Mysore/Mysuru: Former Vice-President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu, who will be on a tour of Mysuru and Kodagu districts, will arrive in city this evening. Naidu, accompanied by his wife, is scheduled to leave from Chennai airport at 5.25 pm today and land at Mysore Airport at 6.45 pm. Upon his arrival, Naidu will drive…
Grand Holiday Carnival
February 13, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Thomas Cook India Limited, India’s leading travel services company, is organising a Holiday Carnival at Grand Mercure Hotel in Mysuru on Feb. 14 from 10 am to 6 pm and will offer special facilities. Key attractions Free Cruise Holidays: Available for those who book their Europe tour in advance. Additional discount is offered on…
‘Shivadeepotsava’ at K.G. Koppal temple
February 13, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Shivarathri, ‘Shivadeepotsava-2026’ will be held at Maruleshwara temple in K.G. Koppal at 6 pm on Feb.15. Temple Trust President Dr. Mahadevaiah said that the event, organised in association with Negilayogi Samaja Seva Trust and Negilayogi Mahileyara Hitaishigala Seva Balaga, will feature 20,000 Deeparadhane and night long cultural programmes. Devotees can light…
Talk on Davos Summit at MOF
February 13, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Open Forum (MOF) has organised a talk on “Unravelling Davos Summit – Its Mystery & Mystique” by Sam Cherian, Founder-Chairman, Schevaran Sustainable Cleaning Solutions, Mysuru, at 10.30 am on Feb. 15 at Kalpa Kshetra Auditorium, Vijayanagar 4th Stage [Mob: 94498-19536]. He had attended this year’s World Economic Forum Summit-2026 in Davos, Switzerland, where…
Lake encroachment in K.C. Layout: 48-hour deadline to remove compound
February 12, 2026State Government has yielded to land mafia, says MLA Srivatsa Mysore/Mysuru: The fencing (compound) of lake land at K.C. Layout (Kempu Cheluvajammanni Layout) near the foot of Chamundi Hill in Mysuru is emerging as a major flashpoint, with the Krishnaraja BJP MLA T.S. Srivatsa issuing a 48-hour deadline to the District Administration to remove the…
Who Are They Afraid Of …?
February 12, 2026Lake shown clearly in MDA map Why was MDA Commr. silent? Why is DC not taking action? Mysore/Mysuru: Krishnaraja MLA T.S. Srivatsa has questioned the District Administration’s failure to clear the alleged encroachments on the K.C. Layout lake in the Chief Minister’s home district. “Is the land mafia more powerful than the Chief Minister? Why…
MCC to adopt LiDAR tech to plug Property Tax losses
February 12, 2026Light Detection and Ranging technology to accurately map properties, violations National Institute of Technology Calicut demonstrates project efficiency at MCC Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will soon float tenders to implement Aerial LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology to map all properties under its jurisdiction, aiming to improve the efficiency and accuracy of Property…
Vimukthi – Drive against drugs: Five peddlers arrested
February 12, 20263.14 grams MDMA, 585 grams ganja, scooter seized Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, the City Crime Branch (CCB) Police and Mandi Mohalla Police, have arrested five drug peddlers and have seized narcotic substances and a scooter from them. In the first case, Mandi Mohalla Police have arrested two drug peddlers and have seized 3.14 grams MDMA…
‘Double commission’
February 12, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka State Contractors’ Association has alleged that they were forced to pay a higher commission, or percentage, than the previous BJP Government for clearing pending bills. Speaking to media persons at a private hotel in the city yesterday, Association President R. Manjunath said that when Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was Leader of the Opposition,…
Works on Film City gain momentum
February 12, 202670 percent works on construction of compound wall completed in first phase, says Nodal Officer T.K. Harish Mysore/Mysuru: Works on the construction of a compound wall around land identified for Film City near Immavu are almost complete. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Nodal Officer and Department of Information and Public Relations T.K. Harish said, “As…















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