Mysore/Mysuru: Members of Dalita Sangharsha Samithi (DSS), Mysuru, held a protest in front of Deputy Commissioner’s Office here yesterday against holding online classes. Protesters alleged that power outages are frequent in the country, many rural areas do not have internet services and there are network issues in many localities. While many parents do not have…
Girl commits suicide in KRS backwaters
July 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: An 18-year-old girl has reportedly committed suicide by jumping into KRS backwaters yesterday afternoon. The deceased is Bhavana (18) of Gungral Chatra in the taluk. She is said to have committed suicide by jumping into KRS backwaters near Sagara Katte Bridge close to Yelwal. Police said that the reason for the girl to take…
Unidentified man dies in hospital
July 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: An unidentified man, who was found lying sick on the footpath in front of Mandi Market on May 29 and admitted to K.R. Hospital by the Mandi Police, has breathed his last at the hospital on July 17 at about 6.45 am. The unidentified man, who is aged about 70 years, is 5.3 ft….
Santhepete Srikantaiah, the Good Samaritan and Aryan
July 21, 2020Reading about an obituary in Star of Mysore on Sunday, 19th July 2020, about the passing away of an old friend and well-wisher of mine, popularly known as Santhepete Srikantaiah, I felt deeply saddened. To learn that towards the end he was hospitalised for some time further disturbed me because he was a man always…
Covid, another tool of Power
July 21, 2020By T.J.S. George The Congress’ curse — and India’s — is that no one dares look outside of the Gandhis. This is when it is obvious that dramatic changes will occur if Sonia retires and Rahul joins a team of leaders comprising Mallikarjun Kharge, Kapil Sibal and P. Chidambaram on the one side and Milind…
Stop this irresponsible dumping of garbage in vacant site
July 21, 2020Sir, There is a vacant site next to our house (situated opposite to Bisilumaramma temple, 3rd Cross, 1st Stage, to be precise) and it has become a garbage dumping yard for many people. The maids who work at nearby houses regularly dump the waste there making it become an eyesore and also a breeding ground…
Rotary Mysore South East team installed
July 21, 2020The installation ceremony of new office-bearers of Rotary Club of Mysore South East for the year 2020-21 was held at a Hotel in city on July 17. Seen in the picture are (sitting from left) Rtn. R. Shashikanth (Secretary 2019-20), Rtn. PHF J.A. Kumar (President 2019-20), Rtn. PHF H.N. Harish (Assistant Governor Zone-8), Rtn. PHF…
Office-bearers of Mysore Elite Round Table
July 21, 2020A group photo of the new team of Mysore Elite Round Table- 256 for the year 2020-21. From left: Tr. Jai Prakash Chopra (Treasurer), Tr. S. Pavan Bargi (Secretary), Tr. M.S. Dinesh Kumar (Chairman), Tr. Pavan Shroff (Immediate Past Chariman) and Tr. B.A. Kushal (Vice-Chairman).
Dried up tree posing danger on Vinoba Road
July 21, 2020A tree on the footpath of Vinoba Road in front of Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry has dried up and may fall on the electric pole next to it which may result in danger. Public have urged the authorities concerned to take steps to get the dried tree removed at the earliest and plant a sapling in…
Plea to fix dug up portion on Vishwamanava Double Road
July 21, 2020This is one of the many pits dug up to lay Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) on Vishwamanava Double Road, but the pit is filled only with mud causing a lot of inconvenience to motorists. With the onset of monsoon, the pit has turned into a slushy spot and the wheels of vehicles get stuck resulting…















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