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Kodagu’s Yeshodha wins Best Kannada Movie for ‘Kandeelu’
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Kodagu’s Yeshodha wins Best Kannada Movie for ‘Kandeelu’

August 2, 2025

Kannada movie ‘Kandeelu’ was declared as the ‘Best Kannada’ feature film. The movie is produced and directed Yeshodha Prakash Kottukathira of Madikeri.  ‘Kandeelu’ was the 2nd Best Kannada film at the 15th Bengaluru International Film Festival. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Yeshodha said, she was very happy for the movie winning the National Award and…

Vocal concert at Mysore Vasudevacharya’s House
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Vocal concert at Mysore Vasudevacharya’s House

August 2, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Aditi Rao, an 8th-grade student at Portland, USA, and an upcoming vocalist, will be presenting a vocal concert at the residence of Mysore Vasudevacharya in Agrahara on Aug. 3 (Sunday) at 10. 30 am. She will be accompanied by Vid. Tumkur Yashasvee on violin and  Vid. G. Aravind on mridanga.  Profiles:  Aditi is a…

Entries invited for Dasara short film competition
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Entries invited for Dasara short film competition

August 2, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Dasara Film Festival Sub-Committee-2025 has invited entries for the short film competition. The short film should be of 10-minute duration including the title and have been produced between Nov. 2024 – Aug. 25. The films irrespective of language are eligible for entry. The video of the film should be submitted before Aug. 26….

State-level ‘Pariksha Spoorthi Guru Shreshtha Award-2025’
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State-level ‘Pariksha Spoorthi Guru Shreshtha Award-2025’

August 2, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to recognise and honour senior CBSE school teachers across Karnataka who have inspired a deep interest in the Kannada language, the Pariksha Spoorthi Foundation, in collaboration with the District Kannada Sahitya Parishat, will host the State-level Pariksha Spoorthi Guru Shreshtha Award -2025 ceremony in Mysuru. The event is scheduled for Sunday…

AGM of Pombolak Kodava Koota held
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AGM of Pombolak Kodava Koota held

August 2, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: The 3rd Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) and get-together of Pombolak Kodava Koota located at Vjayanagar 4th Stage, was held recently at Kodava Samaja, Mysuru. Mundotira Jaya Changappa presided. Ajjinikanda C. Mahesh, Editor of Poomale Newspaper and President of Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy, was the chief guest. On the occasion, Ajjinikanda Mahesh and Pemmanda…

Mysore Elite Round Table-256 team
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Mysore Elite Round Table-256 team

August 2, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Elite Round Table-256 (MERT-256), part of the prestigious Round Table India movement, held its Annual General Meeting recently at Luxe-Atmosphere, Mysuru. The event marked the official takeover of the new leadership team for the year 2025-26. LMF Tr. Shiva Swaroop Urs took over as Chairman for the year with LMF Tr. Rahul Jain…

Mysuru theatre artistes allege bias in Nataka Academy awards
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Mysuru theatre artistes allege bias in Nataka Academy awards

August 2, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Jilla Havyasi Rangakarmigala Vedike, an association of amateur theatre enthusiasts, has accused the Karnataka Nataka Academy of sidelining Mysuru’s artistes in the selection of its annual awards. Addressing reporters at Patrakarthara Bhavan, former Rangayana Director C. Basavalingaiah alleged that of the 93 awards conferred by the Academy this year, nearly 50 have gone…

Excise Dy.SP conducts inquiry, orders crackdown on narcotics network
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Excise Dy.SP conducts inquiry, orders crackdown on narcotics network

August 2, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Following the discovery of a large quantity of drugs in a shed at  Belavatha on Mysuru Outer Ring Road (ORR) and registration of the case by the Mumbai Police in Maharashtra, suspicion has grown that narcotics may have been supplied from Mysuru. In a proactive step aimed at tightening surveillance and curbing drug-related offences…

Muguru Sangha distributes scholarship
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Muguru Sangha distributes scholarship

August 2, 2025

Muguru Karnataka Brahmana Sangha recently distributed scholarship to 53 economically  backward students at Sharada Nikethana in Chamundipuram, Mysuru, in association with H.V. Rajeev Sneha Balaga. Sangha President M. Vishwanathaiah, Secretary K.R. Manjunath and former MUDA Chairman H.V. Rajeev distributed  the scholarship to students in the presence of Sangha Directors.

Ordinary shed, extraordinary crime
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Ordinary shed, extraordinary crime

August 1, 2025

Inside an illegally built shed operated a drug factory with AC rooms, cellars & hi-tech equipment Mysore/Mysuru: At first glance, it looked like a nondescript car shed — its walls of corrugated metal sheets standing quietly beside Outer Ring Road service lane. Two cars parked inside reinforced the illusion of a modest garage. But behind…

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