Car with Excise Comr. name plate seized: Enquiry is on
Mysore, Feb. 8- A person impersonating as a government officer and driving a car with government signboard was caught by City Police in the wee hours of today.
The accused is one Gurumurthy, a resident of Vidyaranyapuram. He was caught driving a Tata Indigo car with yellow number plate and red coloured insignia bearing the legend "Commissioner, Central Excise and Customs, Mysore" above the front number plate. The matter came to light when the ACP Squad of K.R. Police Station, led by Prakash Gowda, that was on night patrol, stopped the car at around 2 am today and on questioning, found t...more
Ministers' sleazy act: Organisations protest
Caption: Members of Chamundeshwari Block Congress Committee, Karunada Sene and Backward Classes Awareness Forum staging a demonstration at the Gandhi Square this morning, condemning the three BJP Ministers' sleazy act in the Assembly.
'Mysore, Feb. 8- Several organisations staged demonstrations in city this morning seeking the cancellation of Legislative Assembly memberships of the three BJP Ministers who were caught viewing porn in the Assembly yesterday.
Separate demonstrations were held by members of CPI (M), Karnataka State Backward Classes Awareness Forum, Yelwal & Chamu...more
Tibetans pray as a mark of protest
Mysore, Feb. 8- Over 150 Tibetans from Gurpur settlement in Hunsur taluk staged a symbolic protest by offering a mass silent prayer chanting hymns near Deputy Commissioner's office here today seeking intervention to stop oppression of Tibetans by China.
They also sought the co-operation from the government for solidarity of Tibetans to gain religious freedom and thus restore peace in Tibet.
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Nadoja conferred on Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa
Caption: Hampi Kannada University VC Prof. A. Murigeppa (second from left) presenting the Nadoja title to noted litterateur Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa at the latter's residence in Kuvempunagr here this morning. Others seen are Hampi Varsity Registrar Dr. Manjunath Bevinakatti, Finance Officer Gurulingaiah Hosamani, Kannada Study Centre's Dr. Venkatesh Hindavadi and Director of Study Centre F.T. Hallakeri.
Mysore, Feb. 8- Kannada writers need to have elementary knowledge of Sanskrit as the knowledge of Sanskrit enhances the writer’s understanding of the virtues of all languages, said noted...more
Nigerian bats for a Football Club in city
Caption: Nigerian Sadiq Saleh Navodaki, Ikram Siddiqi.
Mysore, Feb. 8- Inspired by the beauty and culture of Mysore in particular and the country in general, Sadiq Saleh Navodaki, a member of a Nigerian royal family recently announced that a Football Club would be set up in city to encourage the game of football which happens to be a very popular sport in his country.
This was disclosed by him at the Nanjumalige residence of his close friend Ikram Siddiqi while he was on his way to Hyderabad after visiting Mysore Palace and Bandipur Forest.
Speaking to Star of Mysore, he ...more
HoPcoms outlets get new look
Mysore, Feb. 8- The Horticultural Producers' Co-operative Marketing and Processing Society Ltd (HoPCoMs) outlets in the district are being modernised with the co-operation of Horticulture Department and Karnataka State Co-operative Horticulture Marketing Federation in order to attract more customers.
Under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yajna, six HOPCOMS units in city were taken up for development at a cost of Rs. 1.25 lakh each. Five of them located at V.V. Mohalla near Eshwara temple, Saraswathipuram near JSS Women's College, Brindavan Extension, Jayanagar and Chamundi Hill have been mod...more
Graduates to don Khadi for Mysore Varsity convocation
Mysore, Feb. 8- To showcase the concept of heritage and encourage Khadi Gramodyog, the Mysore University Syndicate and Academic Council at their meeting held here recently have taken a decision to see that every candidate receiving the degree at the convocation to be held in 2012 would wear a white Khadi dress. Governor-Chancellor H.R. Bhardwaj is learnt to have given his consent for the change of dress code for the ensuing convocation.
According to the new dress code, men shall come in white coloured Sherwani Kurta with dark maroon coloured Shalya made of Khadi cloth.
Women shall ...more
Echo of Forest Officials firing in the air in H.D. Kote
CID Police collect evidence from victim at K.R. Hospital
Caption: Social worker Raghu enquiring about the health of Bheemasena.
Mysore, Feb.8- The CID officials probing the alleged firing in the air by forest officials at Antharasanthe Forest Range in the backwaters of Taraka River in H.D. Kote taluk on Sept. 9, 2011, called on Bheemasena, son of Kalaiah, a Jeenu Kuruba of Hunasekuppe village, who was injured in the firing and is presently undergoing treatment at K.R. Hospital here and collected two bullets removed from his leg in the hospital as evidence.
It is...more
Ex-MLA's birthday gesture: Helps convicts come out of jail by paying fine
Caption: The four convicts — Rangappa, Srinivas, Sannaullah and Swamy — expressing their gratitude to former MLA M.K. Somashekar for his gesture as others look on.
Mysore, Feb. 8- Former Krishnaraja MLA M.K. Somashekar yesterday celebrated his 53rd birthday by helping four convicts, who were languishing in city's Central Jail unable to pay the fine amount imposed on them by the court.
To mark the occasion, he paid a total of Rs. 21,400 for the release of Rangappa, Srinivas, Sannaullah and Swamy, who had been convicted of various crimes and sent to jail for 4 years. Even afte...more
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