Projects 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…
170 die in 777 accidents in 2022
January 4, 202323 helmetless riders killed; 18 sustained serious head injuries leading to mental issues Mysuru: In 2022, there were 1,55,622 deaths due to road accidents registered in India and 59.7 percent of fatalities occurred due to overspeeding, hinting that preventive measures need to be taken to reduce accidents and fatalities. Mysuru city limits reported 777 accidents…
Rs. 14 crore loan for MUDA land with fabricated records
November 11, 2022Major fraud with 57,000 sq.ft of land going undetected at many levels raises suspicion By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: Among the various cases that have come to light where bank loans are availed after fabricating documents for the land that is actually owned by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), this case takes the cake. Rs. 14…
Mysore Varsity scaled new heights from 2018
November 6, 2022Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar’s fruitful four-year term ends on Nov. 15 He has many firsts to his credit; started unique and student-friendly career initiatives By S.T. Ravikumar The four-year tenure of University of Mysore (UoM) Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar, who took the University academics and activities to much greater heights, is set to…
Selling of properties by creating fake documents: City Congress Vice-President held
September 16, 2022Rajaram, an influential leader in Congress circle, is the kingpin; Five arrested so far in the case By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: Kuvempunagar Police have arrested Mysuru City Congress Vice-President and his driver on charges of selling Government and private properties by creating fake documents. With this, the total number of arrests in the case has…
50 percent of deaths are due to non-epidemic diseases: Dr. C.N. Manjunath
September 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Stating that more than 50 percent deaths in the country are due to non-epidemic diseases such as Heart attack, Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Paralysis, Cancer and Life-style driven diseases, Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research Director Dr. C.N. Manjunath expressed concern that 10-15 year premature deaths are rising in alarming proportions across the country….
Lakes breach, flood residential localities
August 28, 2022Rampant encroachments of Raja Kaluve and Dewan Poornaiah Canal lead to flooding Residents living in a 200-acre area affected; many unable to come out of their houses By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: Residents living in the surroundings of Bogadi on the city outskirts are having a harrowing time with several lakes breaching and water entering their…
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