Director of Nagarahole National Park speaks on the occasion of World Elephant Day at Mathigodu Elephant Camp Hunsur: The Nagarahole National Park is an ideal place for elephant habitat and the elephant corridor inside the Tiger Reserve is the main reason for this, opined Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) and Director of Nagarahole National Park…
This lady’s home is a Mini Library with 5,000 Books
August 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Every year, on Aug. 9, bibliophiles celebrate Book Lovers Day. It is an unofficial holiday that encourages people to pick up a book or two and spend the day reading. On the occasion of Book Lovers Day, Star of Mysore spoke to a resident of Mysuru who has been very passionate about books and…
COVID-19 Testing launched at various venues in city
August 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In order to widen the scope of testing for COVID-19 in the wake of exponential rise in the number of COVID positive cases, the District Administration today launched Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) at various venues across the city, including Open Air Theatre at Manasagangothri. The other venues are Town Hall, Quba School at Udayagiri,…
MLA Ramdas distributes Ayurvedic kits to Gunduraonagar residents
August 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Krishnaraja MLA S.A. Ramdas distributed Ayurvedic kits to Corona-infected residents in Gunduraonagar area in city on Friday. Speaking to press persons, Ramdas said, “While there is no medicine for COVID-19 as of now, it would be wise to take preventive measures to boost our immunity. These Ayurvedic medicines containing herbs such as Ginger, Turmeric,…
MyMUL recruitment: MLA questions agenda of Milk Body’s meeting
August 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Questioning the agenda of MyMUL(Mysuru Milk Union Limited) meeting slated later this evening during which the contentious recruitment to the Milk Body is most likely to be discussed, K.R. Nagar JD(S) MLA S.R. Mahesh wondered why at all the meeting is convened in a hurry. Addressing press persons at his office near Rama Vilas…
Blood donation marks Independence Day celebration by city organisations
August 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A blood donation camp marked the Independence Day celebration by the city’s Gobhakta Sangha on Saturday. The Gobhakta Sangha had organised the camp in association with Terapanth Yuvak Parishad and Jeevadhara Blood Bank at Ayurveda Hospital, in which 75 people voluntarily donated blood. Speaking on the occasion, Jeevadhara Blood Bank Director Girish said that…
Intl. Webinar on ‘Expanding Healthcare System’ held
August 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Department of Social Work, Pooja Bhagavat Memorial Mahajana Education Centre (PBMMEC), PG Wing of SBRR Mahajana First Grade College, KRS Road, Mysuru and Pradipta Kadambari, Senator, Purbanchal University & Principal, Kadambari Memorial College of Science and Management (KMC), Kathmandu, Nepal, had jointly organised a three-day International Webinar on ‘Medical and Psychiatric Social Work…
Two-wheeler lifters arrested
August 17, 2020Eight scooters worth Rs. 5 lakh recovered Mysore/Mysuru: City Crime Branch (CCB) Police personnel on Aug. 14 have arrested two persons on charges of lifting scooters at various places across the city and have recovered eight Honda Dio scooters worth Rs. 5 lakh from them. The arrested are 18-year-old Suhail Pasha, a welding and fabrication…
Gold chains snatched in city
August 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In separate incidents, bike-borne miscreants have snatched gold chains from women at J.P. Nagar and Srirampura in city. In the first incident, a woman, who was standing in front of her house lost a part of her gold chain when bike-borne miscreants snatched the same on Wednesday. The woman, who lost a part of…
Varun Gandhi to table Bill making organ donation ‘compulsory’ for adults
August 17, 2020New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi on Thursday said that he would introduce a Private Member’s Bill, proposing to make it compulsory for adults to register themselves as organ donors for promoting cadaver donation. The said Bill is aimed at reducing deaths that occur because of a shortage of organ donors. Using…















Recent Comments