Saluting Dr. Filliozat, Padma Shri awardee When a French Sanskrit Scholar Dr. Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat, a resident of Mysuru, was awarded the prestigious national civil honour Padma Shri, I was not surprised. Star of Mysore had the honour of introducing him to its readers many years ago as a Sanskrit scholar, who had done research on…
Unscientific road humps: One more death
January 31, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The death toll in accidents caused by unscientific road humps laid near the main gate of Manasagangothri, the PG campus of Mysore University on Bogadi Main Road here has gone up to three. Balladichanda B. Shivan (25), son of B.M. Biddappa from Kandangala village in Virajpet, who was battling for life after sustaining grievous…
Echo of Kerala completing aerial survey of Nilambur-Nanjangud railway line
January 31, 2024Environment activists start ‘Save Bandipur’ campaign Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Save Bandipur’ posts are trending on social media following the completion of the aerial survey to prepare the final report for the Nilambur-Nanjangud railway project connecting Nilambur in Kerala and Nanjangud in Karnataka with a rail link through Wayanad. The Government of Kerala has initiated the survey and…
Keragodu GP Members angered over missing proceedings book
January 31, 2024Mandya: Even as Keragodu in Mandya taluk hit national headlines over the protests that broke out following the removal of Hanuma Dhwaja from the flagpost in the village late on Saturday night, the Keragodu Gram Panchayat (GP) Members have vented out their ire over the missing GP proceedings registry (book). The Sri Gowrishankar Seva Trust…
Unscientific road humps to be replaced with rumble strips
January 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: In response to a series of accidents on the stretch of the road between Kukkarahalli Lake and AIISH Junctions, where the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) installed speed-breakers leading to two deaths, DCP (Crime and Traffic) S. Jahnavi, accompanied by ACP (Traffic) Parashuramappa and KR Traffic Police Inspector M. Irshad inspected the road yesterday. The…
The elusive death certificate!
January 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Despite Court orders explicitly prohibiting imposition of unnecessary hassles on people seeking death certificates, the bureaucratic machinery in Mysuru is withholding such documents from grieving family members. Officials cite jurisdictional and boundary issues as reasons for denial and the family members are forced to run from pillar to post for the crucial document. The…
Arun Yogiraj & Mysore University
January 30, 2024By Prof. C. Naganna The year 2016 was the centenary year of the University of Mysore. The University was established in 1916. As the twenty-fourth Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University Prof. K.S. Rangappa galvanised everyone connected with the University and the centenary celebrations took place in a grand and befitting manner, spreading over one whole…
Chamundi Hill Ropeway Project | Govt. to study pros and cons before implementation: Patil
January 29, 2024Impact on local environment and ecosystem will be studied, says Tourism Minister Mysore/Mysuru: Facing intense condemnation and widespread criticism from various environmental groups and activists who underscore the potential harm to the fragile ecosystem if the Chamundi Hill ropeway project is implemented, Tourism Minister H.K. Patil stated that a final decision on the ropeway proposal…
Mandya’s Keragodu tense as row erupts over Hanuma Dhwaja removal
January 29, 2024Mandya: Keragodu, one of the hobli headquarters in Mandya taluk, turned tense on Sunday after Police lathi-charged the villagers and activists of Hindu organisations who were protesting against the removal of Hanuma Dhwaja (Hanuma Flag) from a flag-post in the village. Keragodu was an Assembly Constituency of Mandya district until 2008. Several Hindu activists and…
Dangerous road hump gets stripes
January 29, 2024UoM Vice-Chancellor, Traffic Police requested for humps: MCC Mysore/Mysuru: Hours after Star of Mysore published a report yesterday titled ‘Newly-laid unpainted road humps: 20 accidents in 12 hours; two riders seriously injured,’ the authorities got into the act and painted zebra stripes on the humps, warning motorists. The report highlighted how four unmarked and unpainted…
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