Palace saw 23,186 visitors, Zoo 20,293 on Saturday; Parliamentary Panel on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing among VIP visitors Mysuru: The weekend holidays has contributed to the surge in tourist footfalls in Mysuru, popular as Cultural Capital of the State, with travellers caring a damn for the intermittent rainfall. With Palace being the main…
Anubhava Mantapa at Bidar to be completed next year: CM
May 25, 2025Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the Anubhava Mantapa being built at Basavakalyan in Bidar district at a cost of Rs. 600 crore will be completed and dedicated to the public next year. He was speaking after inaugurating the two-day ‘Namma Basava Jayanti-2025,’ organised jointly by Basava Balagagala Okkuta, Akhila Bharatha Veerashaiva-Lingayat Mahasabha and Veerashaiva-Lingayat…
CM inaugurates nine new Indira Canteens
May 25, 2025Mysuru: In an effort for strengthening the network of Indira Canteens, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated nine Indira Canteens that are newly set up across Mysuru district, at a programme marking the inauguration of Indira Canteen on Ashram Road in Hinkal here yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, Siddaramaiah said that Indira Canteens are part of food…
Family dies in suicide pact as eldest daughter marries her lover
May 25, 2025H.D. Kote: A man, his wife and his youngest daughter ended their lives by allegedly jumping into a reservoir after the eldest daughter eloped from home and married her lover. The incident took place at Hebbal Reservoir near H.D. Kote yesterday morning. The deceased have been identified as Mahadevaswamy (55), his wife Manjula (42) and…
Tiranga Yatra bike rally taken out in Chamaraja Constituency
May 25, 2025Mysuru: Following the success of ‘Operation Sindoor’ against Pakistani terrorists and to honour our soldiers, who took part in the Operation, hundreds of BJP and JD(S) workers, holding National Flag, took out a Tiranga Yatra bike rally at V.V. Mohalla in Chamaraja Constituency here yesterday. The bike rally, led by former MP Prathap Simha, City…
51,000 guest teachers to be appointed: Minister
May 25, 2025Mysuru: In a major move to address the teacher shortage in Government schools, the State Government has announced the recruitment of 51,000 guest teachers for the academic year 2025-26. An official order has been issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, with 40,000 guest teachers to be appointed in Primary Schools and 11,000…
RPF Mysuru recovers bag with gold, gadgets worth Rs. 1.49 lakh
May 25, 2025Woman leaves her vanity bag while alighting a train at Kadur Railway Station; RPF returns it Mysuru: In a commendable display of honesty and swift action, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of South Western Railway, Mysuru Division, successfully recovered and returned a vanity bag containing gold ornaments and electronic items worth Rs. 1,49,465 to a…
Postal stamp shortage delays TC dispatch at Yuvaraja’s College
May 25, 2025Mysuru: In an unusual administrative lapse, over 200 students of Yuvaraja’s College in Mysuru are facing uncertainty as the dispatch of their Transfer Certificates (TCs) has been delayed due to a shortage of postal stamps. The delay has affected students who have secured admissions to various institutions for higher studies, with several colleges now demanding…
Rise in COVID-19 cases
May 24, 2025Bengaluru / Mysuru: With 35 active COVID-19 cases reported across Karnataka so far this year — 32 of them in Bengaluru — the State Government has urged citizens to proactively follow Covid-Appropriate Behaviour (CAB), even as health officials maintain that the situation remains under control. The current surge is attributed to the JN.1 variant, a…
SOM IMPACT: KIADB clears garbage heaps, building debris at Hebbal Industrial Area
May 24, 2025Mysuru: The officials of Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) took up the clearance of building debris and garbage that had been dumped all over the Hebbal Industrial Area (HIA) in the city. The works launched two days ago continued for the third day as well. Star of Mysore had published an article on May…















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