Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to the city from today (Feb.18). He will land at the Mysore Airport in Mandakalli at 11 pm in a special aircraft. Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep and City Police Commissioner Dr. A.S. Rao will receive the PM. Modi will then reach…
PM Modi’s visit: Traffic restrictions in Mysuru
February 18, 2018Mysuru: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi arriving in city late night today, the City Police have announced traffic restrictions in some parts of the city on account of VVIP security and smooth movement. Accordingly, vehicular movement has been banned from Mysore Airport in Mandakalli to Race Course Circle on Nanjangud Road from 8.30 pm till…
SPG team Chief arrives in city to oversee PM’s security
February 17, 2018Mysuru: The Chief of the Special Protection Group (SPG) IGP N.S. Gupta and four other AIGPs arrived in city on Feb.15 night to oversee the arrangements and complete security cover to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will arrive in Mysuru on Feb.18 night. They went around the Maharaja’s College Grounds, the venue, where Modi will…
India Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
February 16, 2018It has been an unbroken tradition for me since 40 years to write an Abracadabra column for the annual special issue of Star of Mysore brought out on Feb.16 every year. As I was thinking about the subject for this year’s Abracadabra, my eyes spied over a tome of a book “The Treasured Writings of…
Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel fully booked in advance: Where will Modi stay?
February 15, 2018Mysuru: Finding a hotel room for the Prime Minister of the country when he is visiting a city to stay is one of the easiest tasks for any government body. However, surprisingly, what we find here instead is the Special Protection Group (SPG) to the Prime Minister, the District Administration and the Police are frantically…
Modi’s visit to Mysuru on Feb.18
February 14, 2018Mysuru: The District Administration and the Railway authorities are on their toes for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden visit to Mysuru Railway Station where he will flag off the Humsafar Express Train and Electric Train service from Mysuru to Bengaluru on Feb.19. Modi will spend nearly half-an-hour at the Station. Later, he will address a…
PM’s itinerary on Feb. 18, 19
February 14, 2018Mysuru: The Prime Minister’s special plane is scheduled to arrive at Mysore Airport in Mandakalli on the night of Feb.18 and his motorcade, comprising armoured BMW 7 Series Sedans, BMW X3, Special Protection Group, and Commando Force, will proceed towards Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel. The PM will stay at the Hotel and on the morning…
Abu Dhabi to get first Hindu Temple
February 11, 2018Dubai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today officially launched the foundation stone-laying ceremony for the first Hindu temple in the capital of the UAE, home to over three million people of Indian origin. PM Modi witnessed the ground-breaking ceremony which was live-streamed to the Dubai Opera House where he was interacting with the Indian community. He…
PM Narendra Modi to visit Mysuru on Feb.19
February 10, 2018Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who kick started the BJP’s poll campaign in Bengaluru on Feb.4, will be visiting the city on Feb.19. During his visit, the PM will inaugurate the electrified Mysuru – Bengaluru double Railway track, flag off the new train between Mysuru and Rajasthan and officially declare the Naganahalli Railway Station as…
Indians have suffered due to poison sowed by Congress: PM Narendra Modi
February 7, 2018New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a fresh attack at the Congress Party this morning, saying the country has been suffering due to the “wrong” policies it has pursued since independence and that the party has spent time singing paeans to one family instead of focusing on people’s welfare. Replying in the Lok Sabha…
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