Date: February 5th, 2024

Surge in Traffic Fine Collection
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Surge in Traffic Fine Collection

February 5, 2024

700 helmet-less riders booked on Feb. 4 2021 – 5.74 crore 2022 – 6.52 crore 2023 – 17.33 crore Mysore/Mysuru: Traffic penalties in Mysuru City limits have witnessed a noteworthy surge over the past three years. According to data from the last three years obtained by Star of Mysore, the City Traffic Police collected Rs.17,33,91,500…

Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat to run on all days till March 27
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Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat to run on all days till March 27

February 5, 2024

Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysuru route semi-high-speed trains under consideration; review process on Mysore/Mysuru: The Vande Bharat Express train, which runs between Mysuru and Chennai via Bengaluru, will operate every day of the week until the end of March 2024. At present, the train operates six days a week  except Wednesday.  This South India’s first Vande Bharat Express train…

Five of a family who had gone missing following harassment from money lenders safe: Cops bring them to Mysuru
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Five of a family who had gone missing following harassment from money lenders safe: Cops bring them to Mysuru

February 5, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: Five of a family residing at K.G. Koppal in city, who had gone missing following harassment from private money lenders, are safe and Saraswathipuram Police have brought all the missing persons back to Mysuru. They had taken shelter in Shivamogga. Those who had gone missing are 35-year-old Mahesh, his wife 28-year-old Bhavani, daughter three-year-old…

One-man hunger strike for God’s cause
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One-man hunger strike for God’s cause

February 5, 2024

At age 82, B.S. Sridhar Raje Urs was forced to take this step owing to shopkeeper’s refusal to vacate shop for facilitating construction of Sri Venugopalaswamy Temple Rajagopura Mysore/Mysuru: Disgusted with the adjacent shopkeeper’s refusal and defiance to vacate the shop for facilitating the construction of a bigger temple Rajagopura, the city’s Sri Venugopalaswamy Temple…

Uniform fare for taxi services
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Uniform fare for taxi services

February 5, 2024

Inflated fares for rides during peak hours will no longer be applicable Bengaluru: The Karnataka Transport Department has introduced standardised fares for taxis, applicable to all cab services, including both app-based ride-hailing providers such as Ola and Uber and non-app-based taxis. The new tariff structure addresses several key points aimed at ensuring fairness and transparency…

e-toilets reek of official apathy
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e-toilets reek of official apathy

February 5, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: The e-toilets built in several parts of the city to maintain hygiene in the city are rendered waste, turning into a safe haven for illicit activities. During the initial years of Swachh Survekshan, e-toilets were built at 24 places in the city by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), with each unit costing Rs. 6.25 lakh….

Three youths killed as car falls into gorge
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Three youths killed as car falls into gorge

February 5, 2024

K.R. Pet: Three youths were killed while another sustained serious injuries when the car in which they were travelling fell into a gorge after the person behind the wheels of the vehicle lost control of it near Akkihebbal bridge in the taluk on Saturday night. While the deceased have been identified as Chiranjivi (21), son…

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