Mysuru: ‘Make India Strong’ offer has started at Sulthan Diamonds & Gold Showroom in city. Customers can avail attractive offers including up to 20% discount on diamond value, flat 40% off on gold jewellery making charges and Rs. 100 extra per gram on old gold exchange. For every purchase, customers will get special gifts like Tawa, Fry Pan, Cooker etc. Every week lucky draw…
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Anti-rowdy squads deployed across Mysuru
June 19, 2026Mysuru: In a bid to curb criminal activities and keep a close watch on habitual offenders, the City Police have constituted Anti-Rowdy Squads in all four Police Sub-Divisions — Krishnaraja, Devaraja, Narasimharaja and Vijayanagar — as well as in all 18 Police Stations within city limits. Addressing a press conference yesterday, City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar said the initiative follows a circular issued by the…
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District Police form 17 anti-rowdy squads
June 19, 2026Mysuru: As part of a drive to keep a close watch on habitual offenders and anti-social elements, the Mysuru District Police have constituted 17 Anti-Rowdy Squads across the district. According to a press release issued by the office of the Superintendent of Police (SP), the initiative aims to monitor rowdy elements, reform them and bring them into the mainstream of…
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‘700 rowdy-sheeters in city’
June 19, 2026Mysuru: In all, there are 700 rowdy-sheeters in the Police Commissionerate’s jurisdiction in the city, with rowdy-sheet being opened against drug peddlers too, said City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar. The active rowdy sheeters are kept under watch, besides searching and producing those having non-bailable warrant to the Court. In the present year alone, Goonda Act was invoked against accused in two…
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Goonda Act invoked against history-sheeter with 9 cases
June 19, 2026Mysuru: Mysuru City Police have intensified their crackdown on habitual offenders by placing a notorious rowdy-sheeter under preventive detention under the Goonda Act. According to a press release issued by the office of the City Police Commissioner, K. Kaushik, 28, a resident of Janatha Street in Koorgalli, was arrested under the provisions of the Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes and…
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Council polls were a test of loyalty for JD(S) MLAs: HDK
June 19, 2026‘Cross-voting was expected, not surprising; party will act against dissidents’ Mysuru: Asserting that the JD(S) would take action against party MLAs who cross-voted in the Legislative Council elections held yesterday, Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) said the party had fielded a candidate in the polls primarily to test the loyalty of its legislators, despite anticipating cross-voting. …
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MCC nets Rs. 168.84 crore Property Tax in 2.5 months
June 19, 2026Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has collected Rs. 168.84 crore in Property Tax during the first two-and-a-half months of the current 2026-27 financial year. Officers said that the collection has given the civic body a strong start and raises hopes of a record revenue collection this year. According to MCC data, the amount was collected between April 1…
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Tree-cutting was for train, passenger safety: Railways
June 19, 2026Mysuru: Responding to reports published in the media regarding tree-cutting and trimming activities near Kukkarahalli Lake, the Railways has clarified that the exercise was undertaken solely as a safety measure to protect railway infrastructure and ensure uninterrupted train operations. According to the Railways, several trees located close to the 25 kV Overhead Equipment (OHE) lines posed a risk during strong winds and monsoon…
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Lalitha Mahal Grounds ownership settled by Courts: Pramoda Devi
June 19, 2026Mysuru: Member of the erstwhile Mysore Royal Family, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, has clarified that the land in Survey No. 4 of Kurubarahalli, often referred to as Lalitha Mahal Grounds or Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MDA) Grounds, has been declared private property of the erstwhile Mysore Royal Family by the Courts. Reacting to the front page news item published in Star of Mysore yesterday, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar has issued…
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Emergency preparedness put to test at Mysore Airport
June 19, 2026Mysuru: As part of its commitment to safety and operational preparedness, Mysore Airport conducted a building evacuation drill at the Terminal Building in Mandakalli at 2 pm yesterday. The exercise was aimed at assessing the effectiveness of emergency response procedures and enhancing preparedness among airport stakeholders and passengers in accordance with established safety protocols. Passengers and Airport personnel actively participated in the drill, responding…
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