Mysuru: With the first round of pulse polio campaign (2018) scheduled to take place on Jan. 28, Deputy Commissioner (DC) D. Randeep chaired a meeting of the District Task Force for Immunization (DTFI) at his office here on Jan. 10. Addressing the meeting, the DC said that the first round of Pulse Polio campaign will…
Agriculture Policy is the key to address farmers’ problems: Experts
January 12, 2018Ryots unaware of 155 programmes meant for their welfare Mysuru: A uniform Agriculture Policy is the only key to the problems faced by the farmers in the country, said former Vice Chancellor of University of Agriculture Sciences, Bengaluru, Dr. Narayanagowda. Addressing a gathering during an interaction session between farmers and Agriculture experts, organised by State…
Akhila Bharata Kannada Samskruthika Sammelana in city from Jan. 31
January 12, 2018Sanskrit Varsity VC Dr. Padma Shekar is President – designate for the meet Mysuru: Akhila Bharata Kannada Samskruthika Parishat is organising a two-day Akhila Bharata Kannada Samskruthika Sammelana in city on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. Disclosing this at a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here recently, Parishat Hon. President N. Girigowda said that Karnataka…
Day-long workshop on Child Rights held
January 12, 2018Mysuru: A day-long workshop on Child Rights and Act, Role of Hospitals in Child Adoption, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, and Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Act, Prohibition Child Marriage Act of 2016 jointly organised by Mysuru Zilla Panchayat, Department of Women and Child Welfare, District…
Stone quarrying case: RTI activist lodges complaint against CM
January 12, 2018Mandya: An RTI activist has filed a private complaint against Chief Minister Siddharamaiah accusing him of pressurising officers to issue licences to stone quarry units in Bebi Hill Amrit Mahal Kaval Reserve Forest area in Pandavapura taluk of Mandya district. RTI activist K.R. Ravindra, who has been involved in a legal battle against illegal stone…
Beware of belching, farting at meetings
January 12, 2018The country’s largest public sector bank has recently prescribed a set of etiquette tips to its staff, ostensibly to serve as guidelines for complying and in the process contribute to safeguard the bank’s image of a service brand, as reported in the media this week. Apart from the tip bearing on dress code for its…
Garbage dumping continues at Vontikoppal 3rd Main
January 12, 2018Sir, Thanks to Bhamy Shenoy’s letter about the garbage bin and complete mess at Vontikoppal 3rd Main corner (Star of Mysore dated Dec. 21), the dumpster was removed and the place cleaned yesterday. But despite efforts by some local people to keep the place clean, garbage from the surrounding apartments continues to be dumped here…
VTU rank holders
January 12, 2018Mysuru: GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women, Mysuru, has bagged two ranks in VTU examination held during the academic year 2016-17. Venkateshwaramma of M-Tech in Digital Communication & Networking, by scoring 80.88% has got first rank and a gold medal while H.V. Tejaswini (80.64%) of B. E. in Instrumentation Technology has secured 8th…
Man goes missing from city
January 12, 2018Mysuru: A 60-year-old man has been reported missing from Udayagiri Police limits on Jan. 6. The missing person has been identified as Rambai Jaggubai Chopda a native of Junagadh district in Gujarat. According to the complaint, Rambai, along with his family had come to Mysuru and stayed at Shabana Function Hall in Rajivnagar and went…
Constable drowns in temple pond
January 12, 2018Begur: A Constable attached to Begur Police Station, who had been to Mattitaleshwari Temple in Malavalli Taluk in Mandya district along with his family, was drowned in the temple pond after he slipped and fell into it. The deceased Constable has been identified as Chandrashekar (30), a native of Kabbahalli village in the taluk. Chandrashekar,…















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