Bengaluru: Coming to the aid of Pourakarmikas who are part of the battle against the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol said that all Safai Karmacharis (Pourakarmikas), who die while engaged in COVID-19 duty, will get a compensation of Rs. 30 lakh each and one of the family members of the deceased will…
Mysore/Mysuru: Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI), Karnataka State Branch, Bengaluru, in association with Tumakuru Units, has organised a folk dance competition. Guru Pulikeshi Kasturi, Director, Shanthala Arts Academy, T.H. Hanumanthe Gowda, film actor and H.B. Mahesh, folklore specialist, will be the judges for the contest. Dance videos can be sent through WhatsApp or Telegram…
Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst COVID-19, a mega e-adalat will be held across the State on Sept. 19, according to Justice Arvind Kumar, Executive Chairman, Karnataka State Legal Services Authority. Talking to reporters through video conference on Friday, he said that Karnataka is the first State to do it at a time when the country was gripped by…
Among my close friends during early years of Star of Mysore and Mysooru Mithra till about 1994 was H.S. Shankaralingegowda. I came to know him when he barged into my office, an angry youngman in a white bushcoat tucked into his well pressed beige-coloured pants well held in place with a black belt and wearing…
Sir, Thinking of heritage structures, an old Railway Bridge (probably the oldest in the country) over Kapila river near Nanjangud comes to my mind, which pre-dates even the Wellesley bridge of Srirangapatna. This pride of the town was supposedly constructed by the then Dalvoy Devaraja using lime and mortar. Probably in 1962 when flood waters…
True Spirits Gold, a premium liquor store was inaugurated by MLA C.S. Puttaraju on K.D. Road at Jayalakshmipuram in city on Saturday as former MLA Vasu, Liquor Traders Association President A.S. Guruswamy, First Grade Contractor Govindegowda, industrialists M.K. Potharaju and P. Nagendra and True Spirits Gold proprietor R. Lakshman look on. This is the seventh…
‘Fit India Youth Club’ was launched on Aug. 15 by Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, as part of ‘Fit India Freedom Run.’ 14 Karnataka Bn NCC of Mysuru Group conducted a Cycle Rally on Aug.29 in Mysuru. The rally comprised NCC Cadets from various Colleges of Mysuru with an aim…
The KSRTC bus shelter near Fountain Circle at N.R. Mohalla has been turned into a place for the public to answer nature’s call which is causing a lot of inconvenience to bus commuters, especially ladies. This has resulted in the bus shelter stinking and commuters unable to wait for buses even at a distance. Authorities…
The menace of stray dogs is increasing day-by-day near Suryanarayana Temple at Rajivnagar 2nd Stage, 2nd Cross, causing a lot of problems to the public. Residents have alleged that there is a pack of almost 15 dogs which is causing problems and added that four children have been injured in dog attack recently. Authorities concerned…
Garbage and household waste dumped at a vacant site, opposite the playground near Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Park at Block-24 in Shaktinagar is not cleared since many days resulting in foul smell emanating from it. Residents have urged the authorities concerned to take steps to get the garbage cleared at the earliest.
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