Mysore/Mysuru: City BJP also staged a protest in Mysuru demanding resignations of CM Siddaramaiah, Dy.CM Shivakumar and Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar yesterday. The BJP workers, who assembled at Gandhi Square, shouted slogans against the Government. The protesters, displaying placards, said the protests would continue till all three-CM, Dy.CM and Home Minister stepped down from…
Lake water quality drops to ‘Class D’
June 18, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: In response to a petition by the Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has formally written to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner, urging immediate action to stop sewage inflow into Kukkarahalli Lake. On April 19, 2025, following MGP’s appeal, water samples were collected from various inflow points to the…
MCC ignores overflowing manhole near Paduvarahalli
June 18, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: A manhole near Paduvarahalli traffic signal on Hunsur Road is overflowing for the past two months and the sewage water along with human waste is spilling onto the road causing inconvenience to the commuters apart from becoming a health hazard. The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), which is supposed to address the issue and provide…
Thieves use ‘missing dog’ ruse to snatch gold chain
June 18, 2025Villages no longer immune to chain-snatching; now mirror crime patterns in urban areas Mysore/Mysuru: In a shocking incident under the jurisdiction of Yelwal Police Station in Mysuru, two miscreants snatched a gold mangalsutra from a woman farmer under the pretext of searching for a missing dog. The victim, Kumari (47), wife of Kulle Gowda and…
Five missing since years; help Cops trace them
June 18, 2025Mysuru: In separate cases, five persons, including a woman, have gone missing from Krishnaraja (KR) Police Station’s limits in the city, since two to eight years. Venkatachalapathi, aged 80 years, who was ailing from sometime, went out of the house on Aug. 13, 2024 and since never returned. He is fluent in speaking Kannada and…
A rare musical tribute to a mother
June 18, 2025Mysuru: A unique and meaningful musical tribute was organised by Prof. N. Usha Rani, former Professor of Journalism, University of Mysore and her sister N. Nagarathna in memory of their late mother, B.A. Soumyanayaki, who passed away recently. The programme was inaugurated by Prof. Padma Shekhar, former Vice-Chancellor, Sanskrit University, along with Prof. R. Indira,…
An Evening of Hindustani Classical Music on June 22
June 18, 2025Mysuru: Gayana Sabha, Mysuru, will present an enchanting Hindustani Classical Vocal Concert featuring Vidu. Shrimathi Devi, complemented by a captivating tabla solo by Sumit Naik. This musical soirée will unfold on June 22 at 5.30 pm at Veene Seshanna Bhavan, Ganabharathi, in Kuvempunagar. Enhancing the evening’s artistry, Tejas Katoti will lend his virtuosity on harmonium,…
Selected for Gokhale Institute’s honour
June 18, 2025Mysuru: Dr. H.V. Nagaraja Rao, veteran Sanskrit scholar and columnist of Mysuru Mithra, a sister publication of Star of Mysore, has been selected for the prestigious honour of Gokhale Institute of Public Affairs, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru. Dr. Rao will be honoured with a citation and purse of Rs. 5 lakh at a ceremony to be held…
Weekend concerts at Nadabrahma
June 18, 2025Mysuru: Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha has organised the following concerts for this weekend at its premises on JLB Road in city: June 21 (6 pm): H. Raja Rao Memorial Concert sponsored by Friends and M.V. Lakshmamma and M.V. Venkatadasappa Memorial Concert sponsored by late M.V. Ramachandra Rao. Vidu. Medha Manjunath will present a vocal concert…
Gamblers held on city outskirts
June 18, 2025Mysuru: In separate cases, Yelwal and Alanahalli Police, who raided two places on city outskirts, have arrested many persons indulged in gambling. In the first case, Yelwal Police, who raided a gambling spot at Anandasagara Layout on Seegalli Road, took six persons involved in gambling into custody and have seized about Rs. 8,000 stake money….















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