Mysore/Mysuru: The Hunsur Rural Police have detained two individuals in Mumbai linked to an inter-State narcotics racket following a major seizure of contraband worth crores of rupees from a farmhouse near Hunsur recently. Confirming the development to Star of Mysore this morning, Mysuru Superintendent of Police (SP) Mallikarjun Baladandi said, the detained suspects have not…
UPI payments accepted; toll amount to be 1.25 times the regular charges New Delhi: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has announced that cash payments at Toll Plazas will be discontinued from Apr. 10 in an effort to reduce long queues of vehicles at toll gates, a major irritant for commuters. In a…
Mysore/Mysuru: State Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar said, the Police Department cannot take suo motu action against the alleged black marketing of LPG cylinders and can conduct raids only when the Food and Civil Supplies Department provides specific information about such activities. Speaking to press persons at the Government Guest House in Nazarbad here this…
KSRTC withdraws 33 buses after 15 years of service, sends for scrapping Mysore/Mysuru: The Volvo buses of KSRTC, fondly called the ‘Red Beauty’ by commuters and onlookers, have reached the end of their journey in Mysuru. KSRTC has now officially withdrawn all 33 Volvo buses after they crossed the 15-year age limit. Known for their…
Sharanya’s survival story Madikeri: After the rescue, Sharanya told reporters that she had somehow lost her way but never felt afraid. “I could not see anyone when I climbed down. I reached a path on the left side but could not find anyone there,” she said. “I lost my way and when I saw people…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has begun a drone-based land survey across Doddamaragowdanahalli (DMG Halli), Kamaravalli, Bommenahalli and Nagawala villages, covering about 2,113 acres identified for a proposed township project at Bommenahalli to be developed under a 50:50 partnership model with farmers. Bommenahalli is located around 15-km from Mysuru city in Yelwal hobli of…
16 arrested in Kollegal Kollegal: The Kollegal Rural Police busted a rave party being held at a farmhouse in Haravanapura (Lakshmipura) near Madhuvana village on Friday night. The party, organised as part of the birthday celebrations of one Zaheer Khan alias Khalu, a rowdy-sheeter in Bengaluru, was being held at a farmhouse belonging to contractor…
Search at Thadiyandamol enters its third day today; Police question four accompanying trekkers Madikeri: The search for 36-year-old Sharanya from Kochi, Kerala, who went missing during a trek to Thadiyandamol mountain in Kodagu, entered its third day today, with Police, Forest officials and more than 50 local villagers combing the dense forest terrain. Sharanya’s brother…
Public backlash forces Civic Body to withdraw notice in three days Mysore/Mysuru: Just three days after introducing a motor vehicle cess on two-wheelers, three-wheelers and four-wheelers, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has decided to withdraw the proposal following strong public backlash. In a press release, MCC Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif stated that the MCC Administrator…
She was travelling in a KSRTC bus after withdrawing gold from bank locker Mysore/Mysuru: In a daring theft aboard a KSRTC city bus yesterday, miscreants made away with gold ornaments weighing 262 grams, valued at about Rs. 18 lakh, from a woman passenger’s bag. The victim, Hemalatha of Ramakrishnanagar, had earlier in the day collected…
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