Mysuru: Lakhs of tourists visit Mysore Palace, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country, every year. To keep a watch on this magnificent place every day is no easy task. However, the Mysuru Palace Board has risen to the occasion and installed 117 CCTV cameras covering the entire span of 72 acres…
Cabbie breaks law, dares Police; now behind bars
September 25, 2019Accused posts video challenging Police; Cops now post video of him behind bars Mysuru: Never challenge the Police, especially when you are on the wrong side of the law. A cab driver from Mysuru has learnt it the hard way after he challenged the Bengaluru Police to arrest him as he does not have any…
Grandmother kills grandson after daughter elopes with lover
September 25, 2019K.R. Pet: A 65-year-old woman allegedly killed her grandson by pushing him into Sindhaghatta Lake, near Sheelanere in K.R. Pet taluk, after her daughter eloped with her lover. The woman also attempted suicide but was saved by the villagers. While deceased boy is Prajwal (11), a fifth standard student at Uygonahalli Government School, his grandmother…
After making surprise visit, Health Minister Sriramulu sleeps at Chamarajanagar Hospital
September 25, 2019Chamarajanagar: Health and Family Welfare Minister B. Sriramulu took everyone by surprise when he made an announced overnight stay at Chamarajanagar District Hospital last night to personally know about the State of affairs in the hospital. Sriramulu who arrived at the District Hospital at 9 pm on Tuesday, inspected the Ophthalmology Department ward and interacted…
Portion of Chajja at Mysore Palace collapses
September 25, 2019Mysuru: A portion of the Chajja (projecting or overhanging eaves or cover of a roof) at the residential side of the Mysore Palace collapsed on Monday morning following heavy rains the previous night. However, no one was injured. According to Mysore Palace Board Deputy Director T.S. Subramanya, it was just a very small portion of…
It takes a MP to get an uprooted tree fully cleared
September 25, 2019Mysuru: Following publication of a letter in Voice of the Reader column titled ‘Half-baked civic work puts public in danger’ in Star of Mysore dated Aug. 29, where a reader highlighted the tree inside the D.Ed College in Nazarbad being uprooted due to heavy rains and falling over the compound on to the Karanji Lake Road…
Amitabh Bachchan selected for Dadasaheb Phalke award
September 25, 2019New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who has entertained cinema lovers with his performances for over four decades, has been selected for the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest award in the field of cinema in the country. Making the announcement, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar, taking to twitter, said, “the legend Amitabh Bachchan,…
Yuva Sambhrama – Day 8: Students create awareness on civic issues
September 25, 2019Mysuru: Students of different colleges created awareness on various civic issues including River Cauvery, usage of plastic, judicious use of water, farmer issues among others on Day-8 of the ongoing ‘Yuva Sambhrama’ at Open Air Theatre in Manasagangothri here yesterday. At first, special children of Mythri Charitable Trust, Ashokapuram, rendered the then Mysore State Anthem…
Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa to release two books on Sept. 27
September 25, 2019Mysuru: Senior littérateur and Saraswathi Samman awardee Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa will release writer and Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies (KIKS) guest faculty Dr. K.P. Lalitha’s (Rashmi Nanjappa Kallichanda) two works titled ‘Vivechane’ and ‘Shodhaneya Hadiyalli’, at a programme to take place at Rani Bahadur Auditorium on Hunsur Road in Manasagangothri at 4.30 pm on Sept….
Dasara Pet Show on Oct.2
September 25, 2019Mysuru: As part of Dasara festivities, a Pet Show has been organised on Oct.2 in city. The show will be held from 9 am at the Hockey Grounds of University of Mysore. Pet owners, interested to participate should register their pets before 5 pm on Sept.29. Certificates from Kennel Clubs is not required and all…














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