Mysore/Mysuru: In a shocking case of unregulated urban development, a 50-unit housing layout originally built by City Improvement Trust Board (CITB, later renamed as Mysuru Urban Development Authority-MUDA and now, Mysuru Development Authority-MDA), for economically weaker sections has remained in bureaucratic limbo for over three decades — forgotten, unregulated, and quietly taken over. For 32…
Tiger injures farmer during combing operation in Saragur
October 17, 2025Injured undergoes facial reconstruction surgery at Apollo BGS Hospital Mysore/Mysuru: A farmer sustained serious injuries and has been admitted to a Apollo BGS Hospital in city after a tiger attacked and struck his face with its claws during a combing operation at Badagalapura village in Saragur taluk coming under Bandipur Tiger Reserve yesterday. The injured…
Back-to-back robberies of Kerala traders rock Kodagu
October 17, 2025Gold traders returning from Mysuru robbed of Rs. 10 lakh; two abducted Madikeri: Two back-to-back robberies targeting businessmen from Kerala, who frequently use the Kannur–Makutta route via Kodagu to reach Mysuru for business dealings, have shaken the district after a brief lull. The twin incidents have put the Police on high alert. On Wednesday, a…
Karnataka Cabinet bars RSS from public events
October 17, 2025Why no action against those who raised pro-Pakistan slogans, asks BJP Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet yesterday decided to restrict public activities by organisations, including the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), without prior permission from authorities. The decision follows widespread concern over a recent Statewide RSS march past, which sparked debate within the Cabinet. Law and Parliamentary…
State may adopt TN-like curbs on RSS: Dr. Yathindra
October 17, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: MLC Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah has stated that Karnataka may implement regulations similar to those in Tamil Nadu concerning the activities of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Speaking to reporters at Jaladarshini Guest House in city yesterday, he clarified that while the Government is not seeking to ban the RSS, it will enforce rules that…
24,000 youths attend Mega Job Mela
October 17, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Thousands of job aspirants from different parts of the State descended on the city as the Mega Job Mela, organised by the Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood, in association with Karnataka Skill Development Corporation, Bengaluru, Mysuru District Administration, Mysuru ZP and MCC, began at the sprawling Maharaja’s College Grounds here this morning….
Dr. U.T. Uthappa of Kodagu among ‘Top 2% Scientists in World’
October 17, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. Uluvangada T. Uthappa (Sanju), a native of Kodagu, has been recognised among the ‘Top 2% Scientists in the World (2025 Survey)’ compiled by Stanford University, USA. The annual list, prepared by Prof. John P.A. Ioannidis of Stanford in collaboration with Elsevier and Scopus, identifies the world’s most influential scientific researchers representing about 2%…
NIMHANS branch to come up in Mysuru; Rs. 50 crore sanctioned
October 17, 2025Bengaluru: The State Cabinet has approved the establishment of branches of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) at the Medical College Hospitals in Mysuru and Kalaburagi, with an allocation of Rs. 100 crore. Following the model of Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, which has expanded across various regions of the State, the…
Kerala bizman’s robbery case: Maharashtra Cop among 5 arrested
October 17, 2025Madikeri: The Kodagu Police have arrested five suspects in connection with the recent robbery near Balugodu in Virajpet, where Appus, a Kerala-based hotelier and gold trader, was targeted. Shockingly, one among them is a Head Constable from the Maharashtra Police Department, according to preliminary reports. The victim, identified as Appus, a resident of Calicut, Kerala,…
Dr. KBG Memorial Road Races on Sunday
October 17, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Athletics Club will be conducting Road Races for students (boys and girls) in memory of Star of Mysore and Mysuru Mithra Founder-Editor late Dr. K.B. Ganapathy (KBG) at Mysore University Oval Grounds, near Old DC’s Office in city on Sunday (Oct. 19). Star of Mysore & Mysuru Mithra Managing Editor Vikram Muthanna and…















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