By S.T. Ravikumar The post of Regional Commissioner (formerly Divisional Commissioner) is all set to be relegated to the pages of history in the wake of the State Government seriously considering abolition of this post and the closure of the offices including the one in Mysuru on Hunsur Road near Jaladarshini Guest House. The Karnataka…
MUDA cancels allotment of 122 CA sites
July 10, 2021So far it has allotted 599 CA sites; Preparations on for allotment of 250 CA sites By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: Acting against improper use or misuse of CA (Civic Amenities) sites, the MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) has cancelled allotment of 122 CA sites that were sanctioned to various Organisations, Associations and Trusts years ago….
MCC to provide shelter from sun and rain to street vendors
July 8, 2021Distributes ID cards and vending certificates to 1,856 roadside vendors during first round survey Second round of survey expected to commence at the end of this month By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: In another step towards the welfare of street vendors, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has come forward to provide shelters for street vendors doing…
Dark clouds over Dasara this year too ?
June 20, 2021By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: With the second wave of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic causing untold havoc across the globe, with lakhs of people losing their lives and Mysuru being no exception to the deadly pandemic, dark clouds seems to be hovering around the conduct of the world famous Dasara in Mysuru this year too. Last…
COVID pours cold water on KRS Dam Sluice Gate works
May 28, 2021By S.T. Ravikumar The ambitious project to replace the 143 sluice gates (crest gates) of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam has been delayed inordinately and COVID has only worsened the situation. There are a total of 173 sluice gates of various dimensions and at various levels. The reservoir, constructed across River Cauvery, was conceived and…
PKTB Sanatorium completes 100 years of service
April 19, 2021By S.T. Ravikumar The PKTB (Princess Krishnarajamani Tuberculosis Hospital) Sanatorium on KRS Road in city is celebrating hundred years of service this year. It was in July 1917, the then Maharaja of Mysore had released Rs. 60,000 for the construction of the Hospital, following which the foundation stone for the Hospital, featuring four special wards,…
Siddharamaiah inaugurates Mysuru Photo-Journalists Association
February 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah inaugurated the newly formed Mysuru Photo-Journalists Association (MPJA) at a programme organised at Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) office on Thyagaraja Road here yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, Siddharamaiah likened Photo-Journalists to poets who see something extraordinary in everything. Noting that Photo-Journalists have their own ideas and…
Band House again…
February 21, 2021By S.T. Ravikumar [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] The Band House that once housed the Mysore Police Band will be brought back to its past glory and restored to its original place — Old Mysore City Police Commissioner’s Office at Nazarbad. It will be weaned away from the present Mounted Police Company on Lalitha Mahal…
New team of MDJA takes charge
November 14, 2020The outgoing President of Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) C.K. Mahendra seen handing over documents related to the Association to the newly elected MDJA President S.T. Ravikumar (RK), Chief Reporter, Star of Mysore and Mysooru Mithra at the installation ceremony held at Pathrakartara Bhavan in city yesterday. Picture below shows the new team of office-bearers…
S.T. Ravikumar elected as MDJA President
November 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: S.T. Ravikumar (RK), Chief reporter of Star of Mysore and its sister publication Mysuru Mithra, was newly-elected as the President of Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) in the elections held yesterday for the term 2020-23. RK defeated his only rival C.M. Kirankumar by a huge margin of 110 votes. While RK bagged 220 votes,…
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