Mysuru-Chennai route sees 36 lakh passengers in 2025-2026 Mysore/Mysuru: Over 36 lakh passengers travelled on the Vande Bharat Express operating between Mysuru and Chennai during the financial year 2025-26, according to data released by the Press Information Bureau (PIB). Officials said, the train has received an overwhelmingly positive response from passengers since its introduction. The…
Mysore/Mysuru: In an attempt to draw attention to the shrinking buffer zones of lakes, a group of environmental activists early this morning put up posters around Kukkarahalli Lake, reproducing a recent report published in Star of Mysore. The laminated posters, hung on electric poles at a few locations inside the lake premises, caught the attention…
Mumbai: Legendary singer Asha Bhosle (92), who was admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital following a cardiac arrest yesterday, has breathed her last at the Hospital this noon. Her mortal remains will be kept at her residence from 11 am to 3 pm tomorrow and the last rites will take place at Shivaji Park at…
Mysore/Mysuru: Amid a continuing CNG shortage linked to the ongoing West Asia conflict, autorickshaw drivers queued up in large numbers at a gas station on Dhanvanthri Road from the early hours of today. With fresh stock arriving yesterday, word spread quickly among drivers, leading to long queues of autos stretching nearly 1-km, from Dhanvantri Road…
Trishikha Kumari Wadiyar blindfolded to experience challenges of visually impaired Mysore/Mysuru: The upgraded infrastructure at the Mysore Government Blind School, Tilaknagar, founded by the Maharaja of Mysore in 1901, was inaugurated in a unique manner by Trishikha Kumari Wadiyar, Founder and Trustee of Bherunda Foundation, who chose to experience the challenges faced by the visually…
Rains ease annual summer wildfire fears, surveillance still on Mysore/Mysuru: Unseasonal showers ahead of the monsoon have turned the Bandipur Tiger Reserve lush green, easing the annual concern over forest fires and reviving wildlife activity across the sanctuary. Normally, the Reserve remains on high alert for fires from November to May, with frontline staff maintaining…
No story to tell: Information boards blur Mysuru city’s history, heritage Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru, synonymous with its ‘Heritage City’ tag, boasts over 200 listed heritage buildings. With landmark structures dating back to the Maharaja’s era still standing, the city continues to draw tourists to its enduring architectural legacy. Prominent buildings such as the Mysuru City Corporation…
Congress gives Govt. land to party trusts, BJP backs Sangh Parivar outfits: N. Diwakar Mysore/Mysuru: Transforming the Mysuru City Corporation into a ‘Greater Mysuru City Corporation’ will not benefit ordinary citizens, but instead aid land grabbers and politicians, progressive thinker and writer N. Diwakar said. He was speaking at the release of the book ‘Bhu…
Mysore/Mysuru: The City hoteliers seem to be a relieved lot as commercial LPG gas cylinders supply, which was severely hit due to the ongoing US-Israel war with Iran and West Asia tensions, has eased considerably over the past few days. The situation has improved with most of the hotels, restaurants, sweet shops, bakeries and other…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru can see pet animals being rushed signal-free in a state-of-art well-equipped Pet Ambulance across city, as the first Pet Ambulance of Mysuru was flagged off by Dr. Arjun Janya, the celebrity Music Director-cum-Film Director yesterday. Humans had multiple ambulance services but pet parents in city never had Pet Ambulance Service, which is life…
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