Mysuru records 45 mm rains yesterday Mysuru: Mysuru city recorded 40-45 mm rains from last evening till this morning, according to Narendra Babu, Research Associate at Organic Farming Research Station at Naganahalli. Speaking to Star of Mysore, he said that 36 mm rains lashed Naganahalli and surrounding places while Mysuru city recorded 45 mm rains….
Bannimantap NURM Housing Complex under threat of collapse
September 27, 2017Mysuru: The dilapidated Bannimantap Housing Complex (on Jodi Thenginamara Road) built under NURM scheme is facing a threat of collapse following incessant rains. The multi-storey housing complex was constructed to provide housing for the poor and its present state reflects the apathy of the Government and the callousness of contractors who built the complex in…
In Pictures: Rain havoc in Mysuru
September 27, 2017The overnight rain flooded several parts of Mysuru, submerging parking lots, basements and entire road stretches, and snapped power in vast swathes. Here are some of the pictures:
Yoga technique invented in Mysuru relieves Hillary Clinton’s stress
September 27, 2017Mysuru: A Yoga technique invented and propagated by a Mysuru-based Yoga Guru has impressed former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the wife of former US President Bill Clinton. The technique is called Alternate Nostril Breathing or Nadi Shodhana Pranayama and has been invented by R. Sharath Jois, a teacher, practitioner and lineage holder of…
Nagamma’s herbal medicine is a super hit this Dasara too
September 27, 2017Mysuru: If the tribal delicacies including Bamboo Biriyani and crab curry are making news at the Dasara Aahara Mela at Bharat Scouts and Guides Grounds, one woman is silently drawing crowds where she sells herbal medicines and medicines to cure skin diseases. Nagamma, a nature therapist or Naati Vaidya, has come all the way…
Dasara Air Show to thrill spectators on Sept. 29
September 27, 2017Mysuru: Mysureans and also tourists will get a chance to enjoy colourful metal birds fly in the skies in city on Sept. 29. The Defence Ministry has given a go ahead for Air Show. CM Siddharamaiah has tweeted on the Air Show. The show is expected to thrill the spectators and introduce them to the…
Open Street Festival on World Tourism Day: Carnival atmosphere pervades D. Devaraja Urs Road
September 27, 2017Mysuru: Today is World Tourism Day and the theme is ‘Sustainable Tourism — a Tool for Development.’ But, what a day it has turned out to be for the Heritage City. Even as all preparations for holding ‘Open Street Festival,’ organised by the District Administration and the Tourism Department on D. Devaraja Urs Road to…
Fire Dept. short of critical equipment
September 27, 2017Mysuru: The Fire Services personnel who are expected to rescue people at a time of natural disasters is horribly short of rescue equipment. There are four fire stations in the city that have 16 vehicles. In addition, 12 vehicles have been summoned from other districts as Mysuru is celebrating Dasara. “We have 40 personnel each…
Yaduveer performs Saraswathi Puja
September 27, 2017Mysuru: As part of the 407th edition of Dasara, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, the titular head of Mysore Royal Family today performed special pujas to Saraswathi, the Goddess of Knowledge inside the Mysore Palace between 9.15 am and 9.45 am. Yaduveer offered puja to books, Veena, musical scriptures, copies of epics like Ramayana, Mahabharata etc….
Rain relief work: BJP, Congress leaders in verbal spat
September 27, 2017Mysuru: With last night’s heavy rains having brought untold misery to thousands of people living in low-lying areas of the city, especially in Kanakagiri, Congress and BJP leaders sparred over the relief work this morning. Even as the people of Kanakagiri were facing a lot of hardship because of last night’s heavy rains, K.R. Constituency…
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