Abduction in Vijayanagar, rescue in K.R. Nagar Desperate gang targets victim who flaunted gold Rs. 10 lakh ransom call placed; Police track location Four kidnappers arrested, one manages to escape Mysore/Mysuru: In…
Wholesale rates in Mysuru: From Rs. 6.70 to Rs. 7.60; Retail price Rs. 8 per egg Mysore/Mysuru: The biting cold across Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi, Arunachal Pradesh and other northern States has…
PWD to widen Kushalnagar-Madikeri stretch for smooth connectivity Kushalnagar: The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has granted clearance for the National Highways Authority of India’s (NHAI) 92.3-km Mysuru-Kushalnagar Access-Controlled Highway project, paving…
Ancient wisdom meets modern vision: Sri Vishwaprasanna Theertha Swamiji Mysore/Mysuru: South India’s first-ever Indian-style Vedic Astronomical Observatory — Vedhashale — modelled on the historic Jantar Mantar observatories of Jaipur, Ujjain and New…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Paper-1 of Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) exams, went on smoothly, at 14 centres in the city this morning. The exams for Paper-1, was conducted from 9.30 am to 12 noon.…
LED shift saves Rs. 25,000 a month at MCC main office Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has switched to a power-saving mode at its main office on Sayyaji Rao Road, adopting new…
Bengaluru/Mysuru: Aligning with the Gyan Bharatam Mission — an initiative aimed at preserving, digitising and disseminating India’s vast manuscript heritage while reviving its deep-rooted civilisational knowledge traditions — Karnataka has proposed key…
Special entry fee of Rs. 1,000 for devotees seeking faster darshan from January 2026 Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Chamundeshwari Development Authority has decided to set up an exclusive Protocol Room for VVIPs and VIPs…
Samskruti Sourabha, Vidu. Dr. Sukanya Prabhakar presides, Dr. Rama V. Bennur special invitee, Vidu. Akshatha Bhat, Divya Sachidananda, Dr. M.D. Rashmi and Krupa Nandakumar will deliver talks, Surabhi Ganakala Mandira, Gokulam 3rd…
Mysore/Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR), in coordination with Central Railway, South Eastern Railway and Southern Railway, has arranged special trains to clear stranded passengers affected by large-scale Indigo flight cancellations. The following…
Nanjangud: As part of Chikka Jatra Mahotsava, Parvathi Sametha Sri Srikanteshwara Swamy Theppotsava was celebrated at Kapila river in the town yesterday evening. The Priests, led by Chief Priest of Nanjangud Srikanteshwara…
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s 69th Mahaparinibbana, free Pranayama Meditation Camp, District Kannada Sahitya Parishat Mysuru President Maddikere Gopal, social worker Raghuram Vajpayee, Engineer Basavaraju, Agriculture Department Administrative Officer Srikantaiah and Journalist Chandrashekar chief…
Mysore/Mysuru: Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Dr. P. Shivaraju on Thursday paid a surprise visit to Student Hostels run by the Backward Classes Welfare Department in the city, to personally take stock of…
Mysore/Mysuru: People For Animals (PFA) Mysore, in collaboration with its sister organisation Reaching Out To Animals, has successfully carried out a large-scale Anti-Rabies Vaccination (ARV) drive across the city. During the campaign,…
Bengaluru: The Special Court for Elected Representatives in Bengaluru has fixed Dec. 18 for pronouncing its order on petitions challenging Karnataka Lokayukta Police’s decision to give a clean chit to Chief Minister…
Search launched to trace cub’s mother Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Department has rescued a tiger cub aged between 2 and 3 months near Gurupura Tibetan Colony in Hunsur taluk yesterday morning and are…
Mysore/Mysuru: Railway Board will operate two-trip special express train between Mysuru and Tuticorin to clear the extra rush of passengers during the Christmas and new year. Train No. 06283 Mysuru-Tuticorin Express Special…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore English Theatre Forum (METF) will present ‘Page to Stage - The First Edition of Mysuru English Theatre Festival’ from Dec. 12 to 14 at Jagannatha Centre for Art and Culture…
Mysore/Mysuru: Chairman of Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) Rakesh Singh, has said that, most are aware of the essentiality to bring in amendments to Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act-RERA Act,…
Mysore/Mysuru: University of Mysore’s (UoM) Publication Wing ‘Prasaranga’ is organising a 24-day ‘Prasaranga Pustakotsava’ (Book Fair) special discount sale at its premises in Manasagangothri on Hunsur Road from Dec. 8 to 31.…
Mysore/Mysuru: A businessman lost over Rs. 34 lakh after he fell prey to an advertisement of work-from-home with high returns. The businessman, who lost his money is Nagendra (name changed), a resident…
Mysore/Mysuru: Career Uttsav, a day-long career guidance programme, was held successfully at Jagannatha Centre for Art and Culture (JCAC) in Vijayanagar 1st Stage here yesterday. The day witnessed an enthusiastic turnout of…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The Lalitha Mahal, now named the Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel, one of the most magnificent among the many Palaces in our city of Maharajas, is once…
Sir, I read Dr. Javeed Nayeem’s article titled “Where are the real dog lovers?” in Star of Mysore dated Nov. 23. I thank him for his impartial view — being fair to…
