Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Race Club (MRC) Eye Hospital at Siddarthanagar, which was closed following the lockdown, will be functioning from May 4 (Monday) from 8.30 am to 2 pm. For details, contact Ph: 0821-2472102, according to a press release.
A well-analysed letter on COVID-19
May 2, 2020Sir, I wish to thank Prof. K.V. Satyan for his well-written analysis of current situation, more particularly of NRI grandparents (letter titled ‘A curse called Corona in ‘SOM’ dated Apr.29). Incidentally, we are also stuck in Dallas, Texas, albeit in the cosy comforts of our daughter and son-in-law’s home amidst two lovely grandkids in lockdown…
City Cops donate to COVID Care Team
May 2, 2020Siddarthanagar Traffic Inspector Basavaraj and Udayagiri Inspector H.N. Vinay Kumar have donated Rs. 25,000 each to Mysuru COVID Care Team (MCCT), established by MLA S.A. Ramdas to provide food for 8,000 shelterless people. Apart from that, they have also handed over Rice, Dal, Cooking Oil, Coconut and other grocery to the MLA to be distributed…
Corona Warriors feted on Labour Day
May 2, 2020In order to express their gratitude towards Health Department, ASHA Activists, Police Personnel and Pourakarmikas, who are working day and night in fight against the pandemic, Mysuru Janamana Vedike, led by its President and Corporator M.V. Ramprasad, felicitated Health Inspector Manjunath, ASHA Activists Manjula and Tulasi, Pourakarmika Sharadamma and Policewoman Shwetha on the occasion of…
G. Prasad
May 2, 2020G. Prasad (58), senior journalist and a resident of Karnataka Housing Board Colony in Nanjangud, passed away at a private hospital in city following brief illness on Saturday. Prasad was the Treasurer of Nanjangud Taluk Journalists Association and was also associated with Nanjangud Taluk Veerashaiva Mahasabha. He leaves behind his wife, one son, one daughter…
Girija Gowda
May 2, 2020Girija Gowda (74), wife of late Prof. H.H. Annaiah Gowda and a resident of Jayalakshmipuram, passed away on Apr. 20 in city. She leaves behind two daughters, grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed on Apr. 20 in Mysuru, according to family sources.
D. Somashekar
May 2, 2020Advocate D. Somashekar (53), son of former City Congress President C. Dasegowda, passed away following a heart attack last night. He leaves behind his wife, one daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at K.G. Koppal Burial Grounds this noon, according to family sources.
From 90, COVID-19 patients reduce to just 25 in Mysuru
April 30, 202065 cured of killer disease including seven who were discharged today Many patients willing to donate their plasma for Convalescent Plasma Therapy Mysore/Mysuru: Thanks to the concerted efforts of the District Administration, doctors, para-medical staff and all those who are associated in a united fight against the killer COVID-19, Mysuru has seen a steady decrease…
Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor passes away
April 30, 2020Mumbai: Just a day after versatile actor Irrfan Khan passed away, Bollywood lost another veteran actor as Rishi Kapoor bid his final goodbye in a Mumbai Hospital today 8.45 am. The 67-year-old actor was admitted to Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday after he was not keeping well. Rishi Kapoor is survived…
COVID concerns derail horse-racing at MRC
April 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst COVID-19 lockdown, the Mysore Race Club (MRC) has expressed concerns over the conduct of racing events. Races are big revenue-grossers for the MRC and before the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Club had planned big-ticket events. Speaking to ‘Star of Mysore,’ MRC Chairman Dr. N. Nithyanand Rao, who is also the Chairman…















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