Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy told Star of Mysore that the District Administration had estimated that around 1.5 lakh to 2 lakh pilgrims would visit the Chamundi Hill Temple on each Ashada Friday. “This was a significant logistical challenge. The primary objective was to prevent any stampede-like incidents, with measures taken to ensure smooth…
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MCC’s I-Day 80 cleanliness campaign: 173-tonne garbage cleared in a day
August 14, 2026Mysuru: Eight Garbage Vulnerable Points (GVPs) were cleaned and converted into beautified spots by removing a total of 173.66 tonnes of garbage, involving 568 personnel, all in one day, as part of the Independence Day-80 cleanliness campaign of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) yesterday. The GVPs from where waste was collected are: Sandhi Keri in MCC…
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High Court permits Akhanda Bharatha Sankalpa Diwas march in Mysuru
August 14, 2026Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has quashed the Mysuru Police’s refusal to permit a torchlight march organised by Hindu Jagarana Vedike (HJV) in Mysuru, observing that citizens cannot be prevented from celebrating Independence Day (I-Day) on the apprehension of communal tension. Justice Suraj Govindaraj, who heard the petition this morning, directed the Police to permit…
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Govt. employees must take part in I-Day: DC
August 14, 2026Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy has asked all Government servants in the city to mandatorily take part in the 80th Independence Day celebrations to be held at the Torchlight Parade Grounds in Bannimantap at 9 am on Aug.15. District Minister Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah will hoist the National flag. All the staff of Government Departments,…
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2nd anniversary of Kuvempu Vishwamanava Kshemabhivrudhi Trust on Aug. 15
August 14, 2026Mysuru: Kuvempu Vishwamanava Kshemabhivrudhi Trust will be celebrating its second anniversary at Sougandhika Park in Kuvempunagar at 4.30 pm on Aug. 15. District Minister Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the programme. Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who recommended the Centre for awarding ‘Bharat Ratna’ to Rashtrakavi Kuvempu, will be felicitated. Suttur Mutt Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra…
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Three habitual gamblers externed; 1,487 arrested
August 14, 2026248 gambling cases registered from January 2026 till Aug. 12; Rs. 34,08,778 seized By A. Ganesh Mysuru: Mysuru district has witnessed a sharp rise in gambling activities, prompting Police to invoke externment orders against habitual offenders. So far, three persons have been externed from the district. From January 2026 to Aug. 12, as many as…
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68-year-old man jailed for cheating couple
August 14, 2026Mysuru: City’s 1st Additional CJM Court has sentenced a man to one year of rigorous imprisonment and ordered him to pay compensation of Rs. 20,75,000 to the victims after finding him guilty of collecting lakhs of rupees by promising to pay 10 percent interest and cheating them. Former resident of Mysuru, 68-year-old Balachandra Subbahegde, presently…
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Tricolour to flutter at 85 Amrit Sarovars
August 14, 2026Mysuru: As the nation prepares to celebrate the 80th Independence Day, the Mysuru Zilla Panchayat has drawn up plans to mark the occasion with a focus on patriotism, water conservation and environmental protection. Under the VB-G RAM G (Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, (earlier MNREGA) scheme, 85 Amrit Sarovar…
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Sack B. Nagendra from Cabinet by Aug. 17: BJP
August 14, 2026Mysuru: Former MLA and City BJP President L. Nagendra has said that party workers will stage an overnight protest across the State on Monday (Aug. 17) if Ballari Rural MLA B. Nagendra, who has been inducted into the Ministry of Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, is not sacked from the Cabinet. Addressing media persons at the…
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80 garbage vulnerable points to be cleaned, beautified
August 14, 2026Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), which has launched the 80th Independence Day Garbage Vulnerable Points (GVP) elimination drive in the city, undertook cleanliness drives at Bannimantap, Gokulam and other localities. As part of the drive, MCC staff cleared garbage and other waste dumped along the big drain near Bhuvaneshwari Kalyana Mantap in Bannimantap. The…
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