Mysore/Mysuru: A huge tree got uprooted and fell across the road at Chamundi Hill disrupting traffic for more than an hour yesterday evening. At about 4 pm yesterday, the huge tree, which stood tall near Tavarekatte on the way to the hill top, came crashing down. Luckily, no loss of life or damage to properties…
Gonikoppa: A two-wheeler rider was killed on the spot, when a wild elephant killed attacked him at Dhanugala village in Ponnampet taluk yesterday morning. The deceased is Choma (48), a resident of Marapala Mahadeshwara Colony in the village. Yesterday morning, Choma along with one Siddappa of the village had been to Maramma Temple on the…
Mysore/Mysuru: Malavika Padinhattayil, a Class 10 student of Excel Public School, Mysuru, has secured first prize in the National-level Hindi Story Writing Competition (14-18 age group), organised by the National Mission for Clean Ganga, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, in collaboration with Kalantar Art Trust, New Delhi. Malavika’s story was based on the…
Mysore/Mysuru: A two-wheeler rider was killed when a goods vehicle hit the electric scooter he was riding near Belavatha in city on Thursday (June 9) morning. The deceased is J. Manjunath (46), a resident of Vidyaranyapuram in city. On June 9 morning, Manjunath was proceeding on his electric scooter (KA-09-JE-8279) to work and when he…
Nanjangud: The wife and son of a man who was murdered for being alcoholic and quarrelsome, have been arrested by the Nanjangud Police. The arrested have been identified as Chikkamma (45) and her son Srinivas (23). Sannamadashetty (51) of Hadinarumole village in Nanjangud taluk had married Chikkamma over 24 years ago and the couple had…
Mysore/Mysuru: Unable to bear the demand for money by her alleged lover and his friends, Sangeetha, a 22-year-old girl ended her life by hanging self at her residence in N.R. Mohalla on June 8. Sangeetha was said to be in love with one Akash, a resident of N.R. Mohalla. Akash, who wanted to open a…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD A headline in Star of Mysore two days ago, proclaimed that those of us wishing to travel between Mysuru and Bengaluru along the new highway that is now getting ready for us, should get ready to pay anywhere between Rs. 200 to Rs. 250 as travel toll between the…
Sir, Apropos the letter “Mysuru city losing its charm” (SOM dated June 6) by Rama, having visited all the cosmopolitan cities of India and major tier 2 and tier 3 cities, I can definitely vouch that Mysuru is one of the best places to live compared all these cities. In Mysuru, we are blessed to…
A truck carrying debris jumped over the road diver and toppled on the other side of the Mysuru-Bengaluru, disrupting traffic for more than an hour. Vehicles were lined up for more than three kilometres on the highway till Srirangaptana Town Police reached the spot and cleared the debris first and then got the truck cleared…
N.S. Swamy (77), former Chairman and a resident of Naguvanahalli, passed away yesterday at the village. He leaves behind three sons, one daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held yesterday evening at the village.
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