Mysuru: Giving a breather to motorists to purchase ISI-mark helmets by Jan. 31, the City Police have begun a crackdown on vendors who are selling substandard helmets. Deciding to plug the sale of dangerous and fibre-made helmets from the source, the Police have intensified the drive to raid shops, roadside pushcarts and make-shift places that…
We pay tax so that the Government provides us with infrastructure needed for leading a comfortable and quality life. These infrastructures are, for example, uninterrupted quality power supply, water supply, good roads, security of life and property, quality health and education service. The demagogic speeches of politicians, often delivered loudly and with great flourish, may…
Mysuru: After addressing a 2,000-strong gathering of students at Mount Carmel College in 2015 in Bengaluru, Congress President Rahul Gandhi seems to adopt the same strategy to win over student voters in the 2018 Assembly elections in Karnataka. He is scheduled to address students of Maharani’s College in city this month end. The exact date…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning modified an order that made it mandatory to play the National Anthem in cinemas, saying the playing of the Anthem must be left to the discretion of the cinema owners. However, patrons have to mandatorily show respect in case the cinema does play the Anthem, the SC added….
Nanjangud: Two motorcyclists were killed on-the-spot in two separate road accidents in the limits of Nanjangud town this morning. In the first incident, a Nestle factory employee was killed when the motorcycle he was riding was knocked down by a goods lorry at BDO Office circle (Apollo Circle) on Mysuru-Nanjangud Road. The deceased has been…
Mysuru: Prakruthi Adivasi Foundation Trust has clarified that the Trust has not taken any clothes from Keshavlal Textiles in Upparpet, Bengaluru, to give them to tribals in the name of social service. Reacting to a report published in Star of Mysore on Dec.17, 2017, titled ‘Cloth merchant alleges cheating by Adivasi Trust,’ the President of…
Nanjangud: A staff of the famous Srikanteshwara Temple in the town, who is accused of misappropriating lakhs of rupees belonging to the Temple, reportedly attempted suicide by consuming excessive sleeping tablets yesterday. The Temple authorities, who commenced an audit of Temple funds on Sunday, were said to be close to unearthing misappropriation to the tune…
The ongoing Tiger Census at Bandipur Tiger Reserve and Nagarahole National Parks entered the second day this morning and according to Forest Department officials, the census has picked up pace. At the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, census was in progress at all the 12 zones including the core areas. Over 60 volunteers and 250 personnel from…
Mysuru: The city’s Seventh Additional District and Sessions Court yesterday granted anticipatory bail to actor Sadhu Kokila in a sexual harassment case. It may be recalled that a woman, who was rescued by the Police from a Beauty Parlour and Spa in Bogadi here recently, had accused actors Sadhu Kokila and Mandya Ramesh of sexually…
Mysuru: Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Tanveer Sait said that the Education Department is prepared to conduct SSLC and PUC exams. Speaking to press persons here yesterday, Sait said that this time the Department has adopted the Karnataka Secure Examination System (KSES) in order to prevent malpractices and other lapses and added that the…
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