Ornaments worth Rs. 4.15 lakh recovered Mysore/Mysuru: Metagalli Police have arrested a 21-year-old girl on charges of stealing gold jewellery from her friend’s house and have recovered gold ornaments worth Rs. 4.15 lakh from her. The arrested girl is Ashritha, a resident of Subashnagar in Kumbarakoppal. Details: On Aug. 23, one Ramesh, a resident of…
Group-D employees seek COVID-19 Risk Honorarium
August 26, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Even as they are indulged in the battle against the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, Group-D employees of the Departments of Health & Family Welfare and Medical Education, who work wearing PPE kits, have sought a monthly COVID-19 Risk Honorarium of Rs. 10,000 from the Government. In a press release, the Group-D employees said that they…
Tiger’s body found with forelegs, hind legs and canines missing
August 26, 2020Hanagodu: A tiger has been found dead inside the Nagarahole Tiger Reserve and shockingly, its forelegs and hind legs have been chopped off and also its canines have been removed. The carcass of the tiger was found late last evening near Tattekere Haadi in the Kallahalla Range of the Tiger Reserve. Forest Department officers have…
Process starts to select VCs for new Varsities
August 26, 2020Bengaluru: The Department of Higher Education has started process for the appointment of Vice-Chancellors (VCs) to newly-created Universities of Bengaluru, Mandya and Raichur. According to information available, applications are invited from the eligible Professors and academicians for the post of VCs to Bengaluru’s Maharani Cluster University, Nrupathunga University, Mandya University and Raichur University. A circular…
UoM to hold K-SET on Sept. 20
August 26, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Government of Karnataka has permitted University of Mysore (UoM), which is the Nodal Agency to hold Karnataka State Eligibility Test (K-SET) examination on Sept. 20. The examination was postponed several times since last six months due to Covid-19. Following instruction from the Government to complete all procedure before December this year, the Varsity…
Monsoon Parliamentary session from Sept. 14
August 26, 2020New Delhi: Monsoon session of Parliament will be held from Sept. 14 to Oct. 1. This was decided in Union Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday. Once started, there will be no holidays in the middle. Business will take place for only four hours daily. In fact, the Union Government was under confusion regarding the manner…
Pet Talk
August 26, 2020In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka tells how to take care of abandoned litter of kittens By Maneka Gandhi What are the symptoms of rippling skin? The Trademark: Rippling Skin – The skin on the cat’s lower back visibly ripples, accompanied by the cat biting and…
Nostalgically Speaking – 5: Dr. John Eswaraiah and Dr. K.B. Subbaiah made for each other !
August 26, 2020Sir, This refers to KBG’s article “Nostalgically Speaking — 5: Mission Hospital, Old Glory” (Star of Mysore dated Aug.16) which was very excellent. Please permit me to add a few words: It is true the two top doctors of Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, popularly known as Mission Hospital, Dr. John Eswaraiah, FRCS (Eng), FRCS Edinburgh, FACS…
Inner Wheel Club of Mysore West (IWCMW)
August 26, 2020Independence Day was celebrated by IWCMW in a very unique way at Chiguru Ashram in Koorgalli — home for mentally unwell destitute women. On behalf of all members of this Club, newly stitched clothes were distributed to the inmates. Grocery items namely tea packets, sugar, washing soap bars, and detergent powder have been donated to…
Sharada Vidya Mandir
August 26, 2020Independence Day was celebrated at Sharada Vidya Mandir, Sri Jayachamarajendra PU College, Mysuru. The members of the Management hoisted the National flag. Thejas S. Badala, student of Commerce, spoke on the importance of Independence in Modern India and emphasised an individual’s role in constructing self-reliant India. The Chairman of the Institution, N. Sachidananda Murthy, addressed…















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