Mysuru: “Naada Habba is related to our ‘Mane Devaru,’ Goddess Chamundeshwari and there is no question of me staying away from Dasara preparations,” said KR MLA S.A. Ramdas. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here this morning, Ramdas was replying to a query on his skipping Dasara meetings which was published in newspapers recently….
New Motor Vehicles Bill goes live
August 31, 2019Here is a list of revised traffic violation fines New Delhi: Ministry of Law and Justice under the Government of India has notified the recently passed new Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019. This means that the new Bill is applicable from Aug. 29 onwards and will attract heavy penalties for traffic violators. The Bill had…
Provident Fund interest rate to be hiked to 8.65 percent
August 31, 2019New Delhi: The Labour Ministry will soon notify 8.65 percent rate of interest on Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) for 2018-19, said Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar yesterday. Over six crore subscribers will be benefited. The notification would enable retirement fund body Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to settle on withdrawal claims on this rate. Now, the…
Pawn-Brokers Association demands exemption from Debt Relief Act
August 31, 2019Mysuru: The Mysuru unit of Pawn-Brokers and Jewellers Association has appealed to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa to grant exemption to registered Pawn Brokers from the purview of the Karnataka Debt Relief Act. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, Spokesperson of the Association Deepak Bora said that they have been paying taxes to Governments. “We…
Onam drawing and painting contest at Infant Jesus Cathedral
August 31, 2019Mysuru: The 8th IJCC – Onam Inter-School drawing and painting competition and children’s painting exhibition organised by the Infant Jesus Catholic Centre (IJCC) will be held on Sept. 8 (Sunday) at the Infant Jesus Cathedral on Hunsur Road, Hinkal. V. Rev. Fr. Thomas Mangalathil, Director, IJCC will inaugurate the competition at 3.30 pm. George Joseph,…
Girl along with friends loots uncle’s house
August 31, 2019Mysuru: A girl, along with her friends, has looted gold ornaments from her uncle’s house at Hinkal. Vijayanagar Police, acting on the complaint, have arrested the girl and her two friends besides recovering the stolen gold ornaments weighing about 20 grams and worth Rs.60,000 from them. Those arrested are 21-year-old Sushma, a native of Boodanur,…
Mysuru KSRTC to ply 70 more buses to ease festival rush
August 31, 2019Mysuru/Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) Mysuru Division will operate additional 70 buses to ease Gowri-Ganesha festival rush. KSRTC Divisional Controller (Rural), Mysuru, R. Ashok, speaking to Star of Mysore, said that 50 regular buses and 20 Volvo and Rajahamsa buses would be pressed into service. As there is huge demand for Gokarna,…
Selected as President of Children’s Literary Meet
August 31, 2019Mysuru: Budding writer and Marimallappa PU College student M.S. Arjun has been selected to chair the one-day District Children’s Literary Meet to be organised by the District Kannada Sahitya Parishat at Kalamandira here on Sept. 12. Arjun is the son of M.S. Shivakumar and S.H. Latha couple of Malaganakere in Periyapatna Taluk. Arjun had earlier…
Balachandra Jarkiholi is KMF Chairman
August 31, 2019Bengaluru: Arabhavi BJP MLA Balachandra Jarkiholi was elected unopposed as the new Chairman of Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) here this afternoon. The Chairman’s post was a bone of contention between the BJP Government and former PWD Minister H.D. Revanna of the JD(S), as Revanna had eyed the key post after the collapse of the JD(S)-Congress…
Chidambaram to remain in CBI custody till Monday
August 31, 2019New Delhi: A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Court yesterday extended the Police custody of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram till Sept.2 in the INX Media case. On Monday, the Supreme Court (SC) will also hear the plea by Chidambaram challenging the remand order by the CBI Court. The order was passed by Special…
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