The Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) will be holding its monthly meeting on Mar. 12 (Sunday) at its office, No.6/1, Vivekananda Road, Yadavagiri, at 4 pm. Rajesh Kumar Choudhary, Deputy General Manager, SBI, will speak on Customer Service in Banks. General public may participate in large numbers and interact with the speaker. Questions may also be…
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Prof. P.J. Gervasis
March 10, 2023Prof. P.J. Gervasis (78), retired faculty of the Botany Department at St. Philomena’s College and a resident of Udayagiri, passed away at a private hospital in city this morning. He leaves behind his wife retired Professor A.C. Maryamma, daughter Dr. Alphonso and a host of relatives and friends. Funeral mass will be held at St….
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1,057 Mysuru voters are above 100 years old
March 9, 202316,900 voters in their 90s; 84,992 above 80; 106-year-old senior-most Mysore/Mysuru: With the Election Commission of India (ECI) allowing postal ballots for those aged above 80 and people with disabilities, the process has been completed to identify such voters in Mysuru to make arrangements for them to vote. At a virtual interaction with such voters…
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PM Modi’s first Mandya visit on Mar. 12: Vehicle movement diverted; 15-km ‘no fly zone’ declared
March 9, 2023Mysore/Mandya: The 119-km Mysuru-Bengaluru 10-lane Access Controlled Expressway is all set to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Mar. 12. Following his visit to Mandya — a first-time visit — where he is holding a 1.5-km roadshow, vehicular movements on many roads will be restricted and diverted for about 12 hours from 6…
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II PUC exam begins
March 9, 2023Total 35,020 register for exams at 50 centres in Mysuru district Mysore/Mysuru: Second PUC exams began across the State this morning with several thousands of students appearing for examinations at 50 centres in Mysuru district alone. A total of 35,020 students have enrolled for the exams in Mysuru including freshers, repeaters and those who have…
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Will vote for a better India: 101-year-old Veeraraj Urs
March 9, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Among the centenarians who interacted with the DC virtually yesterday was 101-year-old ex-serviceman M.K. Veeraraj Urs, a resident of Kuvempunagar Second Main, Second Cross. He lives there in a LIG house with his wife 91-year-old B. Nagarathna. It may be mentioned that Star of Mysore had published a report about this centenarian on Feb….
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Siddharamaiah’s inspection cancelled
March 9, 2023Due to lack of work in Mysuru, Siddharamaiah was forced to contest from Badami: Pratap Simha Mysore/Mysuru: The scheduled inspection of the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway by former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamaiah today (Mar. 9) has been cancelled. The proposed visit had sparked a political controversy in the State. The inspection has been cancelled due to a…
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Prof. Maleyuru Guruswamy no more
March 9, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Kannada litterateur, critic and novelist Prof. Maleyuru Guruswamy passed away after a brief illness at JSS Hospital in the city last midnight. He was 76. He leaves behind his wife K.S. Jayanthi, daughter G. Ananya and a large number of relatives and friends. A native of Maleyuru village in Chamarajanagar District, he was a…
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Seervi community celebrates Holi
March 9, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Holi festival was celebrated with great enthusiasm by the Seervi community at the Samaja Office on KRS Road, in the city on Monday by burning an effigy of ‘Kaama.’ Sri Trinetra Mahanta Shivayogi Swamiji of Chandravana Ashram in Srirangapatna graced the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, the Swamiji said that ‘Kaamana Hunnime’ or ‘Holi…
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Trees planted by Maharajas axed
March 9, 2023Only branches pruned, clarifies DCF Mandya: In a related development, many trees have been cut on the route where PM Modi is scheduled to hold a roadshow. A couple of fully grown trees on the old Mandya-Mysuru-Bengaluru Road have been chopped by the Forest Department. Seeing the destruction, several residents have questioned the Forest Department’s…
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