Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) has welcomed the Railways initiative to introduce a special express trains service between Mysuru and Jodhpur in Rajasthan. In a press release, MCCI President Dr. K.B. Lingaraju, who is also a Member of Zonal Railway Users Consultative Committee (ZRUCC), South Western Railway (SWR), Hubballi, has complimented…
NR Foundation’s gesture to healthcare
April 8, 2026Supports District Hospital and Epidemic Diseases Hospital with 14 three-seater metal sofa sets Mysore/Mysuru: In a heartfelt gesture towards community welfare, NR Foundation, philanthropic arm of NR Group, has donated 14 three-seater metal sofa sets to District Hospital & Epidemic Diseases Hospital in city. This initiative is part of the Foundation’s ongoing mission to improve…
Unidentified man found dead
April 8, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: An unidentified man, aged about 40 years, was found dead in Devaraja Police limits on Sunday. The body was found lying near Kote Maramma Temple, opposite to Gun House on Sunday afternoon. Devaraja Police, who reached the spot, conducted mahazar, shifted the body to MMC&RI mortuary besides registering a case. The kith and kin…
Cyber criminals cheat man of Rs. 1.70 lakh
April 8, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Cyber criminals in the guise of increasing the credit card limit of a man have cheated him of Rs. 1.70 lakh. On Apr. 4 at about 1.43 pm, the man, a potter by profession, was travelling in a bus from Kirugaval to Mysuru when he received a message on his mobile phone from an…
Woman killed as private bus hits
April 8, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: A woman, who was crossing the road along with her mother, was reportedly killed when a private bus hit her at K.R. Circle in city this morning. M. Mahalakshmi (38), a resident of Balagangadharanatha Swamy Layout at Yelwal, is the deceased while her mother, Geetha, escaped unhurt. It is learnt that Mahalakshmi and Geetha…
How a Smart Trip Expense Manager Can Transform Your Travelling Expenses
April 8, 2026Managing travelling expenses has quietly become one of the most overlooked parts of planning a trip, whether it’s for business or leisure. People spend hours comparing flights and hotels, but when it comes to tracking what they actually spend during the trip, things often get messy. Receipts get lost, budgets go off track, and by…
Different Car Types, Different Needs: Mahindra Thar vs Maruti Suzuki Swift
April 8, 2026Car buyers today are no longer restricted to choosing within a single segment. Instead, they often evaluate very different types of vehicles based on how well they align with their lifestyle and usage. This is where cars like the Mahindra Thar and Maruti Suzuki Swift come into the same consideration set. While one is a…
Water tariff up 25% but water wastage unchecked
April 7, 2026Colossal waste of drinking water daily due to pipeline leaks, broken valves Mysore/Mysuru: At a time when the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has revised water tariff by 25 percent, broken pipelines and damaged valves across the city are causing massive wastage of treated drinking water, with lakhs of litres spilling onto the streets every day….
Hunsur synthetic drug racket bust – Drug kingpin on the run: SP
April 7, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Hunsur Rural Police have detained two individuals in Mumbai linked to an inter-State narcotics racket following a major seizure of contraband worth crores of rupees from a farmhouse near Hunsur recently. Confirming the development to Star of Mysore this morning, Mysuru Superintendent of Police (SP) Mallikarjun Baladandi said, the detained suspects have not…
FSL confirms seized substances are drugs
April 7, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) has confirmed that the substances seized in the high-profile Hunsur narcotics case are indeed drugs. Hunsur Rural Police had recovered 7.35-kg of Mephedrone and 41-kg of precursor chemicals used in drug production (nearly 48-kg of narcotic substances in total) during a raid on a farmhouse near Hunsur. Seized materials…















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