Flight Lieutenant Pallavi Sangwan at Air Show rehearsal Mysore/Mysuru: The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Sarang Helicopter Display Team mesmerised Mysuru audiences during the Dasara Air Show rehearsal last evening with their breathtaking aerobatics and precision flying. Flying five ALH (Advanced Light Helicopter) Dhruv helicopters, manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the team showcased a spectacular…
Grand Jumboo Savari marks Srirangapatna Dasara
September 26, 2025Srirangapatna: The four-day Srirangapatna Dasara began with grandeur in the historic Island-Fort town of Srirangapatna in Mandya district yesterday. The opening day of the festival was highlighted by the spectacular Jumboo Savari procession. The procession was launched at Bannimantap, near Kirangur Circle on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway, at 3.40 pm. A team of priests led by…
Bedara Kannappa star attraction at Lingambudhi Botanical Garden
September 26, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: As part of the Dasara festivities, a beautiful flower show has been organised at the Lingambudhi Botanical Garden in Mysuru, captivating visitors with a stunning sculpture of the legendary Bedara Kannappa. Crafted entirely from thousands of blossoms, the Mantap installation has quickly become a centrepiece of admiration. Mirroring the popular flower show at Kuppanna…
By Women… For Women…
September 26, 2025Expo-cum-sale of women-made products at J.K. Grounds Mysore/Mysuru: Clay-made home decor articles, chonde-made household products, mouth-watering pickles, papad, handloom silk sarees and what not… The expo-cum-sale of products organised as part of Women and Children’s Dasara at J.K. Grounds in city has a variety of women-made products. For record, 80 percent of the total stalls…
Kannada echoes at Mysore Palace
September 26, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: G.P. Rajarathnam’s poems, popularly known as ‘Ratnan Padagalu’, that still remain a chart-buster for being laced with wit and humour, resonated at the premises of Mysore Palace yesterday evening. Dasara Cultural Sub-Committee had organised a music concert titled ‘Kannada Kavigala Geetha Gayana’ that saw popular songs of Kannada penned by reputed poets, fine tuned…
Fake accidents: 2 alert senior citizens thwart extortion bids
September 26, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Criminal gangs targeting senior citizens under the pretext of fake accidents and extorting huge sums of money continue to operate in the city. Following reports published in Star of Mysore cautioning senior citizens not to panic during such incidents and to immediately inform the Police, two vigilant senior citizens successfully foiled extortion attempts yesterday…
Inspector’s name deters criminal near Ballal Circle
September 26, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: A senior citizen narrowly escaped a suspected fake accident extortion attempt near Ballal Circle on New Kantharaj Urs Road, thanks to his presence of mind and prior awareness of similar scams reported in Star of Mysore. The incident occurred around 4.45 pm on Sept. 24, shortly after the senior citizen (name withheld on request)…
World Tourism Day celebration at Mysore Palace tomorrow
September 26, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The city is all set to celebrate World Tourism Day amidst the Dasara festival tomorrow (Sept. 27) with a colourful event at the Mysore Palace forecourt, at 10 am. Organised jointly by the District Administration and the Department of Tourism, the celebration is being supported by the Mysore Hotel Owners’ Association, Mysore Travels Association,…
Urdu Kavigoshti posters released
September 26, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Dasara, the Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA), in association with the Department of Minorities Welfare, has organised a Urdu Kavigoshti (Mushaira) at Dasara exhibition grounds at 7 pm tomorrow (Sept. 27). Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday, KEA Chairman Ayub Khan said that District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa will inaugurate…
Agriculture Journalism Award for Amshi Prasannakumar
September 26, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Senior city journalist Amshi Prasannakumar has been selected for the ‘Hombale Samhita Harinikumar Alumni Agriculture Journalism Award-2025.’ The award, instituted by the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) Alumni Association, Bengaluru, aims to promote excellence in agriculture journalism. The accolade carries a cash prize of Rs. 10,000 along with a citation. Amshi Prasannakumar will be…















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