Bengaluru: Stressing on the need for all secular forces to put up an united front against the BJP, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah declared that he would expand his Cabinet soon. Speaking to press persons after oath taking ceremony of newly-elected MLAs Kalale Keshavamurthy and Dr. Geetha Mahadeva Prasad at Vidhana Soudha here yesterday, Siddharamaiah said that…
This is an old tree on the 7th Cross in Krishnamurthypuram. With heavy rains, accompanied with gusty wind in city, this tree may fall anytime resulting even in human fatalities. Authorities concerned are urged to take immediate measures.
Bengaluru: Sathyaraj, the actor, who has portrayed the role of Kattappa in Bahubali, has finally apologised to Kannadigas for a statement he had made nine years ago on the Cauvery water dispute which had created controversy. Following Sathyaraj’s apology, pro-Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj and other pro-Kannada organisations, today withdrew their protests. Kannadigas were outraged by…
Bengaluru: Three airports in Karnataka — Mysore, Bidar and Vidyanagar (Ballari) — have been selected in the first phase of bidding for the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), known as UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagarik). Under RCS, the Central government has identified 19 airports in the State for development and upgradation. While air connectivity to…
Foul smell is emanating from a storm water drain near the Government Women’s College, MRR Royal Locality in Vijayanagar causing inconvenience to the residents of the locality. With water becoming stagnant, the place has become a perfect place for mosquitoes to breed besides the possibilities of diseases like chikungunya and dengue being spread. Authorities concerned…
Mysuru: As part of World Earth Day, a day-long exhibition of photographs of wildlife and natural landscapes captured through the lens of wildlife photographer Lokesh Mosale was held at Maharaja’s College premises here. The expo featured about 50 photos of elephants, leopards, tigers, crocodiles and rare birds all in their natural habitats exhibiting their unique…
Mysuru: ‘Effective implementation of Tribal Welfare Schemes hold key to tribal development,’ said Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute (KSTRI) Director Prof. T.T. Basavanagouda. He was speaking at the one-day workshop on ‘Integrated Tribal Development Schemes for overall development of Tribal communities living in the forests and forest borders’, organised by KSTRI at the Administrative Training…
Mysuru: Following publication of the photo caption news item titled ‘Manhole cleaners keep working despite ban on manual job’ in Star of Mysore dated Apr. 19, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), in a press release dated Apr. 20, has clarified that the workers were undertaking de-silting works using a machine,…
Mysureans are occasionally aroused about the various ingredients of the city and their heritage. While buildings with recorded times of their construction dating back to hundred years or more have been hogging media space on a scale not witnessed until just a few years ago, the residents of the city are also reminded of heritage…
Mysuru: A meeting held at Chief Minister Siddharamaiah’s residence in Ramakrishnanagar here yesterday took a controversial turn after word went around that it was called by the CM’s son Dr. Yathindra, who neither holds any constitutional post nor is he an elected representative. Senior officials from MUDA, CESC and other Departments attended the meeting reportedly…
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