depositing currency notes in the denomination of Rs. 2,000 began at various Banks in the city this morning. This follows the decision of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on May 18, 2023, withdrawing the circulation of Rs. 2,000 currency notes, but continuing to be legal tender, with the time provided till…
The street name for a Shishu Vihara
May 23, 2023By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist In Mysore, one comes across streets bearing names of prominent institutions which are on that stretch. One such road, which marks a kindergarten school, is the ‘Gopalaswamy Shishu Vihara Rasthe’. It is in Lakshmipuram, near Nanjumalige Circle, on the southern side of the petrol bunk opposite Christ the King Convent…
Heavy rains and gusty wind claim three lives in Mysuru
May 22, 2023Trees, electric poles come crashing down; Cattle electrocuted Mysore/Mysuru: Heavy rains accompanied by gusty wind, thunder and lightning, that lashed the district including the city last evening has claimed three lives. While two persons were killed when lightning struck them, another person was electrocuted after stepping on a live power line which had snapped and…
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