Congress issuing Permanent Residence Certificates to illegal Bangladeshis: BJP Mysuru: MLC R. Raghu Kautilya was felicitated at a mega event organised by Kayaka Samudayagala Okkoota, Mysuru Division, at J.K. Grounds this morning. Speakers at the event, titled ‘R. Raghu Kautilya Ravarige Abhinandane Haagu Bharatiya Janata Partyge Krutagnata Samarpana Samarambha,’ lauded Kautilya, who belongs to Madiwala…
Road rage cases expose failure of law and order: Prathap Simha
July 11, 2026‘Home Minister Priyank Kharge is busy reacting to non-issues on social media’ Mysuru: Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha has lashed out at Home Minister Priyank Kharge, accusing him of making irresponsible remarks instead of taking concrete steps to curb the rising incidents of road rage on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway, where innocent motorists are increasingly being…
Man arrested for sexual assault of three minors
July 11, 2026Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police have arrested a 34-year-old man on charges of sexually assaulting 3 minor girls. According to Police, the accused befriended a Class IX student through social networking site and lured her to his house, where he allegedly assaulted her. He is said to have video recorded the act and blackmailed her, threatening to…
Lokayukta raids Excise Offices
July 11, 2026Records related to Dattagalli restobar seized; Rs. 15,000 unaccounted cash seized from Excise Zone Office Mysuru: Lokayukta Police raided Excise Department Offices including that of Deputy Commissioner (DC), in the city yesterday and seized various records related to the resto-bar at Dattagalli in city, where a fatal fire mishap occurred on June 15, leaving two…
20-year jail for raping minor
July 11, 2026Madikeri: The Third Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced Biswajit Sardar, a native of Shimla village in Nadia district, West Bengal, to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs. 20,000 for raping a deaf and mute minor girl. According to the prosecution, Sardar, who lived near the victim at a…
Railway works at 125-year-old Govt. School: SWR assures no construction until land records are verified
July 11, 2026Mysuru: Officials from the South Western Railway’s (SWR) Gati Shakti Unit, which oversees infrastructure works, along with contractors, inspected the 125-year-old Government High School at Vontikoppal, opposite Lakshmivenkataramanaswamy Temple, yesterday amid growing concerns over the institution’s future. The visit follows a series of reports in Star of Mysore and its sister concern Mysuru Mithra highlighting…
1955 records show land belongs to school: DDPI
July 11, 2026Mysuru: Deputy Director of Public Instruction (DDPI) Uday Kumar inspected the 125-year-old Government High School at Vontikoppal yesterday evening to assess the ongoing land dispute. This morning, Mysuru North Block Education Officer (BEO) K.V. Suresh also inspected the school. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Uday Kumar said inquiries with former headmasters, retired teachers and other…
Ashada Friday Special Puja at Chamundi Hill: Swachhata shramdan by GP staff
July 11, 2026Mysuru: A team of Gram Panchayat (GP) staff from all the Gram Panchayats in Mysuru taluk on Thursday did shramdan by taking up Swachhata works, to create awareness about Plastic Free Zone at Chamundi Hill in the city. The exercise undertaken in view of the forthcoming Ashada Friday Special Puja at the Goddess Chamundeshwari Temple atop…
Opposition mounts to Dasara Kambala
July 11, 2026Event draws flak over Rs. 10 crore cost, environmental concerns; groups warn of agitation Mysuru: Several environmental organisations and farmers’ unions have warned of intensified protests if the State Government does not withdraw its decision to host Kambala during the upcoming Mysuru Dasara celebrations within a week. Addressing a press conference at Pathrakarthara Bhavan recently,…
Severed remains of cow, calf found dumped at J.P. Nagar
July 11, 2026Mysuru: Residents of Prakruthi Layout at J.P. Nagar were left shocked after severed remains of a cow and a calf, including their heads and legs, were dumped in the area late on Monday night. The incident occurred within Vidyaranyapuram Police Station limits. The animal remains, reportedly stuffed inside a sack, were discovered by residents, who…











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