Bengaluru: A chilling incident on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway has raised alarm after a man was spotted wielding a long wooden log, attempting to disrupt high-speed vehicles and potentially cause accidents. Captured on a car dash-cam, the video shows the man standing on the divider near Kengeri on Jan. 20 at 6.42 pm, positioning the log in…
May Dog Days at Kukkarahalli Lake be over! Among a dozen water bodies those that have survived the human greed, vandalism and neglect in the Royal City of Wadiyar Dynasty are the famous Kukkarahalli Lake under the care of the University of Mysore and the Karanji Lake under the care of Mysuru Zoo. While the…
Mysuru: In a peculiar and arguably flawed arrangement, the Senior Health Officer of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is compelled to double up as a Veterinary Doctor due to the State Government’s decision to abolish the posts of Veterinary Doctors and Veterinary Inspectors that previously existed in City Corporations across Karnataka. According to sources, the…
Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) has lifted its ban on feeding stray dogs, birds and aquatic creatures in Kukkarahalli Lake area after mounting pressure from animal rights activists. “We have temporarily revoked the ban on feeding stray dogs within the Lake premises. Feeders can now resume providing food to the animals,” Vice-Chancellor Prof. N.K….
City’s future hinges on smart traffic planning If New Bus Stand is shifted to Bannimantap… By V.N. Prasad Over the past couple of weeks, I came across several articles and letters to the editor published in Star of Mysore regarding the shifting of the Sub-Urban Bus Stand to Bannimantap, a proposal passed by the Cabinet…
Mysuru: A potential disaster was narrowly averted during the second anniversary celebration of a teen clothing store on Bogadi Main Road in Mysuru. The promotional event offered 2,000 free T-shirts and drew thousands of young people, resulting in a chaotic crowd surge on Sunday. The overwhelming response left passersby bewildered as traffic came to a…
When people tell me that I became President on January 20th, 1981, I feel I have to correct them. You don’t become President of the United States. You are given temporary custody of an institution called the Presidency, which belongs to our people. Having temporary custody of this Office has been for me a sacred…
By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist It is hard to believe that the famous historic place, Bannimantap, will have a bus stand to be built at Rs. 120 crore on the 16-acre land the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has in its possession. Perhaps, nowhere else, such strange proposals to turn a garden and Parade…
By S.N. Venkatnag Sobers Mysuru: Dreams come true. For some it may be quick and for others it might take a longer duration. In case of B. Chaithra, daughter of farming couple from Kuruburu village in T. Narasipur taluk of Mysuru district, the glory days have just started. Chaithra, who got the best ever birthday…
Mysuru: The University of Mysore’s decision to ban the feeding of dogs, birds and aquatic animals within the Kukkarahalli Lake premises has sparked unrest, with animal rights activists registering their protests by feeding stray dogs twice daily on the public roads outside the Lake. This act of defiance targets the University, which is the custodian…
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