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Dasara of a slightly different kind!
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem The Dasara, our most spectacular annual show, that we Mysureans and all our guests wait for most expectantly, year after year, has come and gone too. With…
12 Oct 2025 · 6 min read
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Hot oil spill from food stall kills boy
Encroached footpath used for frying ‘poories’ City Corporation, Police inaction blamed Mysuru: Repeated drives by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and the City Police to clear encroachments from public spaces and footpaths…
12 Oct 2025 · 3 min read
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Police intensify area domination exercise
405 suspected rowdy elements picked up; over 800 petty cases booked in two days Mysuru: In the wake of two shocking crimes — the daylight murder of a man and the rape…
12 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
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Dasara-2024 row: Year on, priests await Rs. 50,000 honorarium
Mysuru: A team of priests, who had participated in Nada Habba Mysuru Dasara-2024 related rituals, have written to the Chief Secretary of the State Government, seeking the release of honorarium of Rs.…
12 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
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Green crackers only
Ahead of Deepavali festival, KSPCB issues dos and don'ts Asks District Environment Conservation Authority to act against violators Circular issued to competent authorities Bengaluru: Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), has issued…
12 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
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1.99 lakh visit Palace during Dasara
Footfall soars as tourists flock to Jumboo Savari, cultural programmes and dazzling illumination; Dasara illumination ends tonight Mysuru: Mysuru witnessed a spectacular Dasara-2025, with lakhs of tourists and visitors flocking the city…
12 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
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CM orders crackdown, reviews law and order
Children are unsafe in CM’s home district, Congress leaders silent: BJP Mysuru: A wave of public outrage has swept through Mysuru following two horrific crimes committed within just three days — the…
12 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
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MLA G.D. Harish Gowda elected as Mysuru District Co-operative Union President
Mysuru: Hunsur MLA G.D. Harish Gowda and former Zilla Panchayat (ZP) member B.N. Sadananda were elected unopposed as President and Vice-President of Mysuru District Co-operative Union respectively during the elections held here…
12 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
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Regularisation of sanitation workers soon
Mysuru: MCC Underground Drainage workers and Pourakarmika Association Honorary President Narayana, also a former City Mayor, said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has responded positively to the demand for regularisation of services of…
12 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
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Govt. okays bio-gas plant at Bandipalya APMC yard
Mysuru: In yet another step towards sustainable waste management, the State Government has approved the establishment of a bio-gas production unit using wet waste at the Bandipalya APMC premises on Nanjangud Road,…
12 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
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Rs. 1,000 crore innovation clusters in four cities, including Mysuru
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has announced a Rs. 1,000-crore plan to build innovation clusters across Mysuru, Mangaluru, Hubballi-Dharwad and Belagavi, aiming to expand the State’s tech -led growth beyond Bengaluru. The announcement…
12 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
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Ready to share my political knowledge with young politicians: P.G.R. Sindhia
Mysuru: State Scouts and Guides Commissioner P.G.R. Sindhia, who is also a former Minister, said that though he has stayed away from politics for long, he was ready to share his political…
12 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
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‘Skill, legal awareness open global doors for women’
Dubai-based legal consultant in an interactive session held at Maharani’s Science College Mysuru: Dubai-based legal consultant Geethalakshmi Ramachandran emphasised that individuals with subject-matter expertise have immense opportunities abroad. “Today’s corporate world offers…
12 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
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‘Advocates should emerge as role model for society’
Mysuru: Every business house will avail the services of advocates in a given situation and it is important that advocates emerge as the role models for the society, said Arjun Ranga, Managing…
12 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
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Playing a special host during Dasara-2025: Office of Italian Consulate General lauds Mysuru Dist. Admin
Mysuru: The Office of Consulate General of Italy in Bengaluru, has written to Dr. Shalini Rajaneesh, Chief Secretary of the State Government, heaping praise on the District Administration for playing a heartwarming…
12 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
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Govt. to launch its own OTT platform for promotion of Kannada films
Bengaluru: Amidst complaints that Kannada cinemas are not getting their due in OTT (Over The Top) platforms, the State Government is said to be planning to launch its own OTT platform for…
12 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
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Star Pups: Adopt us...
Mysuru: Golu and Goofy, both eight-week-old pups, which are de-wormed and vaccinated at People For Animals (PFA) in city, are up for adoption. Golu and Goofy, were rescued from a garbage dump…
12 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
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Samantha Ruth Prabhu inaugurates Jewels of India Expo
Bengaluru: The 27th edition of Jewels of India Exhibition, one of the nation’s biggest jewellery expos, was inaugurated by celebrated South Superstar Samantha Ruth Prabhu, at the Tripuravasini Palace Grounds in Bengaluru…
12 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
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Free cancer screening camp at Bharath Hospital from Oct. 13 to 20
Mysuru: As part of World Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Bharath Hospital and Institute of Oncology (BHIO) is organising a free clinical breast cancer screening camp to promote early detection and prevention from…
12 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
Voice of The Reader
Public disappointed Dasara after Dasara
Sir, Apropos the news item ‘Lights Out! CESC goes into power-saving mode’ (Star of Mysore dated Oct. 7), it clearly reflects the sheer lack of planning and execution by the authorities concerned,…
12 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
Sports
Celebration Mysuru Marathon attracts 2,850 participants
Mysuru: A total of 2,850 participants took part in the 15th edition of Celebration Mysuru Half Marathon and 10K Run organised by Life is Calling in city this morning. The half marathon…
12 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Sports
CCA PAZZO Chess Tournament begins in city
NR Group Chairman R. Guru (second from left) moving a pawn to inaugurate the day-long CCA PAZZO Inter-School Chess Competition organised by Carmel Catholic Association (CCA) Mysuru at St. Joseph Central School…
12 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
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Marwari Horse Breed Show - 2025
Sa Ra Mahesh son’s horse ‘Rolex’ winsRolex, the Marwari-breed horse (pic. left), belonging to S.M. Jayanth (extreme right), son of former Minister Sa. Ra. Mahesh, emerged victorious in the Two Teeth Colt…
12 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
Obituary
M. Malavaiah
Maddur: M. Malavaiah (80), retired Head Master and a resident of Maddur, passed away following brief illness at his residence this morning. A native of Maraganahalli village, he leaves behind his wife…
12 Oct 2025 · 1 min read