Government testing alert message for Android, iOS users with loud buzzer-like sound New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has been conducting tests of an emergency alert system, aimed at improving emergency communication during disasters. This initiative, launched in July, underwent a recent test on Sept. 15 and also this morning, where Android and iOS…
Mysore/Mysuru: Finally, the traffic congestion near the Vegetable Market on Mahatma Gandhi (M.G.) Road in the city has been cleared, allowing smooth flow of traffic, with the Police launching a drive against haphazard parking of vehicles from Oct. 5. This follows a series of articles published in Star of Mysore in the interest of vehicle…
Only green crackers allowed for Deepavali Bengaluru: Learning lessons from the Attibele cracker fire mishap near Bengaluru last Saturday in which 14 people were burnt alive and several others sustained burn injuries, the State Government has banned bursting of chemical- based crackers during political rallies, marriages and such other functions. Speaking to presspersons after holding…
Mysore/Mysuru: Citing the possibilities of threat to peace and law and order situation, City Police Commissioner Ramesh Banoth has denied permission to the organisers to conduct both Mahisha Dasara and Chamundi Betta Chalo programmes in the city on Oct. 13. According to a press release from the City Police Commissioner’s Office, it is stated that…
Mayor, MCC Commissioner on inspection-spree Mysore/Mysuru: Just three days after Commissioner Ashaad-ur-Rahman Shariff of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) conducted a routine Dasara works inspection from Town Hall premises to FTS Circle on Oct. 7, Mayor Shivakumar conducted a second inspection along the same route this morning. The Commissioner and a team of over 25 officials…
Carries about 800-kg weight from Palace to Torchlight Parade Grounds amidst rain Mysore/Mysuru: With the famed Jumboo Savari scheduled to take place on Vijayadashami (Oct. 24), Abhimanyu, who will be carrying the 750-kg Golden Howdah with the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari in it, began his training of carrying the 280-kg Wooden Howdah, the replica of…
Mysuru, Bengaluru and Kodagu receive heavy rain catching people off-guard Mysore/Mysuru: Even though the monsoon has failed this year pushing the State towards drought, the sudden rain disrupted normal life in Mysuru, Bengaluru, Kodagu and several other regions of the State yesterday. The monsoon season usually begins in the month of June and ends in…
Mysore/Mysuru: While typically not accessible to the public or tourists, one of the significant rituals observed during the Navarathri celebrations involves the assembly of the jewel-encrusted Golden Throne, known as the ‘Rathna-Khachita Suvarna Simhasana.’ This intricate process took place this morning in the Amba Vilas Durbar Hall of the Mysore Palace, accompanied by traditional rituals….
Voting on Nov. 7 for Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Mizoram; Counting on Dec. 3 New Delhi: The Election Commission of India, led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, this morning announced the dates for Assembly elections in five states to be held next month, beginning the process for key regional polls ahead of national…
Dasara, the eagerly awaited State festival is set to begin in a week. Given the scale of the festivities and the attention they garner, every aspect of planning, scheduling and management is elaborate and poses a significant challenge for the administration. Among the primary tasks, the maintenance of law and order is crucial and the…
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