H.D. Kote: To celebrate the 80th Independence Day with a focus on patriotism, water conservation and environmental protection, National Flags were hoisted on the bunds of lakes coming under various Gram Panchayats in the taluk yesterday. National Flags were hoisted on the bunds of lakes at Naganahalli, Hebbalaguppe, Chikereyour, Savve, Noralakuppe, Tumbasoge and Chakkodanahalli, besides…
Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, celebrated the 80th Independence Day with patriotic fervour and enthusiasm at the Railway Grounds in Yadavagiri yesterday. SWR Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Mudit Mittal unfurled the National Flag in the presence of Additional Divisional Railway Manager Shammas Hameed, branch officers, railway staff, students and teachers of Lalitha School,…
CSR-funded initiative begins with 20 pits in five parks; 2,000 more planned across Mysuru city Mysuru: With groundwater levels falling during summer, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has planned to construct rainwater percolation pits (Ingu Gundi in Kannada) in city parks to help recharge groundwater. For several years, borewells in several parks have been running…
Performs puja at Bhagandeshwara Temple Madikeri: Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) arrived at Bhagamandala in Kodagu amidst rains this morning. This is his first visit to Kodagu after becoming the CM. The Chief Minister was welcomed at the helipad in Cauvery College grounds by his Political Secretary A.S. Ponnanna, District Minister Narendra Swamy, Deputy Commissioner…
Mysuru: Hindu Jagarana Vedike, Mysuru district unit, on the occasion of Akhand Bharat Sankalp Diwas, took out a massive torchlight procession to mark 80th Independence Day in city on Friday. The procession, which began from Ganapathi Temple at Tilaknagar passed through Mission Hospital Road and other prominent roads of city and culminated in front of…
Mysuru: Three men were killed in an exchange of fire involving Forest Department personnel in the Holemuridatti beat of Chikkalluru Reserved Forest under the Hanur Wildlife Range of the Cauvery Wildlife Division, Chamarajanagar district in the early hours of yesterday. While the Forest Department claimed that the three were suspected poachers who opened fire first, residents…
Chamarajanagar: Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said the Government received information about the Hanur forest shoot-out and ordered a magisterial inquiry to ascertain the circumstances leading to the incident. “I received all the information about the Forest Department personnel conducting an encounter with those who had gone to hunt animals. We have also ordered a magisterial…
Rs. 2,000 special darshan tickets earn Rs. 3.08 crore for Temple Authority Mysuru: The Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill witnessed a surge in devotees during this Ashada season, with 8.61 lakh pilgrims visiting the shrine over four Ashada Fridays, the subsequent weekends and the Sri Chamundeshwari Vardhanthi observed on Aug. 4, covering a total…
Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy told Star of Mysore that the District Administration had estimated that around 1.5 lakh to 2 lakh pilgrims would visit the Chamundi Hill Temple on each Ashada Friday. “This was a significant logistical challenge. The primary objective was to prevent any stampede-like incidents, with measures taken to ensure smooth…
Mysuru: Eight Garbage Vulnerable Points (GVPs) were cleaned and converted into beautified spots by removing a total of 173.66 tonnes of garbage, involving 568 personnel, all in one day, as part of the Independence Day-80 cleanliness campaign of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) yesterday. The GVPs from where waste was collected are: Sandhi Keri in MCC…
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