Pages of the land’s history, given the portrayal of various issues and events by chroniclers during centuries of past rulers, big as well as sundry kings, have generally sidelined describing the connect between aam janata and authorities in the matter of the former expressing discontent in their day-to-day life and the latter responding satisfactorily or…
Special barricades to maintain Law & Order
September 1, 2017Mysuru: City Police Commissioner Dr. A. Subrahmanyeswara Rao has said that this year for Dasara procession, special barricades used during rock shows to control the crowd will be used. Speaking to Star of Mysore here yesterday, he said that last year during Dasara procession, the crowd had pushed the barricades on Raja Marga and in…
Worsening traffic: Form Mysuru Traffic Commission or Task Force
September 1, 2017Sir, This refers to the well-researched article on worsening traffic problem by Prof. Chandra Prakash, former President of Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) in SOM dated Aug. 19 and 20. Besides discussing the factors which are causing traffic problem with lots of statistics, he has suggested a set of solutions. We, the residents, cannot afford to…
Man murdered by relatives over land dispute
September 1, 2017Accused mother-daughter arrested Mysuru: In a ghastly incident, a man was killed by his relatives in broad daylight over a land dispute at Bogadi in city this morning. The deceased has been identified as Lokesh (50), son of Ammanne Gowda, a resident of Bogadi. Police said that Lokesh had visited his 9 gunta land near…
Hunsur MLA refutes allegations
September 1, 2017Mysuru: Refuting allegations that he had made abusive remarks against a section of the audience during a Swachh Bharath Mission programme in Hunsur taluk, Hunsur MLA H.P. Manjunath said that the campaign against him in the social media was only aimed at tarnishing his image. Addressing a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here this morning,…
First Open-Defecation-Free City certificate presented
September 1, 2017Mayor M.J. Ravikumar and MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha are seen receiving the certificate that declares Mysuru as Open-Defecation-Free City from Chief Minister Siddharamaiah in Bengaluru as Ministers K.J. George, R. Roshan Baig and Eshwar Khandre look on. Mysuru was crowned the ‘First City Free of Open Defecation’ in the country in 2016. The city, which…
D. Devaraj Urs’ land reforms has personally helped me: Lokayukta
September 1, 2017Mysuru: Maintaining that the land reforms brought about by former Chief Minister Late D. Devaraj Urs had personally helped him, Lokayukta Justice P. Vishwanath Shetty has said the land reforms had benefited many landless families. He was speaking at ‘Dhwani Kotta Dhani’ award programme organised jointly by Ursu Jagruta Academy and Ursu Patrike and Karnataka…
Saketh’s enthralling music concert
September 1, 2017Vid. Saketh Raman is seen presenting a vocal recital at the ongoing 56th Heritage Music Festival organised by SPVGMC Trust as part of Ganesha Festival at 8th Cross, V.V. Mohalla, in city last evening. He was accompanied by Vid. Vittal Rangan on Violin, Padma Vibhushan Vid. Umayalapuram K. Sivaraman on Mridanga and Vid. Trivandrum Hariharan…
Jewels of India expo begins
September 1, 2017Film actress and Brand Ambassador for Jewels of India, Pranitha Subhash, is seen inaugurating the jewellery exhibition at Hotel Radisson Blu Plaza on M.G. Road in city this noon as Mangala Bekal, Sandeep Bekal, the Convenor of the Exhibition and others look on. The expo will he held till Sept. 3 between 10 am and 8…
Venugopal reviews Congress’ election preparedness
September 1, 2017Bengaluru: Over a week after BJP’s National President Amit Shah’s directions to revamp the party from booth level, the Karnataka Congress in-charge K.C. Venugopal yesterday held a review meeting of the party’s poll preparedness. One of the issues that dominated the meeting was the failure of legislators who are also the party general secretaries and…















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