Mysore/Mysuru: Vendors selling bags have set up shops at Sangolli Rayanna Circle (Kurubarahalli Circle), one of the city’s most bustling intersections of the Mysuru city. Several vendors dot the circle, much to the annoyance of the commuters. As Dasara approaches, the city is witnessing a surge in tourist vehicles, particularly heading to popular destinations like…
Sarod maestro Pt. Rajeev Taranath to inaugurate on Sept. 18
September 17, 2023Sarod maestro Pt. Rajeev Taranath to inaugurate on Sept. 18 Mysore/Mysuru: Indian Institute of Educational Theatre has organised 6-day ‘National Children’s Theatre Festival’ in city from Sept. 19 to 24. Plays performed by adults for children, plays performed by children for children, book fair, educational theatre conference, exchange of ideas on children’s literature and mural…
Youth performing wheelie fatally knocks down cowherd
September 17, 2023Accused remanded to judicial custody Nanjangud/Mysuru: A youth on wheelie spree, ran over two persons sitting on the roadside, killing one of them and seriously injuring the other. The incident took place at Immavu Industrial Area here yesterday evening. The Police, who arrested the youth, produced him before a Magistrate who remanded him to judicial…
Rickety Gulmohar trees near Cheluvamba Park axed
September 17, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Three Gulmohar trees on Vivekananda Road near Cheluvamba Park in city that had turned feeble portending the danger of uprooting any time during rain and wind were axed by Horticulture Department of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) on Wednesday evening. The trees on the footpath of the road, that connects Ta.Ra.Su. Circle near Akashvani Mysuru…
Govt. must conserve Mysuru’s heritage buildings, says Yaduveer
September 17, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, member of the erstwhile Mysore royal family, has underlined that the responsibility for conserving Mysuru’s heritage buildings lies with the Government. Mysuru, renowned for its rich cultural heritage, stands as a testament to the city’s glorious past. It is essential to preserve this heritage, which includes traditions, culture, art and…
No Asst. Commissioners for MCC Zones 3, 8 for over 16 years
September 17, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Currently, two Development Officers have assumed the roles of Zonal Commissioners (Assistant Commissioners) at two Zonal Offices within the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). Typically, the Zonal Commissioners are of the Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) grade but here, a lower-rung officer has been given the superior rank. Out of the nine MCC Zonal Offices, the…
MP performs ‘puja’ atop Chamundi Hill marking PM Modi’s birthday
September 17, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Marking the 73rd birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mysuru-Kodagu BJP MP Pratap Simha, accompanied by several BJP leaders, performed special puja at Chamundeshwari Temple atop the Hill here this morning praying for the well-being of the PM. The BJP leaders also broke 73 coconuts in front of the temple as obeisance to the…
Expert Committee to look into Palace stained glass damage
September 17, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In response to a recent report in Star of Mysore titled ‘Cracks mar stained glass domes of Mysore Palace,’ which highlighted the issue of cracks appearing in the peacock-shaped stained glass domes crowning the Durbar Hall and Kalyana Mantapa of the Mysore Palace, Deputy Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra has taken proactive steps to address…
Govt. officer’s wife loses Rs. 55,000 to bitcoin
September 17, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A Government officer’s wife, who was lured online towards making huge profits by investing in bitcoins, has allegedly ended up losing Rs. 55,000 in the racket. The woman, wife of Government officer N.S. Rohit, a resident of Kuvempunagar in the city came across the information related to bicoin on the Instagram status of her…
Prize-winners of creative science model-making competition
September 17, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The following students of Mahajana Public School, Jayalakshmipuram, have excelled in the Inter-School Creative Science Model Making Competition organised by Geetha Shishu Shikshana Sangha (GSSS), Siddarthanagar, at the School premises recently: Likith Rao and M. Bhuvan of VIII std. – First prize for the topic ‘Road Accident Prevention.’ Khizra Anwar and Khushishree of IX…
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