Prices are affordable; have gone up only by 5 percent compared to last year, say traders By S. Kenneth Shishir Growing larger and slowly changing from bright green to glowing yellow, the ripening mangos now dominate Mysuru markets. And every Mysurean — young and the old — is keen on titillating his/ her taste-buds. The…
WEEKEND STAR SUPPLEMENT: A new-look Nisargadhama
April 22, 2017By Raghu Hebbale Kaveri Nisargadhama, a beautiful 64-acre island near Kushalnagar on the Mysuru-Madikeri Highway, has been renovated and beautified by the Forest Department. The nature park, surrounded by River Cauvery, is an ideal weekend getaway for those who yearn to be amidst nature, far from the madding crowd. This Weekend Star Supplement presents an…
Heritage: Crying wolf
April 22, 2017Mysureans are occasionally aroused about the various ingredients of the city and their heritage. While buildings with recorded times of their construction dating back to hundred years or more have been hogging media space on a scale not witnessed until just a few years ago, the residents of the city are also reminded of heritage…
Heavy rains, wind bring down trees and electric poles in city
April 18, 2017Moderate to heavy showers accompanied with gusty winds, thunder and lightning, that lashed parts of city yesterday evening brought down trees and electric poles disrupting vehicular movement near Chikkamanikethana Kalyana Mantap in Kuvempunagar, Sharadadevinagar, road leading to Srirampura 2nd Stage from Vivekananda Circle, Kukkarahalli Lake Road and other parts of city. Three trees, which were…
Introduce direct buses from Mysuru to Electronic City and Whitefield
April 18, 2017Sir, Many of us are travelling by KSRTC buses after finishing our company work — from Electronic City to Kengeri, Electronic City to Majestic, Whitefield to Majestic (even to Satellite bus stand when we don’t get buses from Kengeri due to weekend rush) — to catch buses to Mysuru almost every Friday and vice-versa on…
Bags first rank in MA Classical Vocal exam
April 18, 2017Surabhi, a student of Karnataka State Dr. Gangubai Hangal Music and Performing Arts University, Mysuru, who bagged the first rank in MA (Carnatic Classical Vocal) examination, is seen receiving the Gold medal and the cash prize from Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala at the recently held convocation as Music University Vice-Chancellor Dr. Sarvamangala Shankar and Registrar…
Why humps at traffic signal points?
April 17, 2017Sir, I have been observing that Mysuru’s vehicular traffic is on the rise since 10 years. There are several traffic signals which have come up due to increased traffic at different junctions. Prior to traffic signals at these junctions, there were road humps to control the speed of vehicles. But when a new traffic signal…
Kudos to City Court Judges
April 16, 2017Sir, The news item about a City Court Judge under the “Human Interest Story” published in SOM dated Apr.12 reminded me of two very eminent personalities — Dr. Abdul Kalam and Albert Einstein. Abdul Kalam had said that while he was in Tel Aviv he once saw a Israeli newspaper and the front page had…
Human Interest Story: When a cop saved a train accident victim
April 15, 2017Mysuru / Maddur – A Railway Policeman went beyond his call of duty to save the life of a man whose leg was cut by a running train. Seeing the victim lying in a pool of blood and with no help forthcoming from the people gathered around, who were instead busy clicking pictures and shooting…
Overflowing sewage opposite Suburban Bus Stand
April 15, 2017Sewage water overflowing from a manhole near Maharaja Complex, opposite Suburban Bus Stand, is causing a lot of inconvenience to motorists, pedestrians and the public especially the shop owners as the sewage water is getting collected in front of the complex. Authorities concerned are urged to take steps to get the place cleaned.
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