Mysore/Mysuru: Demanding shifting of the Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling Plant at Hale Kesare, the residents of the area and surrounding places, under the banner of Janaspandana Samithi, staged a protest in front of the Waste Treatment Plant yesterday morning. The residents, along with Samithi members and Siddalingapura Gram Panchayat members, who assembled in front…
Leopard killed in hit-and-run incident at Hunsur
January 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: After a young tiger was killed when a car hit it near Mysore Airport in Mandakalli on Sunday night, a leopard cub was killed in a hit-and-run incident on Bengaluru-Bantwal Highway in Hunsur yesterday early morning. It is suspected that the driver of the unidentified vehicle, while proceeding at the turn of Ayappaswamy Gudda…
Trace unique prehistoric human craftsmanship at this exhibition
January 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: In a captivating display of Karnataka’s rich prehistoric heritage, the Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage at the Dasara Exhibition Complex in the city has opened a mesmerising and informative photo exhibition gallery titled ‘Karnataka Prehistoric Ruins’. Visitors are treated to a journey back in time, exploring the fascinating traces of human activities preserved…
Felicitation to scholars tomorrow
January 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Vedashastra Poshini Sabha has organised a programme at Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on JLB Road in city tomorrow (Jan. 31) at 4.30 pm to felicitate 10 scholars. Vid. Nagesh Shastry Herlekar (Belagavi), Vid. S. Krishnamurthy Bhatta (Sagara), Vid. Pallattadka Shankaranarayana Bhatta (Puttur), Vid. Sreedhar Shesha Adi (Gokarna), Vid. K. Rajagopalacharya (Bengaluru), Vid. T.N. Prabhakar…
Two-day International Short Films and Documentaries Festival from Feb. 3
January 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Paridrishya, a two-day 2nd International Festival of Short Films and Documentaries Karnataka will be held from Feb. 3 at Kaveri auditorium of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), said Festival Convenor M.R. Harish, here yesterday. Addressing mediapersons at Pathrakarthara Bhavan, he said the festival will be inaugurated by actor Prakash Belawadi on Feb. 3 at…
Six scribes to get award
January 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Marking the 11th anniversary of ‘Ursu Patrike,’ the city’s Anveshana Seva Trust, in association with Ursu Jagruti Academy Charitable Trust, will confer ‘Dhwani Kotta Dhani’ award on six journalists of the city at a programme to take place at the Institution of Engineers on JLB Road at 10.30 am on Feb. 2. The six…
Roar Killed: Tiger fatally knocked down by speeding car on Nanjangud Road
January 29, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A tragic incident occurred last night as a one-and-a-half-year-old male tiger that strayed into urban areas searching for food, identified as T-6, was fatally struck by a speeding car near Mysore Airport on Nanjangud Road between 11.30 pm and 12.15 am. The tiger sustained serious head injuries. Following the accident, the driver and occupants …
French Connection!
January 29, 2024Padma Shri for Mysuru’s Sanskrit Scholar Dr. Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat Mysore/Mysuru: Four personalities from France will receive Padma Shri awards this year, the highest from any foreign country. The move underscores the strength of India-France relations and the announcement of the Padma awards coincided with the arrival of French President Emmanuel Macron in India, who was…
Sanskrit and Europe have deep affinity: Dr. Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat
January 29, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat was caught off guard by the announcement of the Padma Shri award and expressed his surprise. Recounting the moment, he said, “Last Tuesday, I received a call from the French Embassy and officials informed me about this prestigious award. I was both elated and happy,” he told Star of Mysore from…
Chamundi Hill Ropeway Project | Govt. to study pros and cons before implementation: Patil
January 29, 2024Impact on local environment and ecosystem will be studied, says Tourism Minister Mysore/Mysuru: Facing intense condemnation and widespread criticism from various environmental groups and activists who underscore the potential harm to the fragile ecosystem if the Chamundi Hill ropeway project is implemented, Tourism Minister H.K. Patil stated that a final decision on the ropeway proposal…















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