As reported from Bengaluru by K.B. Ganapathy While passing through the Dollar’s Colony Road in Bengaluru yesterday, Star of Mysore Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy, who had gone to Bengaluru on some work, spotted an unusually large crowd in front of a house. Curious, he went near the house only to realise that he was standing in…
Wastage of potable water in Kanakadasanagar
July 25, 2019Sir, In every place including our city people are facing scarcity of potable water with monsoon rains failing at catchment areas of many rivers including Cauvery. Such being the case, all of us have to judiciously use water. But in our city we often see potable water going to drains by leakinsg water pipes unattended…
Telemetric Water Gauge at KRS, Harangi
July 25, 2019Provides sensor-based online real-time data on storage level to officials in New Delhi Madikeri/Mysuru: Telemetric Water Gauge has been installed at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya district and also at Harangi Dam in Kodagu for sensor-based real-time data on the storage level, inflow and outflow of the reservoirs. The installation comes weeks after…
No salaries for Government staff ?
July 25, 2019Bengaluru: BJP State leaders, who thought that the collapse of the H.D. Kumaraswamy Government had cleared all the hurdles for them to form the next Government, are taken by surprise now as there were still glitches that need to be resolved. One of the glitches is Speaker’s pending decision on the resignation of rebel Congress…
Entry to Mandalapatti banned till Aug. 31
July 25, 2019Two deaths reported in Kodagu rain disaster so far; 75 houses damaged Madikeri: Kodagu, apart from being a tourist destination, is also a hotspot for trekking. The district, which is an adventurer’s paradise, has a dozen trekking spots that provide an offbeat experience to visitors. Some of the popular trekking spots are Mandalapatti, Thadiyandamol, Nishani…
What’s in a name?: Will Yeddyurappa be fourth time lucky as Yediyurappa?
July 25, 2019Bengaluru: Chief-Minister-in-waiting B.S. Yeddyurappa has reportedly changed his name back to B.S. Yediyurappa. In 2007, apparently guided by astrologers’ advice, Yediyurappa had changed his name to ‘B.S. Yeddyurappa.’ A recent letter on a BJP letterhead sent from his office to BJP National President Amit Shah, his undersigned name is spelt as ‘Yediyurappa.’ “B.S. Yediyurappa s/o…
Pramoda Devi participates in Chamundeshwari Devi Utsav
July 25, 2019Mysuru: Chamundeshwari Devi Utsav was held at the temple atop Chamundi Hill last evening as part of Mysuru’s presiding deity Goddess Chamundeshwari Vardanti Mahotsava (birthday celebrations). Pramoda Devi Wadiyar wife of late Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar represented the erstwhile royal family of Mysore in the rituals. The idol of the Goddess Chamundeshwari, the Utsava Murthy,…
HDK’s parting shot: Waives off loans of landless people
July 25, 2019Bengaluru: H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK), in one of his last orders as the Chief Minister, waived off loans availed by the landless labourers of the State — with less than two hectares of land holding or income below Rs.1 lakh. Kumaraswamy revealed yesterday that he signed this last order on Tuesday, hours before witnessing his Government…
Narayana Murthy’s son-in-law joins Boris Johnson’s Cabinet
July 25, 2019London: Infosys Co-Founder N.R. Narayana Murthy’s son-in-law Rishi Sunak is among the three Indians to have found place in British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s new Cabinet team. The two other Indians to have been inducted in the new Cabinet are Alok Sharma and Priti Patel. Rishi Sunak, the 38-year-old Conservative party MP for Richmond (Yorkshire),…
Lack of parking facility
July 25, 2019Santhepet traders down shutters, submit memorandum to Traffic ACP Mysuru: More than 100 traders of Santhepet downed the shutters of their shops this morning in protest against lack of parking facilities and met Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP)- Traffic G.N. Mohan at his office and submitted a memorandum. They were led by Ward No.25 Corporator…













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