M. Kushala has been awarded Ph.D in Zoology by University of Mysore, Mysuru, for her thesis ‘Use of Crustacean zooplankton species culture as a live feed for the growth of Catla catla, Labeo rohita, Cirrhinus mrigala and Hilsa ilisha in Mysuru district, Karnataka State, India’ [Guide: Prof. M. Mahadevaswamy].
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Health Talk
January 27, 2026As part of its monthly series of Health Talk, the Elder Citizens Council, Jayalakshmipuram, has organised a lecture on ‘Naturopathy Treatment’ at its Sarswathi Samudaya Bhavana on Feb. 2 at 5 pm, exclusively for senior citizens. Dr. H.L. Nanjesh Gowda of Ambara Wellness Clinic, Bogadi, Mysuru, will deliver the talk. Council President Dr. H.M. Nagaraju…
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Musical discourse
January 27, 2026Haridasa Sangeetha Sahityotsava Samiti, Mysuru, has organised a nine-day ‘Madhwa-Purandara Namana,’ a musical discourse event at Sarada Vilas Centenary Hall in Krishnamurthypuram from Feb. 1 to 9. For details, contact Mob: 72040-43565 or 77955-26150.
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Fallout of back-to-back crimes in Udayagiri: Shut shops by 10 pm: Residents
January 25, 2026Police to enforce deadline if traders cooperate Mysore/Mysuru: Following a spate of crimes, including murder and clashes over trivial issues under Udayagiri Police Station limits, the City Police held a ‘Jana Samparka Sabhe’ (people’s contact meeting), during which residents urged the Police to ensure that commercial establishments in the area shut down by 10 pm….
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PRASHAD Scheme will affect Temple structure: Yaduveer
January 25, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has expressed concern that the ongoing works under the Centre’s Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) at Chamundi Hill could pose a threat to the iconic Gopura (tower) of the Sri Chamundeshwari Temple. Speaking to reporters at the BJP office in Mysuru yesterday, he said authorities…
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Nirman building approval website HACKED!
January 25, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Nirman 2.0 website, launched by the State Government to streamline and bring transparency to the building plan approval process, has been hacked and has remained non-functional for the past 20 days, severely affecting residents of Mysuru and neighbouring local bodies seeking building licences. The Karnataka State Data Centre (KSDC), which manages Nirman 2.0,…
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Rathasapthami
January 25, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Hundreds of devotees thronged the Mysore Palace this morning to have a darshan of the Utsava Murtis on the occasion of Rathasapthami. Eight Utsava Murtis of various Gods and Goddesses from Palace temples were brought out and placed in front of the Palace, enabling devotees to have darshan. Rathasapthami is a Hindu festival observed…
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Only Hindi-English at post offices, Kannada ignored
January 25, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Postal services, heavily relied upon by the general public, are increasingly sidelining the Kannada language. In post offices, transaction documents — including challans used for depositing and withdrawing money — are printed only in English and Hindi, leaving many citizens struggling to fill out forms and forcing them to seek assistance. This is not…
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People must protest by closing post office accounts: KDA
January 25, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Chairman of the Kannada Development Authority (KDA), Purushotham Bilimale, has said that mere correspondence will not resolve the issue of neglect of Kannada in postal services and stressed that a large-scale protest is essential to safeguard the language. Responding to Star of Mysore on the continued sidelining of Kannada in post office transactions, Bilimale…
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9 tribal achievers invited for R-Day celebrations
January 25, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: A total of nine members from tribal communities, including two from Mysuru district and four from Chamarajanagar district, are among achievers from various fields invited to participate in the Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi on Jan. 26. The tribal achievers were jointly selected by the Karnataka Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department and the city-based…
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