Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that the hand of God drives our life, Shri Puthige Mutt Seer Shri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji observed that professional success can be achieved only by honesty. He was speaking at his 60th birthday felicitation programme jointly organised by Sri Krishna Mitra Mandali and Sri Krishna Trust at Krishnadhama in Saraswathipuram here on Thursday….
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: Minister writes to Education Department officials
July 23, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: With the 75th year of Indian Independence (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav) fast approaching, Primary and Secondary Education Minister B.C. Nagesh has directed the Education Department officials to organise different programmes and contests for children in all Schools and PU Colleges from Aug. 1 to 10, for creating awareness on Nationalism and Patriotism. In a…
Govt. Hostel workers to stage dharna at Bengaluru on July 29
July 23, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Seeking fulfilment of their demands, which chiefly included regularisation of service, the workers and D Group employees serving in Government-run student hostels, will stage a massive demonstration at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on July 29. Announcing this at a press meet held at Pathrakartara Bhavan here on Wednesday, Hostel Workers Association State President K….
Thousands offer prayer at Hill Temple on last Ashada Friday
July 22, 2022Volunteers, organisations distribute prasada across city Mysore/Mysuru: With clear skies and the Sun shining bright, thousands of devotees from in and around the city thronged Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill on the occasion of last Ashada Shukravara this morning. The devotees began climbing the steps from 1 am to reach the Hill Temple to…
ED questioning Sonia Gandhi: Congress workers take to streets; taken to custody
July 22, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Enraged by the questioning of Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in National Herald money laundering case, party workers are staging protests across the country since yesterday. The 75-year-old Congress Chief was questioned by the Central agency a few days after she tested negative for COVID-19 and was released from the…
Museum of legacy iron crest gates planned at KRS Dam
July 22, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A museum of old crest gates conceptualised and designed by Sir M. Visvesvaraya will be an added attraction for tourists who visit the 90-year-old Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam as the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) that manages the reservoir is making grand plans for the same. These crest gates, numbering over 173, are…
Bad roads deter tourists from visiting KRS reservoir
July 22, 2022CM releases Rs. 9.4 crore for road repair works Srirangapatna: Tourists are shying away from visiting the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam due to bad roads. Not one approach road to the Dam is in good shape. Officials from the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) told Star of Mysore that the bad roads are a…
City roads await Dasara for salvation
July 22, 2022Enthusiasm shown to re-asphalt routes taken by PM’s cavalcade clearly missing this time Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has decided to celebrate Dasara 2022 in a grand manner as there was no opportunity to showcase pomp and glory in the last two years owing to COVID pandemic. Though the High-Power Committee meeting held in Bengaluru, chaired…
Status of 10-lane Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway: Main carriageway to open in October this year: MP
July 22, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst reports that the 10-lane Mysuru-Bengaluru Economic Corridor (Expressway) will not be open anytime soon, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has clarified that the main carriageway of the Expressway will be open to traffic by October this year. During the Dasara High-Powered Committee meeting in Bengaluru on July 19, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai told reporters…
Droupadi Murmu is India’s new President
July 22, 2022At 64, she is youngest and India’s first President to be born after Independence New Delhi: India got its first tribal President yesterday as NDA choice Droupadi Murmu scooped up over 60 per cent of the total vote value. Opposition’s Yashwant Sinha conceded defeat after three rounds of counting. Murmu is likely to take oath…















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