A toll attendant swiped Rs. 4 lakh instead of Rs. 40 from a Mumbai doctor’s debit card at Gundmi Toll Gate on the Kochi-Mumbai National Highway near Udupi on Mar.11. The doctor is M.S. Rao, a resident of Colaba, Mumbai, who was travelling in his chauffeur-driven car (MH-02-J-2312) to Mumbai via Mangaluru. At around 10.30…
Former Union Minister S.M. Krishna visited M.M. Hills in the taluk yesterday. Krishna, accompanied by his wife Prema, performed special pujas at the temple as Lord Mahadeshwara is said to be the home deity of Krishna. Speaking to presspersons later, Krishna said that the visit to the temple was just to have a darshan of…
Mysuru-Bommasandra Road blocked; Tyres burnt; Police resort to mild lathi charge A 38-year-old BJP leader was hacked to death by unknown assailants in the wee hours of today near Bommasandra, South East part of Bengaluru. The victim has been identified as Vasu alias Srinivas alias Kittaganahalli Vasu. Assailants blocked Vasu’s car at around 5 am,…
The Third Additional District and Sessions Court, this morning adjourned the hearing of the graft case involving Sunil Bose, son of District In-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, to Mar. 21. Bose and his associate Raju were accused by Alphonsus, then a senior Geologist with the Mines and Geology Department of forcing him to accept a…
ISKCON celebrated the 531st birth anniversary of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu at its temple at 18th Cross, Jayanagar on Sunday last. Commemorating the festival, devotees went on Nagar Sankirtan chanting holy names of Lord Krishna at 6.30 am. The evening festival started at 6 pm with Tulasi Puja followed by an elaborate Abhisheka (bathing ceremony)…
The yoga team (men & women) of University of Mysore which will be taking part in the All-India Inter-University Yoga Championships (2016-17) to be held at Kurukshetra University, from Mar. 16 to 19. Seen in the picture are (from left-standing) H.B. Mahadeva Swamy, M.L. Akshay, N. Sanjay, S. Chandana, M. Ashwini, N.S. Tejashwini, V. Lalitha,…
Following the publication of the news item titled ‘Over 13 temples in one Layout! — Siddarthanagar residents oppose construction of Jain Temple’ in yesterday’s Star of Mysore, the Jain Sangha, Siddarthanagar, has clarified that the works at the site on Sanmarga in Siddarthanagar is meant for the residence of Jain Munis and not for construction…
Karnataka Police Academy (KPA) Director Madhukar Shetty has been transferred to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Training Academy at Hyderabad. Madhukar Shetty, a senior IPS officer, had taken charge as the Director of KPA in city in the first week of January this year. He has now been transferred after just over two months in…
Lucky School, Mysuru, has bagged the India Education Award – 2017, for the Best Infrastructure, Educational Field, Faculty, Placements, Strength of Students, Annual Growth and Alumni Feedback. School Secretary Muneera Anwar (extreme right) received the award at a function held at a private hotel in Bengaluru recently.
The Post-Graduation Departments of Biochemistry and Biotechnology of JSS College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Mysuru, has organised a national-level programme on ‘Bioinformatics: A Practical Workshop on Design, Techniques and Tools’ at its premises tomorrow (Mar. 15). Dr. M. Dharma Prasad, Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer, Prosetta Bioconformatics Pvt. Ltd., Mysuru, will inaugurate the…
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