Mysore/Mysuru: Close on the heels of an incident in which a Congress leader threatened the Shidlaghatta City Municipal Council (CMC) woman Commissioner using abusive and foul language, a similar episode has been reported from CM Siddaramaiah’s home district of Mysuru. The incident in Mysuru district is said to have occurred on Dec. 31, 2025, though…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following the incident in which villager G.M. Puttaswamy allegedly threatened Bandipalya Circle Village Administrative Officer (VAO) G. Bhavya and Village Assistant Naveen Kumar, the Taluk administration, with Police support, evicted encroachers from Government land at Gudumadanahalli village in Mysuru taluk. A team led by Mysuru Tahsildar K.M. Mahesh Kumar, along with Revenue Inspector Ravi…
Bengaluru: Expressing frustration and deep dissatisfaction, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah questioned why the Karnataka Police failed to detect a large Methylenedioxy methamphetamine (MDMA) drug manufacturing unit in Mysuru, which was instead uncovered by the Maharashtra Police. Chairing a conference of senior Police officers at the office of the Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP)…
Mysore/Mysuru: Slamming the BJP’s demand for a CBI probe into the recent Ballari violence in which a Congress worker was shot dead, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asserted that the Ballari case will not be handed over to the CBI. Speaking to presspersons upon his arrival at Mysore Airport here this noon, enroute to Suttur, Siddaramaiah maintained…
Lack of emergency care makes Nidaghatta-Mysuru stretch deadlier Mysore/Mysuru: A three-year analysis of road accident data on the 120-km access-controlled Mysuru–Bengaluru National Highway-275 has revealed that 1,901 accidents were reported between 2023 and 2025. The data covers two critical stretches — Nidaghatta to Mysuru (59 km) and Bengaluru to Nidaghatta (61 km). As per the…
Beggar gangs move into Mysuru, mafia operation suspected Mysore/Mysuru: Efforts to make Mysuru a beggar‑free city have shown encouraging results in recent years. Yet residents are now voicing concern over the growing presence of beggars from outside the State at major roads and traffic signals, warning that the trend could tarnish the city’s image. During…
Mysore/Mysuru: The two-day Mysore Chitra Santhe, organised as part of Uttarayana Cultural Festival by Jagannatha Centre for Art and Culture (JCAC) jointly with Association of Visual Arts (AVA), concludes this evening. The Chitra Santhe, as the name goes, has an array of artefacts including paintings and khadi products from Badanavalu Khadi Centre, that are sure…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has sought expedited action on key infrastructure projects in Mysuru, with particular emphasis on the proposed flyover at Kempegowda Circle (Manipal Hospital Junction). During a meeting in New Delhi with National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Chief Secretary Umashankar recently, the MP submitted a formal representation highlighting the…
Mysore/Mysuru: K. Parashuram, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) and Commissioner for Traffic and Road Safety, told Star of Mysore that the SPs of Mandya and Ramanagara have already been instructed to deploy personnel at entry and exit points of the Highway during peak traffic hours. He said that Police personnel will be posted at…
Mysore/Mysuru: Former MP Prathap Simha has launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, alleging that the CM’s use of disrespectful language has set a poor example for Congress workers. Speaking to reporters about the incident in which Shidlaghatta Municipal Commissioner Amrutha Gowda was abused and threatened by Congress leader Rajeev Gowda, Simha said that…
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