Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader and former Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s (DKS) assumption of office as KPCC (Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee) President which was scheduled to take place on June 7, has been postponed as there is no permission to hold any political meetings until June 8 due to COVID-19 regulations. Speaking to presspersons at the KPCC…
Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar conferred the prestigious ‘Basava Ratna’ award, instituted by Mysuru Sharana Mandali, to four Corona Warriors of the city —- MCC Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde, Additional Deputy Commissioner B.R. Poornima, District Health Officer Dr.R.Venkatesh and Mediwave IVF and Fertility Research Hospital Managing Director Dr. Sharath Kumar —- at a programme held at…
Mysore/Mysuru: In view of COVID-19 crisis, patients of Mysuru who are suffering from other diseases require blood and its component for which donors were scarce and voluntary blood donation camps could not be arranged in this period. Responding to this, the Mysuru Excise Department came forward to donate blood for the needy patients. This noble…
Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mayor Sandesh Swamy launched the free application form filling drive for auto and taxi drivers, who are seeking Rs.5,000 one-time compensation under the Rs.1,610 crore special package recently announced by the State Government for the working class, at a programme near Rajendranagar bus stand (Kesare Circle) here on Sunday. The drive is initiated…
Mysore/Mysuru: A driver of the safari vehicle of Jungle Lodges and Resorts was killed when a vegetable-laden mini truck rammed into his bike at Antharasanthe Zone in Nagarahole Reserve Forest on Sunday evening. The deceased is Chotu (35), a resident of Karapura, who was working as the safari vehicle driver at Jungle Lodges and Resorts…
Mysore/Mysuru: Saraswathipuram Police have arrested three youths for assaulting a Constable in drunken stupor on Saturday night. The arrested are R. Mahesh Gowda of K.G. Koppal, Darshan of Srirampura and Hemakumar Gowda of Jayanagar. Saraswathipuram Inspector Vijayakumar told ‘Star of Mysore’ that on Saturday at about 11 pm, when Constable Mahadevu was patrolling the area…
Incident caught on CCTV camera Face masks conceal identity of bike-borne miscreants Mysore/Mysuru: Taking advantage of Coronavirus situation in city, two bike-borne miscreants wearing face masks have snatched the gold chain from a woman, who was on her scooter near Surya Bakery at Railway Layout in Vijayanagar yesterday afternoon. But what has to be noted…
Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly condemning the State Government’s recent amendment to APMC Act and Land Reforms Act and the Centre’s move to privatise the power sector, farmers have planned a massive demonstration in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here on June 5. Announcing this at a press meet at Kuvempu Park near Gun House here yesterday,…
Mysore/Mysuru: Amid the COVID-19 lockdown, the Government on Monday transferred Mysuru city Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime and Traffic) B.T. Kavitha without assigning any posting. Kavitha had taken charge of the post last year. She is replaced by M.S. Geetha, who was serving as the SP of Civil Rights Enforcement Cell (DCRE) at Mysuru.
Mysore/Mysuru: Narasimharaja (NR) Police have arrested a man for assaulting his neighbour with a blade. The accused is identified as Alwin, a resident of 6th Cross in Kesare 1st Stage. Alwin was convicted in the murder of a watchman of a College and had served 14 years in jail. On Sunday evening, Alwin’s neighbour 41-year-old…
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