The Department of Industries and Commerce has invited online applications from rural craftsmen & those engaged in cottage industries, for availing loans and other benefits under various schemes. The eligible beneficiaries can apply online by uploading the required documents in the official website: https://mysore.nic.in before Aug. 30. For details, visit the Department Office located in…
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Beware!…
August 22, 2026Touts mislead Tourists Mysuru: A group of touts is reportedly misleading tourists in Mysuru with false information about the closure of major attractions and diverting them to shops that pay hefty commissions. Tourists are being told fabricated stories such as, “The Palace is closed today for Maharaja’s Jayanti celebrations,” “It’s feeding time for animals, so…
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Kidnap… then ransom call !
August 22, 2026Mysuru: A case of alleged child abduction, illegal confinement and extortion has been reported in Mysuru city, with an FIR (77/2026) registered at the Kuvempunagar Police Station based on a letter issued to the Inspector by the District Child Protection Officer on Aug. 14. The FIR, registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), includes…
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Tourism Dept. plans dedicated patrol
August 22, 2026Mysuru: The menace of gangs misleading tourists in Mysuru has drawn the attention of the Tourism Department, with officials considering the introduction of dedicated ‘tourist patrolling’ at key tourist spots. Tourism Department Assistant Director V.M. Prabhuswamy told Star of Mysore that although no formal complaints have been received, the issue has surfaced repeatedly during discussions…
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Govt. mulling One Time Settlement Scheme
August 22, 2026Water bill arrears in Mysuru city Mysuru: Urban Development and Mysuru District Minister Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah has assured that the Government will take steps to resolve the issue of pending water bills amounting to several crores of rupees in Mysuru city, arising from alleged anomalies in the services handled by Jamshedpur Utilities and Services Company…
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Three Dasara elephants on wild elephant capture duty
August 22, 2026Just 4 days before Gajapayana… Dhananjaya, Prashanth and Sugreeva capturing rogue elephants in Kodagu Mysuru: Concerns have been raised over the deployment of three elephants selected for this year’s Dasara festivities in wild elephant capture operations, with only four days remaining for their ceremonial march to Mysuru. Twelve elephants have been selected for this year’s…
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Will Abhimanyu get a final Dasara send-off?
August 22, 2026Mysuru: Discontent has erupted on social media over the Forest Department’s decision to exclude the famed ‘Combing Star’ Abhimanyu from this year’s Dasara elephant team. Netizens have launched a ‘Justice for Abhimanyu’ campaign, demanding that the veteran elephant be brought to the festival and given a dignified farewell. Traditionally, elephants that retire after carrying the…
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Farmers threaten to gherao CADA office on Aug. 24
August 22, 2026Mysuru: Demanding release of water to canals from Kabini and Taraka reservoirs, the KRRS has threatened to lay siege to CADA (Cauvery) office in city on Aug. 24, if water was not released by then. Addressing a press meet at Jaladarshini Guest House here on Thursday, KRRS President Badagalapura Nagendra said, the farmer agitation demanding…
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Kannada activists to lay siege to KRS
August 22, 2026Mandya: Kannada activist and former MLA Vatal Nagaraj announced that pro-kannada groups will lay siege to KRS Dam on Aug. 26 in protest against the State Government for releasing 15,000 cusecs Cauvery water every day to Tamil Nadu. Speaking to media persons at Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar Circle here on Thursday, Vatal Nagaraj expressed his anger over…
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Traffic diverted at LIC Circle
August 22, 2026White topping of Mysuru-Bengaluru Road Mysuru: The white topping of 1.8-km stretch of Mysuru-Bengaluru Road, between St. Philomena’s College junction near LIC Divisional Office Circle (T.N. Narasimha Murthy Circle), Bannimantap and JSS Pharmacy College Circle in Shivarathreeshwar Nagar here, began this morning. PWD Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) Mahadeva Swamy told Star of Mysore, the works…
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