Mysuru: A labourer, who was working at an under-construction building at Roopa Nagar in Bogadi, died after falling from the building on Monday. The deceased is Channabasava Shetty (55), a resident of Kergalli here. Channabasava was working on the first floor of the building when he accidentally fell down resulting in serious injuries. Though he…
Elderly woman’s chain snatched in Mysuru
March 27, 2019Mysuru: Miscreant has snatched the gold chain of an elderly woman at Alanahalli in city. The elderly woman, who lost her gold chain weighing about 20 grams, is 69-year-old Vimala, a resident of Yeraganahalli in city. Vimala, who had been to her friend’s house, was walking near Galaxy Kalyana Mantap at Alanahalli to go back…
Shifting of iconic statues of Postman, Commandant from Main Road
March 27, 2019Pedestal work in progress inside Mounted Police Headquarters Shifting of the life-size statues of a Commandant and a Postman on Lalitha Mahal Road in front of KARP Mounted Police Headquarters has begun in order to conserve the heritage-value structures that were facing the danger of destruction due to the road widening works on the stretch….
Pet Talk
March 27, 2019In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka tells why animals have to be spayed or neutered before adoption By Maneka Gandhi Is the killing of an insect the moral equivalent to killing of a bird or a mammal? All lives are the same and each being clings to life whether it is a fly or an…
Sullying sacredness of voting
March 27, 2019The nation’s Parliament is heading to be a reality for the 17th time in a span of seven decades. Its 543 members-to-be have presented themselves before the electorate mass of about 900 million eligible voters. Two nominated members, to represent the Anglo-Indian section of the country’s population, are to make up the total membership of…
Stray dog menace on Valmiki Road at night
March 27, 2019Sir, A pack of five dogs are seen during night on Valmiki Road. They come to the garbage bin placed near the pwd office on the said Road. There are certain people who come and dump food near the garbage bin in the night and these dogs are attracted to the food. They also bark…
Flower after FIRE… …Hope of New Life
March 27, 2019A deer poses to the photographer amidst the fire-ravaged Bandipur National Park that is yet to spring back to life. A ‘Flame of the Forest’ tree in bloom in the background enhances the beauty of the frame. [Pic. by Star of Mysore photographer M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav]
$10,000 donated to Kodagu Relief Fund
March 27, 2019Dr. Subramanya Bhat and his wife Dr. Annapoorna Bhat of Atlanta, USA, donated $ 10,000 (about Rs. 7 lakh) to Kodagu Relief Fund recently. Picture shows the couple handing over the cheque to Rtn. PGD G.K. Balakrishnan of Rotary West at a function held at Radisson Blu in city.
Intl. Women’s Day celebrations in city: BHARATH HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY
March 27, 2019Dr. B. Nirmala of Karuna Nursing Home, Dr. Sujothi Durgesh of NJ Hospital, Dr. Anjali Siddesh of Sigma Hospital, Dr. Anjali Arun of Apollo Hospital, Dr. K.V. Lakshmi Devi of Ramakrishna Nursing Home and Dr. Gayatri Radhakrishna of MINDS Hospital, who were felicitated and awarded ‘Women of the Year 2019’ title by Bharath Hospital and…
Intl. Women’s Day celebrations: Mysore Polymers & Rubber Products Limited
March 27, 2019International Women’s Day was celebrated at Mysore Polymers & Rubber Products Limited (Mypol) recently. Seen in the picture are (from left) C.D. Nagarajan (Chairman and Managing Director, Mypol), Seema Srikantha (Administrator, Archaeology Department), Dr. Madhura Pathak (Gynaecologist, Columbia Asia), C.M. Ponnappan (Advisor Manufacturing, Mypol) and Ramakrishna (Senior Manager HR, Mypol).















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