120-acre land at Central Silk Board identified; silk’s 2,000-year journey to be showcased Bengaluru: The country’s first Silk Museum is set to come up in Mysuru, the birthplace of the world-renowned Mysore Silk. The museum will showcase the history of silk in India, tracing its journey from the era of Tipu Sultan to the present…
As tigers avoid direct eye contact, farmers create an illusion of constant watchfulness Mysore/Mysuru: Following a series of tiger attacks in the forest-bordering villages of Saragur taluk, which left three people dead and one farmer seriously injured, the Forest Department has launched an intensive combing operation. So far, 11 tigers, including six cubs, have been…
Most passengers who were on the bus were from Hyderabad in Telangana New Delhi: At least 45 people are feared to have died after a bus carrying Umrah pilgrims collided with a diesel tanker near Medina. Around 42 of those who died were Indian nationals, according to local media in Saudi Arabia. The bus was…
Mysore/Mysuru: Jayalakshmipuram Police have registered a case against a lecturer serving at University of Mysore’s School of Engineering over alleged harassment to a girl student. The lecturer, who is accused of harassing the girl student, is Bharat Bhargav. In her complaint, the girl has accused the lecturer of harassing her since a few years alleging…
Mysore/Mysuru: Environmental groups across Mysuru came together to offer heartfelt tributes to Padma Shri awardee Saalumarada Thimmakka, revered as ‘Vruksha Mathe’ and a tireless ambassador for nature. The homage was held at Hasiru Mysuru Nursery Farm near Bandipalya, where participants offered floral respects to her portrait and observed a moment of silence. The event featured…
Mysore/Mysuru: A free Fitting and Measurement Camp for Modular Artificial Limbs (Hands and Legs) for the differently-abled was organised at Samata Bhavan, Nazarbad in the city recently. The camp was jointly organised by Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Pvt. Ltd., Aashray Seva Sansthan Udaipur, Lions International District 317 G and Jain Milan Charitable Trust. Mysuru-Kodagu…
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Governor Arif Mohammad Khan this morning, shortly after chairing the final Cabinet meeting of outgoing NDA government. Nitish Kumar will formally submit his resignation on Nov. 19 as head of the outgoing government and is likely to take oath as CM for the tenth time on Nov. 20…
Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of the State Government issuing a circular mandating that all Government and private hospitals maintain uninterrupted stocks of anti-rabies vaccines, equine rabies immunoglobulin and anti-snake venom, Mysuru District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. P.C. Kumaraswamy told Star of Mysore this morning that all hospitals across Mysuru district currently have adequate supplies. “Each…
Mysore/Mysuru: The students of Classes 5 to 7 from NPS International, Mysuru, won first prize at the Street Play Competition organised by the Anthropological Survey of India, Southern Region, under the Swachhta Abhiyan (Clean India Mission). Among several participating schools, the NPSI team of fifteen talented students stood out with their powerful and thought-provoking performance,…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-born Bharatanatyam dancer Sanjana performed as Goddess Durga in the Mahisha Mardhini dance-drama at the High Commission of India in London on the occasion of 79th Independence Day cultural programme held at Navnat Centre, London. Leading a troupe of four artistes, she brought both technical precision and emotional depth to the stage while the…
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