Mysuru: The Mysuru Sahitya Mattu Samskrutkika Pratishtana has announced awards for nine achievers from different fields for the year 2026. The awardees are: Dr. Yallappa Kekepura (Karunada Sahitya Ratna award), Dr. Nagesh N. Patil (Karunada Vaidya Ratna), C.R. Meghashri Suresh (Gana Saraswathi), Dr. H.T. Shylaja (Sahitya Ratna), Dr. S. Sudha Ramesh (Sahitya Sindhu), M.R. Anand (Sahitya Shree), B. Balakrishnaiah (Vidya Varidhi),…
Hindu Mahasabha stages demonstration seeking to check illegal migrants
July 6, 2026Mysuru: Expressing concern that illegal migrants from neighbouring countries may have settled down in the city and outskirts, members of Akhila Bharat Hindu Mahasabha staged a demonstration at Gandhi Square in city recently, demanding the authorities to carry out an intensive verification drive of illegal migrants. Addressing the protestors, Mahasabha State President Manoj Halangal said that as Mysuru is the cultural capital of the…
Demand for inner reservation in Mysore Varsity Fellowship
July 6, 2026Mysuru: City’s senior advocate S. Arunkumar has urged the University of Mysore (UoM) to implement inner reservation quota while granting Ph.D Fellowship to research students. Speaking to Star of Mysore after holding a discussion and presenting a memorandum to UoM Vice-Chancellor Prof. N.K. Loknath at Crawford Hall here recently, Arunkumar said that the UoM has been appealed to grant Fellowship based on inner reservation quota. Stating that the UoM should strictly follow inner…
Protest rally taken out for student scholarship
July 6, 2026Mysuru: Demanding the State Government to release student scholarship, the activists of Dalit Sangharsha Samiti (DSS) took out a protest rally from Town Hall to Crawford Hall, the administrative office of University of Mysore in the city recently. The protest rally was launched by garlanding the statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar at the Town Hall premises. The agitators have been staging a sit-in…
Rains boost inflow to KRS, Kabini sees marginal rise
July 6, 2026IMD forecasts heavy rain across Karnataka from July 8 for five days Mysuru: Continuous rainfall in Kerala’s Wayanad district over the past two days has led to an increase in the inflow into the Kabini Reservoir in H.D. Kote taluk of Mysuru district. The Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Reservoir at Srirangapatna in Mandya district has also recorded a marginal rise in inflow following increased rainfall in Kodagu district….
Tigress, five cubs captured near Saragur
July 6, 2026Shifted to Bannerghatta Rehabilitation Centre Mysuru: Forest Department staff on Saturday night have captured a tigress and her five cubs, which were being spotted frequently at Mullur, Bennegere villages and surrounding places in Saragur taluk and have shifted the animals to Bannerghatta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in Bengaluru. On Saturday at about 8.30 pm, the Forest staff, who observed the movements of the tigress and her cubs using…
Politics won’t… CHANGE unless we CHANGE
July 6, 2026T.M. Krishna speaks during Mysuru Literature Festival Karnatak vocalist, writer, activist, author and Ramon Magsaysay Awardee T.M. Krishna (Thodur Madabusi Krishna) was in the city recently to participate in a panel discussion on his latest book, ‘We, the People of India: Decoding a Nation’s Symbols,’ as part of the 10th edition of the Mysuru Literature Festival (MLF)-2026, organised by Mysuru Literary Forum Charitable…
4,229 dark spots to get LED lights
July 5, 2026Mysuru: In a major initiative to improve street lighting and public safety, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has identified 4,229 dark spots across the city and drawn up plans to illuminate them by installing new electric poles and LED streetlights. The dark spots include roads, residential layouts, parks and traffic junctions that currently lack adequate…
KIADB begins repair of crater-ridden BEML road
July 5, 2026Mysuru: Following the front-page report published in Star of Mysore on June 29 with headline ‘BEML-KIADB Road Crater-Ridden,’ the authorities have begun repair and development works on the severely damaged key road in the Mysuru Industrial Area in right earnest. The BEML-KIADB Road, passes through Infosys Junction and is a vital link connecting Hebbal, Koorgalli,…
Politics, caste and power shape Rajasthan’s story: Tabeenah Anjum
July 5, 2026Mysuru Literature Festival – 2026 Mysuru: Rajasthan, India’s largest State, stands out for its rich cultural diversity, arts, crafts and traditions. But beyond its vibrant heritage, the State also offers vital insights into the political and social currents shaping Hindi-speaking North India, said senior journalist Tabeenah Anjum. She was speaking yesterday at the 10th edition…











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