Passport Mela for journalists launched Mysore/Mysuru: Meeting the demand for setting up of an additional Passport Counter in city, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha inaugurated the third counter at the Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) in Metagalli Post Office building on KRS Road here this morning. The MP also inaugurated a Passport Mela for journalists…
MUDA’s Group Housing Project gets big push
July 28, 2023Eight-acre prime plot identified in Vijayanagar 3rd Stage near Hinkal By S.T. Ravikumar After numerous unsuccessful attempts to meet the surging housing demand in the city and cater to the housing needs of the middle class and economically disadvantaged citizens, the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) is making another endeavour through an affordable Group Housing…
CBI teams begin probe into Rs. 250 crore scam in KSOU
July 11, 2023Misappropriation took place between 2009-10 and 2015-2016; Sleuths to come to Mysuru soon By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has initiated a probe into the alleged misappropriation of over Rs. 250 crore in the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) between 2009-10 and 2015-2016. The funds were purportedly collected under the guise…
Expressway changes the face of travel between Mysuru and Bengaluru
May 21, 2023KSRTC’s e-bus service has over 1,000 daily happy customers By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation’s (KSRTC) intercity electric bus (e-bus) between Mysuru and Bengaluru on the Expressway built between the two cities has seen an overwhelming response from the passengers who are using the service with more frequency now. The trial…
Heritage buildings survey nearing end
May 18, 2023By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: The ongoing survey of 129 heritage structures within the limits of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is nearing completion stage and the survey of 115 structures have already been completed. A report will be submitted to Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra to be sent to the State Government for further action….
Congress party’s free power effect: Villagers refuse to pay electricity bills
May 16, 2023By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: With the Congress coming to power following its five guarantees, which included free power up to 200 units under Gruha Jyothi Scheme, villagers in some parts of the State are reportedly refusing to pay power bills, even as the Congress is yet to name the new Chief Minister. A video in…
TAKE DIVERSION: With elections ahead, many city roads blocked for repair
April 17, 2023Projects worth Rs. 695.6 crore; MUDA: Rs. 377.6 crore; MCC: Rs. 200 crore; PWD: Rs. 118 crore By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has begun repairing important roads across the city that are distributed across the Assembly Constituencies of Chamaraja, Krishnaraja and Chamundeshwari amidst the thick of elections. Asphalting machines are rumbling…
‘Barefooted’ social crusader of Mysuru
March 10, 2023A Gandhian of this age, Bhaskar Sharma of Hebbal is like a messiah for the poor and downtrodden helping them get their work done at Public Offices By S.T. Ravikumar Clad in white jubba and dhoti and barefooted, this man is a regular at public offices in the city. He has been truly practising the…
SOM turns 46: MDJA fetes KBG
February 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: City’s English eveninger ‘Star of Mysore’ celebrated its 46th anniversary on Feb. 16, 2023 by bringing out a 56-page Special Issue. In appreciation of the paper’s achievement, the Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) felicitated ‘Star of Mysore’ and ‘Mysuru Mithra’ Founder-Editor K.B. Ganapathy (KBG) at a function held at Star of Mysore’ Office in…
Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway NH-275: Mandya bypass opens for traffic
January 27, 2023An aerial view of the Mandya bypass on the 10-lane Access-Controlled Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway tweeted by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha. By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: The Mandya bypass on the 10-lane Access-Controlled Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway (NH-275) is now open for public use. Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha, who played a vital role in sanctioning and implementing the project from…
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