Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) D. Randeep directed officials to constitute teams at district, taluk and village levels and assign tasks to them in order to curb child marriages. Chairing a progress review meeting of Women & Child Welfare Department Committees, DC Randeep expressed disappointment over non-registration of FIRs in Child Marriage cases. Stressing on the…
Impressionz on July 16,17 Banaras
July 14, 2017A hint of traditional along with a contemporary zest can lend a sparkling new twist to your wardrobe. And with Varamahalakshmi and Ganesha Chathurthi round the corner, it is just the right time to go the whole nine yards and indulge in the choicest of Saree’s for the upcoming festival. To up your style quotient…
Encouraging enterprise
July 14, 2017The elderly in the family, particularly those found with age-matching physical fitness and having lived a life of fulfilment in Mysuru of years gone-by, could be heard reminding the young members of the family on the threshold of adulthood about the imperatives and importance of industriousness as the hallmark of a person. Their crisply stated…
More on taming Mysuru traffic
July 14, 2017Sir, This has reference to the article Taming our Traffic by Dr. Javeed Nayeem (Star of Mysore dated July 7) and I fully concur with the views expressed by him. Siddarthanagar, which was till recently a quiet place, has also turned into a hot place for such adventures by youngsters, particularly on Vinaya Marga, and…
Pay Rs. 10, take selfie !
July 14, 2017Mysuru: The BJP leaders and party workers had gathered in large numbers at the house of BJP City President Dr. B. H. Manjunath to meet Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman who was visiting to partake in lunch. There was a scramble to take photos with her. “If you want to take selfie with me, then you…
Merit students to be feted with Pratibha Puraskara
July 14, 2017Mysuru: The Vokkaligara Seva Vedike has invited applications from meritorious Vokkaliga Community students who have scored high marks in SSLC and PUC (2016-17) for presentation of Pratibha Puraskara. The eligible community students should apply to the Vedike Vice-President, No. 75, 8th Main Road, Vinayakanagar, Mysuru-570012 by July 25. For details, contact Mob: 99012-41676 or 98457-11291….
ZP meeting focuses on vector-borne diseases
July 14, 2017Mysuru: Combating vector-borne diseases in the district figured prominently at the progress review meeting held at Zilla Panchayat office here recently. Chairman of ZP Social Justice Standing Committee Beerihundi Basavanna, participating in the meeting, asked officials concerned to take immediate steps to clean the water storage tanks in villages. He pointed out that non-availability of…
An eyesore on Bogadi Main Road
July 14, 2017Cattle feeding on garbage and waste materials scattered on Bogadi Main Road has become an eyesore for residents and the passers-by. Residents allege that as there are no garbage bins in the area, they dump the garbage packed in bags on the road so that the MCC cleaning staff could clear the same, which is…
Plea to clear garbage in Lakshmikanthanagar
July 14, 2017The garbage dumped at Lakshmikanthanagar in Hebbal is not being cleared regularly resulting in garbage getting accumulated in the area. Authorities concerned are urged to take action and get the same cleared at the earliest.
MLA demands expedition of Undawadi Drinking Water Project
July 14, 2017Mysuru: Urging for speedy implementation of Undawadi Drinking Water Project, Chamundeshwari JD(S) MLA G.T. Devegowda has said that he will discuss the issue of forming an exclusive Board for drinking water in city, with the Chief Minister. Taking part at a meeting chaired by Deputy Commissioner (DC) D. Randeep on the implementation of 24×7 drinking…















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