Trineshwaraswamy Temple in Palace premises to be open on Saturday and Sunday too Mysore/Mysuru: Shiva Temples across the city is gearing up for tomorrow’s Mahashivarathri celebrations. Accordingly, preparations are in full swing at the famed Trineshwaraswamy Temple in Mysore Palace premises, where the deity is specially decorated and adorned with ‘Chinnada Kolaga’ (Golden Mask) for…
ZP to launch toll-free drinking water helpline
March 6, 2024Lok Sabha election Model Code of Conduct will not hamper drought relief efforts: DC Mysore/Mysuru: In response to a potential drinking water crisis, the Mysuru Zilla Panchayat (ZP) is set to introduce a toll-free drinking water helpline, enabling residents to report water shortages anytime. ZP CEO K.M. Gayathri informed Star of Mysore this morning that…
Dr. Vikram Sampath’s book ‘Waiting for Shiva’ released
March 6, 2024Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji underscores importance of ‘Bhakthi’ and understanding history Mysore/Mysuru: Eminent historian Dr. Vikram Sampath’s latest book, ‘Waiting for Shiva: Unearthing the Truth of Gyan Vapi,’ was released by Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji, the Founder-Pontiff of Avadhoota Datta Peetham, at Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashram on Nanjangud Road this morning. Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashram…
Guides to accompany devotees visiting Nagamale near MM Hills
March 6, 2024Private vehicles prohibited from operating till March-end Henceforth devotees visiting Nagamale near Male Mahadeshwara Hills (MM Hills) in Chamarajanagar district will be accompanied by guides to ensure both visitor safety and the preservation of wildlife, which faces threats due to the large influx of people. In response to recent developments impacting forest resources and wildlife,…
Proposed trial blasts at KRS Dam: Scientist team from Jharkhand to return without inspection
March 5, 2024Mandya: In a repeat of the events that unfolded on July 25, 2022, the Mandya District Administration was compelled to suspend trial blasts near the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district this morning. This decision was prompted by vehement protests by farmers. As a result, the team of scientists from…
Shops abide by 60% Kannada signboard rule
March 5, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Following the extension of deadline by the State Government to use 60 percent Kannada signage in the name board of business establishments till Mar. 13, the shopkeepers in the city have begun complying with the order. Workers were seen effecting the changes in compliance with the order, by redoing the name board of a…
Mysore Palace’s opulent Peacock Pavilion
March 5, 2024By R.G. Singh Mysore circa 1897, festivities connected with the wedding celebrations of Princess Jayalakshmammanni, the eldest daughter of the late Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar X with Kantharaje Urs (later Dewan of Mysore State 1918-1922), brother of dowager Maharani H.H. Kempananjammanni Vani Vilasa Sannidhana, turned to a mishap when a part of the Palace got burnt…
MP inaugurates remodelled Ashokapuram Railway Station
March 4, 2024Four MEMU trains, Cauvery Express and Malgudi Express, will now originate from Ashokapuram Mysore/Mysuru: The fully remodelled yard of the Ashokapuram Railway Station, undertaken by the South Western Railway (SWR) at an estimated cost of Rs. 32.5 crore (excluding the additional expenses of Rs. 7.24 crore) was inaugurated by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha this morning….
National Pulse Polio Vaccination Drive launched
March 4, 20242,25,629 children vaccinated on Day-1 Mysore/Mysuru: Children should be administered with pulse polio vaccination to prevent them from becoming physically challenged said Social Welfare and District In-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, here yesterday. He was speaking after inaugurating the four-day National Pulse Polio Vaccination drive jointly organised by District Administration, Zilla Panchayat and Department of…
Rangayana all set for this year’s Bahuroopi
March 4, 2024By S.N. Venkatnag Sobers Following the ideology of 12th Century reformer and visionary, Mysuru’s theatre repertory Rangayana will be hosting its 20th edition of Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival based on the topic ‘Iva Nammava Iva Nammava’ from March 6 to 11. The Theatre Festival has been treating theatre buffs from all over the country since…
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