Mysore/Mysuru: The counting of votes of Lok Sabha election is scheduled to take place on June 4 at Maharani’s College of Commerce and Management for Women on Valmiki Road at Paduvarahalli in city. In view of this, the City Police have issued a notification stating that vehicular movement on all roads around the counting centre…
New Delhi: After a marathon Lok Sabha election 2024, spread over six weeks, the second longest general election since 1951-52, a big win for the ruling BJP-led NDA has been predicted by twelve exit polls. The BJP and its allies are expected to breach the 300-seat mark once again, with major gains in the southern…
Petition filed in High Court seeking revocation of liquor ban on weekend Mysore/Mysuru: The sale of liquor will be prohibited in the Mysuru district for five days in the first week of June due to the Lok Sabha Elections’ result day and the State Legislative Council Elections. Six members will be elected to the Legislative…
Rs. 187 crore scam in Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd. Mysore/Mysuru: BJP OBC Morcha State President R. Raghu Kautilya has demanded that the Congress State Government immediately issue a white paper on the financial status of various Corporations and Boards following a massive scam in which Rs. 187 crore was misappropriated in Karnataka Maharshi…
It’s a magical time in Karnataka again. We’re talking about ‘black magic.’ Our Chief Minister Siddaramaiah may have passed a watered-down Anti-Superstition Bill. Maybe he should try again for a more implementable one, for his Deputy says it’s threatening their Government. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar stated on Thursday that political opponents are performing black…
Women Police were led by IPS Officers Suman D. Pennekar and Mysuru SP Seema Latkar Bengaluru: In a strategic move to send a subtle message, a team of Women Police personnel, led by women IPS Officers, executed the arrest warrant against Prajwal Revanna in the sexual assault cases. On his arrival from Munich to Bengaluru,…
Mysore/Mysuru: Sculptor Arun Yogiraj of the city, whose deft hands crafted Balak Ram idol installed at Ayodhya Sri Ram Mandir, has created yet another idol to marvel at, in the form of Nandi, the vehicle of Lord Shiva in puranas. The three-feet tall and four-feet wide Nandi idol made of Krishna Shile (black schist stone),…
Doubts about chosen contractor’s competence Learn from past mistakes Now I learn that the final authority to approve this ‘technical bid’, the State High Power Committee (SHPC), has given its approval. So this work will go to the successful bidder M/s D.H. Patel. The MCC Administrator may request the SHPC to review its earlier decision…
Mysore/Mysuru: Finally, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has decided to invite tenders to take up repair works of roads in the city that were severely damaged in pre-monsoon rain. This follows a report published in these columns of Star of Mysore (SOM) on May 28, headlined ‘Pride of Mysuru At Stake’, explaining about the alleged official…
Mysore/Mysuru: The lackadaisical attitude of civic authorities in tackling post-rain related issues and their failure to address the dangers of stagnant rainwater in pits and drains, has exposed the citizens of Mysuru to the threat of various diseases. It may be recalled here that, diseases like Cholera and Gastroenteritis plagued the residents of Tagadur in…
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