Mysore/Mysuru: The ‘PM-eBus Sewa’ project, implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), is set to be launched in Mysuru shortly. Under this initiative, Mysuru is slated to receive 100 e-buses. “Upon receiving these buses, 118 city buses in poor condition will be decommissioned,” said KSRTC Divisional Controller (Traffic) H.T. Veeresh. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, Veeresh elaborated on the ‘PM-eBus Sewa’ project, highlighting that cities with populations ranging from 5 to 10 lakh, including Mysuru, Belagavi, Kalaburagi, Hubballi-Dharwad, and Mangaluru, will eac ..read more

People must have faith in Karnataka Police; Denies role of Dy.CM in the case Mysore/Mysuru: With rumours about sex scandal case involving Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna and alleged kidnap case involving his father H.D. Revanna likely to be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) making rounds, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah quashed all rumours stating that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the State Government would continue to investigate the case, here this morning. Speaking to mediapersons at the Mysuru Airport in Mandakalli, CM Siddaramaiah, who returned to Mysu ..read more

Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah lauded State SSLC topper Anika Basappa, a student of Morarji Desai Residential School in Bagalkot district, for scoring the maximum marks (625/625) in the results announced yesterday. Speaking to mediapersons on his arrival at Mysore Airport he said that there were more than 900 residential schools in the State and mentioned that residential schools were established to provide quality education to rural students and to help in their endeavours to build a bright future. Regarding Mysuru district securing seventh place despite his instructions to ensur ..read more

Victim had passed SSLC exam despite many adversities Madikeri: In a horrifying incident, a 16-year-old girl, who had passed her SSLC exam, the results of which were declared yesterday, was murdered and her severed head was taken away by the killer in Mutlu village in Somwarpet Taluk of Kodagu district late last night. The victim, identified as U.S. Meena, was a student at Surlabbi Government High School and the daughter of Subramani and Mutthakki, residents of Kumbaragadige village near Mutlu. The couple has four daughters and two sons. Meena was the youngest. The accused has been identified ..read more

City jewellery shops brim with customers Mysore/Mysuru: Heavy rush of customers was witnessed at jewellery shops in city to buy gold ornaments on account of Akshaya Tritiya, considered as a auspicious day today. The steep hike in per gram rate of gold in the last three months, was also no reason to deter the people, especially women who feel enamoured by the glint of gold. The jewellery shops in Central Business District (CBD) area like D. Devaraj Urs Road, Ashoka Road, Bengaluru-Nilgiri Road, Sayyaji Rao Road, Kuvempunagar, Chamundipuram, Vidyaranyapuram, Srirampura, Hebbal and Vijayanagar ..read more

Mysore/Mysuru: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) for the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Anjum Parvez, inspected the Hale Unduwadi Drinking Water Project, which is nearing approximately 65 percent completion. Yesterday, the ACS began his inspection in Hunsur, where he reviewed lake projects at Mallinathapura Lake and Pattaladammana Lake undertaken as part of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) Scheme. Subsequently, he proceeded to Mysuru and visited the Hale Unduwadi village in Mandya District. Here, extensive civil engineering works are currently i ..read more

Mysore/Mysuru: With Mysuru, the home district of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, faring well in the results of SSLC exams by catapulting to seventh place from the previous 19th position, the desire of the CM to see improvement in students performance has been fulfilled. Following the dismal performance of the district in SSLC exams in the last three years, the CM had categorically instructed the Department of School Education and Literacy at the progress review meeting to improve the overall pass percentage to find a place among top five districts. The CM had also instructed the Mysuru Deputy Co ..read more

Developed by Mysuru-based Excel Public School students, device aims to bridge digital gap, providing uninterrupted learning Mysore/Mysuru: The ‘Anytime Education’ device developed by the students of Mysuru’s Excel Public School has been recognised by the Ministry of Education (MoE) as one of the top 20 innovations at the ‘School Innovation Contest’ 2023-24. Launched by the MoE in August 2023, the contest invited over 6,000 project submissions from across the country, aimed at fostering a culture of innovation in all Higher Education Institutions and schools. Over the past 8 months, students E ..read more

Mandya: Two students in Mandya district have committed suicide. While one student ended his life for failing in SSLC exam, a girl student, assuming that she had failed in the exam, though she had passed, has also committed suicide. The deceased students have been identified as Likith (15), of Taggahalli village in Maddur taluk and Amrutha (15), of Huligerepura village, also in Maddur taluk of Mandya district. Likith, who went to his school following announcement of SSLC exam results yesterday, was told by his teachers that he had failed in two subjects. As Likith became depressed, his teacher ..read more

Inauguration of ‘Namma MSA Habba,’ two-day decennial celebrations, Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Vice-Chancellor Dr. S. Vidyashankar inaugurates, VTU Regional Director Dr. T.P. Renuka Murthy guest of honour, MSA premises, University Layout, Dattagalli, 4 pm. The post Events Tomorrow – MAY 10: Mysore School of Architecture (MSA) appeared first on Star of Mysore ..read more