Mysore/Mysuru: Newly-appointed Superintendent of Police (SP) R. Chethan said he will continue ‘Janasnehi,’ a programme launched by his predecessor C.B. Ryshyanth aimed at having a bond between citizens and Police Department. Talking to reporters here yesterday, he said steps would be taken to provide a good service to people without any hassles. Justice would be…
Virajpet/Madikeri: Eight Police personnel, attached to Virajpet Police Station, have been suspended in connection with the death of a mentally challenged man, who was allegedly beaten by them. A case of murder has been registered against them. The deceased has been identified as Roy D’Souza (50), a resident of Chikkapet in Virajpet. Roy is also said…
Mysore/Mysuru: The online signature campaign “Bring back Rohini Sindhuri” has evoked overwhelming response from netizens and this morning, more than 1.28 lakh people have signed the petition launched on change.org till 2.15 pm today. The campaign was launched by Concerned Citizens of India last Friday on the online signature platform and is being circulated widely…
Mysore/Mysuru: On the eve of World Blood Donors’ Day and also to meet the growing demand for blood in the current COVID crisis, a mega blood donation camp was held to collect 1,008 units of blood in City. It was also an opportunity for people in the age group of 18 to 50 years, who…
Blood Banks likely to face shortage Mysore/Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of free vaccination for people in 18 to 44 years category from June 21, has caused a great deal of concern for the blood banks in District as major donation of blood comes from this age group. However, as per medical experts, people…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Internal Committee of the University of Mysore has issued notices to those accused in the answer script racket to appear before it on June 22 for enquiry. Internal Committee head Prof. A.P. Jnanaprakash, who is also the Registrar (Evaluation) of Mysore University told Star of Mysore that notices have been served to the…
Mysore/Mysuru: Amit Devarahatti, former Mysuru ZP member and son of BJP MLC A.H. Vishwanath, has asserted that the property at Hinkal was duly purchased by him and not encroached upon, as alleged by Karnataka Praja Party (Raitha Parva). The assertion comes a day after Karnataka Praja Party President Shivanna at a press meet here yesterday,…
New York: Megha Rajagopalan, an Indian-origin journalist, along with two contributors, has won the Pulitzer Prize for innovative investigative reports that exposed a vast infrastructure of prisons and mass internment camps secretly built by China for detaining hundreds of thousands of Muslims in its restive Xinjiang region. Rajagopalan from BuzzFeed News is among two Indian-origin…
Mysore/Mysuru: The week long’ Vaidyara Nade-Halliya Kade’ (Doctors’ march to villages) initiative of the Government for containing the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, has been a success in Hunsur, with the detection of 2,174 cases in the taluk. A team of doctors visited three villages in the taluk everyday during the week-long initiative, during…
Bengaluru: With the new academic year (2021-22) scheduled to start from July 1, the Department of Public Instruction has issued guidelines for teaching of students from Fifth to Tenth standards, in the wake of COVID crisis. Accordingly, there will be online and offline classes instead of physical classes. The lessons will be taught in video…
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