External Affairs Minister speaks to G20’s Think20 Summit delegates at ‘Virtual Town Hall’ Mysore/Mysuru: External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar said that India has been able to focus attention on the most pressing challenges faced by humanity, during its G20 Presidency. “Emphasis has been laid on Mission LIFE for empowering climate-friendly lifestyles, addressing the challenge…
Meaningful and Grand Dasara this year: CM Siddharamaiah
August 1, 2023To be a cost-effective celebration; plans afoot to host air show; tableaux of five guarantee schemes Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah announced that the Government is all set to organise this year’s Mysuru Dasara ‘Nada Habba’ from Oct. 15 to 24 in a more meaningful and grand manner that will be a memorable and a convenient…
Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway: Police enforce ban on bikes, autos and tractors from today
August 1, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: All the jurisdictional Police Stations that fall along the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway began enforcing the ban on two-wheelers, three-wheelers, agricultural vehicles such as tractors and cycles from this morning. Interestingly, seeing the large presence of Police on the road near Manipal Hospital Junction towards Bengaluru, many two-wheelers and autos thought that the Police had begun…
Preparing for Lok Sabha Elections 2024: First-Level Checking of voting machines begins
August 1, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The First-Level Checking (FLC) of the 1,500 new Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines that were brought to the city recently from Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), Hyderabad, began this morning at the EVM Warehouse near the Office of the Deputy Commissioner at Siddarthanagar. The machines will…
Hebbal robbery case: Cops take five into custody
July 31, 2023Suspects were security guards at various apartments Mysore/Mysuru: The Hebbal Police have cracked the daylight robbery case which was reported on July 26 in front of a bank at Hebbal Industrial Area and have taken into custody five suspects who were working as security guards. Police sources told Star of Mysore this morning that following…
62nd Foundation Day of KSRTC
July 31, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: At a time when Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the in-thing, a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) employee in the city has taken pains to flip through the old records to disseminate the history of the Government- owned Transport Corporation to celebrate the 62nd Foundation Day on Aug. 1. Traffic Controller T.M. Doddegowda, deputed…
K.R. Hospital needs major surgery to ease patient pain
July 31, 2023By V. Chethan Narasimha Mysore/Mysuru: The Krishna Rajendra (K.R.) Hospital, originally built by the erstwhile rulers of Mysore State with the noble intention of providing affordable healthcare to the people of Mysuru and surrounding areas, has sadly transformed into a place of misery for the less fortunate. Despite successive Governments investing in much-needed infrastructure for…
India’s rotating presidency of G20 in 2023: Three-day Think 20 Summit in Mysuru from tomorrow
July 30, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Delegates from as many as 43 nations, including the G20 members, will take part in the Think 20 Summit in Mysuru city from tomorrow (July 31) to Aug. 2. Delegates have started arriving in batches to the city this morning from Hampi, where the Culture Working Group Meeting was held. The 2023 G20 summit…
2022 tiger census report released: Madhya Pradesh tops with 785, Karnataka second with 563
July 30, 2023New Delhi: India’s tiger population reached 3,682 in 2022, a significant increase from 2,967 in 2018, according to the report “Status of Tigers: Co-predators and Prey in India-2022,” released yesterday as part of the International Tiger Day celebrations. The report was jointly released by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the Wildlife Institute of…
Problems of Music Varsity not music to ears
July 30, 2023Lack of professional commitment from Government defeating the purpose of University establishment in Mysuru By Bapu Lingaraj Urs Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka State Gangubai Hangal (KSGH) Music and Performing Arts University, established in Mysuru with the noble purpose of promoting music and arts, is currently facing a disheartening state of affairs. The University, named after the renowned…
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