Sir, Through this column, I extend my appreciation to the local Yuva Brigade team for their silent social service in the temple town. Recently I read a news report that a big banyan tree uprooted on the Nanjangud-Chamarajanagar Road while widening the stretch was moved safely and replanted by the team on Kapila River bank…
S.K. Ramachandra
May 20, 2020S.K. Ramachandra (62), a retired employee of the Siriculture Department, passed away yesterday in Mandya city. He leaves behind his wife Pushpalatha, two daughters and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Shettihalli village in Channapatna taluk today, according to family sources.
H.V. Purushotham
May 20, 2020H.V. Purushotham (64), retired Station Master and a resident of Ittigegud, passed away this morning in city. He leaves behind his wife, one son, daughter-in-law and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at the foot of Chamundi Hill this evening, according to family sources.
Section 144 clamped in Mysuru city limits till May 31
May 19, 2020Assembly of more than 5 persons in one place banned Only medical shops, hospitals to open on Sundays Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta has imposed Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code and with the powers vested with him under Karnataka Police Act Column 31 preventing the assembly of more than five persons in…
Southern Star Hotel shuts operations in Mysuru city
May 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru’s iconic Hotel Southern Star on Vinobha Road has shut its operations from today due to COVID-19 global pandemic. In a signed notice sent to staff dated May 19 (today), the Hotel General Manager has stated that due to Coronavirus epidemic and the lockdown, business has come to a standstill and as such the…
No pass needed from today for inter-district travel: SP
May 19, 2020Anechowkur Gate in Kodagu opens for private vehicles Mysore/Mysuru: Inter-district travel from 7 am to 7 pm will not require pass from May 19 (today) except for Containment Zones. Travellers will only have to produce their identity cards at check-posts, Mysuru Superintendent of Police (SP) C.B. Ryshyanth confirmed. As per the Government’s latest order, the…
Mysuru only city in South India to get 5-star garbage-free rating
May 19, 2020New Delhi: Amidst COVID pandemic, here is some good news. Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri this morning announced the results of garbage free-star rating for Indian cities. He said that Mysuru in Karnataka, Ambikapur in Chhattisgarh, Rajkot in Gujarat, Indore in Madhya Pradesh and Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra have got…
Limited Mofussil and City Bus service begins in Mysuru
May 19, 2020KSRTC buses operated only from 7 am to 7 pm on all days except Sundays Private buses off the roads citing losses Mysore/Mysuru: With the State Government on Monday easing lockdown regulations, the City and Mofussil KSRTC buses resumed operations today, albeit on a limited scale, after a 55-day hiatus due to COVID-19 induced lockdown….
City hotels to continue parcel service
May 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following an assurance from Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa today, the Karnataka Hotel Owners Association, which had threatened to stop providing food parcel service over being refused permission for full scale operations, has decided to continue with the parcel service. Speaking to ‘Star of Mysore’ this afternoon, Mysuru City Hotel Owners Association President C. Narayanagowda…
State Govt. Offices record over 90 percent staff attendance in Mysuru
May 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of the Government issuing a circular asking all its employees to return to work from May 19, almost all State Government Offices in the city recorded over 90 percent staff attendance today. The Taluk Office, MCC, MUDA, RDPR, Agriculture and all other Government, Boards and Corporations and quasi-Government Offices saw an …














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