Rs. 5 crore to widen 0.36 km road Mysuru: Amid public outrage and a planned candlelight protest this evening over the felling of 40 fully grown, shade-giving trees — each over 50 years old — on Hyder Ali Road near the SP Office, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has come under intense criticism from environmental…
Not all 400 trees will be planted on one road: DCF
April 18, 2025Mysuru: Regarding the MCC’s plan to plant 400 trees — ten times the number felled on Hyder Ali Road from Kalikamba Temple to SP Office Circle — Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial) Dr. K.N. Basavaraju stated that the Forest Department adheres to specific norms. “Only a limited number of trees can be planted along the…
Mysuru Rail Museum celebrates World Heritage Day-2025
April 18, 2025Students engage in competitions with focus on heritage preservation Mysuru: The Mysuru Rail Museum, under the South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, marked World Heritage Day- 2025 today with a vibrant event emphasising disaster and conflict-resilient heritage preservation. The occasion saw enthusiastic participation from school children, who joined a poster-making, drawing and painting competition centered…
40 years of Sugama Sangeetha Academy: Four-day musical extravaganza begins
April 18, 2025Mysuru: Nalavathara Nalivu, a four-day musical extravaganza organised by Sugama Sangeetha Academy Trust as part of its 40th anniversary celebration, in association with Kannada and Culture Department, began at Ramagovinda Kalavedike in Ganabharathi premises, Kuvempunagar in city yesterday. Dr. K.B. Ganapathy (KBG), Founder-Editor of Star of Mysore and Mysuru Mithra, inaugurated the unique programme by…
Medical test for forest guard aspirants
April 18, 2025Mysuru: As part of its recruitment drive, the Forest Department conducted medical tests for the aspirants of Forest Guard posts at the District Hospital on KRS Road, here yesterday. Out of 387 candidates (290 men and 97 women), who attended the physical endurance test at Chamundi Vihar Stadium, 305 candidates (226 male and 79 women)…
‘SC is using Article 142 like a Nuclear Missile against Democracy’
April 18, 2025VP Dhankhar’s salvo at Supreme Court New Delhi: In his address to the 6th batch of Rajya Sabha interns Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar made some blistering remarks on the judiciary. Taking strong objection to the Supreme Court (SC) recently prescribing a timeline for the President to decide on Bills, Vice-President (VP) Jagdeep Dhankhar yesterday said, “India…
Caste census: Cabinet meet ends without consensus
April 18, 2025Next meeting on May 2; No trust in Cabinet? R. Ashoka questions need for written views Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet meeting held last evening to deliberate on the Socio-Economic and Educational Survey — popularly referred to as the caste census — ended inconclusively, with the Government deferring the final decision to May 2. Reports indicate…
Lorry strike called off as Minister brokers truce
April 18, 2025Bengaluru: The lorry operators who had gone on an indefinite strike called off their protest, following the successful talks with Transport Minister R. Ramalinga Reddy here yesterday (Apr. 17). The lorry operators had suspended their operations, since Apr. 14 midnight, demanding the roll back in hike in diesel price, slash in increased toll charges and…
Two riders killed
April 18, 2025Nanjangud/Bylakuppe: In separate incidents two riders lost their lives in road accidents at Nanjangud and Bylakuppe. In the first incident, a two-wheeler rider lost his life after ramming into a parked truck near United Breweries Ltd. at Tandya Industrial Area in Nanjangud on Wednesday night. The deceased has been identified as Praveen Kumar (36), a…
Two go missing from city
April 18, 2025Mysuru: In separate cases, two persons have gone missing from V.V. Puram Police limits in city. In the first case, a 51-year-old woman has gone missing since Mar. 18. The missing woman is Latha. She is 4 ft. tall, normal built, oily red complexioned, round faced, speaks Kannada and was wearing a blue colour chudidhar…
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