Mysore/Mysuru: River Cauvery, the lifeline of several districts in Karnataka and neighbouring Tamil Nadu, has been losing its pristine glory at Srirangapatna owing to lack of a proper system to prevent pollution caused during sacred rituals. Paschimavahini, Gosai Ghat and Sangama on the banks of Cauvery River in Srirangapatna are among a few sacred places…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Friday evening rains that lashed city minutes after the Dasara Jumboo Savari concluded, has brought untold miseries on the residents of Madhuvana colony along M.G. Road here. The heavy rains has shattered the lives of many residents of the colony as sewage-mixed rain water entered the houses within minutes after it started raining,…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Mobile Squad personnel have arrested a person who was attempting to sell pelts of jackal, civet cat and two live monitor lizards and have recovered five pelts of the wild animals and two live monitor lizards from him. The accused has been identified as Yashwanth Rao (48), a resident of Shikaripura village…
Mysore/Mysuru: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the cancellation of Dasara Home Garden competition conducted by the Horticulture Department for the second year in a row. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Shamala Prasanna of Lakshmipuram, an active participant in Dasara Home Garden competition every year and who has been redoing her garden for the…
Mysore/Mysuru: Attributing the dwindling of forests to growth in human population, titular head of erstwhile Mysuru Royal Family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar said that Conservation of Wildlife and Forests is important for maintaining the balance of nature. He was speaking after inaugurating People for Forest and Wildlife Conservation of Karnataka (PFWCK) organisation at Rani Bahadur…
The injured feline had killed four persons, more than 30 cattle heads Mysore/Mysuru: The tiger, which had killed four persons and more than 30 cattle head in villages bordering Masinagudi in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu (TN), has been shifted to Mysuru Zoo’s Chamundi Animal Conservation, Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in Koorgalli, where it…
Mysore/Mysuru: The first store of ‘Nectar Fresh’ that sell quality products of rural social enterprise, was jointly inaugurated recently in the city by VRL Logistics Group and VRL Media Limited Chairman Vijay Sankeshwar, Philanthropist and Mangalore Ganesh Beedi Works Managing Partner Jagannath Shenoy, renowned actress Malavika Avinash and Mysuru Narayana Multi-Speciality Hospital’s Senior Consultant Cardiologist…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Pistol and Rifle shooters of Mysore District Rifle Association (MDRA) in Ramakrishnanagar have won numerous medals at the Arjun and Golden Ace Shooting Championship-2021, held at Bengaluru recently. Over 400 shooters from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu participated in the contest in which Mysuru shooters have won 6 Gold, 4 Silver and 2 Bronze…
Chief Minister enjoys every bit of lights; waves at crowds from atop ‘Ambaari’ bus Mysore/Mysuru: In a move that will go a long way in helping the tourism and hospitality industry, the State Government has extended the illumination of Mysuru city till Oct. 24. The nine-day extension from today will help more tourists to enjoy…
Mysore/Mysuru: The so called ‘strict instruction’ from the State Government to limit the crowds inside the Mysore Palace during Vijayadashami procession remained only on paper with politicians, Police and officials themselves flouting the rules in full public view. In their enthusiasm to allow only a select crowd inside the Palace, they allowed each and every…
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