Dasara Mahotsav-2022 Sports Sub-Committee and DivyaJyothi Charitable Trust, Mysuru, have organised a State-level chess tournament for visually challenged at the Trust premises in Dattagalli 3rd Stage on Oct. 1 and 2.Over 100 visually challenged people from across the State will take part. The tournament will be held in seven rounds. A special chess board has…
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Mysuru COVID-19 Update: September 28, 2022
September 28, 2022Mysuru reports 12 new COVID-19 positive cases, 14 discharges and 0 deaths today.
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PFI banned for 5 years over terror links
September 28, 2022New Delhi: After two rounds of nationwide raids and arrests of over 240 members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) in a week, the Centre late last night banned the outfit for five years over terror activities. The PFI and its affiliate organisations have been declared an “unlawful association” under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention)…
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Indian Swachhata League Award: Mysuru City gets special mention for clean efforts
September 28, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The MCC has been accorded a special mention by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, considering the city’s enthusiastic participation in the Indian Swachhata League (ISL). Roopa Mishra, Joint Secretary to the Ministry, has stated that four cities from Karnataka — Karwar, Mangaluru, Holalkere and Mysuru, have been shortlisted for the special…
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Tourism sector unhappy over Dasara promotion
September 28, 2022‘Last-minute preparations, absence of Gold Cards, lack of publicity’ World Tourism Day celebrated Mysore/Mysuru: Though the tourism sector is upbeat as a grand Dasara is back with a bang after a gap of two years, the stakeholders are not too happy with the way the festival is being handled, conducted, projected and publicised. Though many…
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Stakeholders demand Dasara Authority again
September 28, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru is still dependent on tourism revenues and there are many livelihoods attached to it. But the Government is not taking it seriously though the sector generates revenue in the form of taxes and GST, said Mysuru Travels Association (MTA) President C.A. Jayakumar. Speaking to Star of Mysore along the lines of World Tourism…
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Actors have no airs; will come to Dasara if invited: Jaggesh
September 28, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst reports that Kannada actors and actresses have no interest in participating in Mysuru Dasara and many of them expressing inability to join the festivities despite invitations extended to them, actor Jaggesh, who is a Rajya Sabha member now, said that Kannada actors do not have such discrimination or ego. “I don’t think this…
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District Minister goes on night rounds in city
September 28, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A day after the inauguration of Dasara festivities, District Minister S.T. Somashekar on Tuesday, went on a night rounds on main thoroughfares of the city and reviewed the cleaning drive undertaken by the MCC. The Minister, who began his night rounds after taking part in the Dasara cultural programmes in the Palace premises, passed…
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First Anatomical Expo in city
September 28, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Dasara-2022, Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar inaugurated the first anatomical exhibition, organised by the Anatomy Department of Mysore Medical College & Research Institute (MMC&RI), in association with the District Administration, Zilla Panchayat (ZP) and Heath & Family Welfare Department at MMC&RI premises in city yesterday, which attracted a large crowd….
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Crawford Hall lighting still remains lacklustre
September 28, 2022Illumination attractive; better than last year, justifies VC Mysore/Mysuru: It is normal for any administration to justify their actions though the actions are criticised by the public. Take the illumination of Crawford Hall for example. The lacklustre illumination has come in for intense criticism from the public as it has been done in an untasteful…
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