MLA G.T. Devegowda’s Rs. 17 lakh project to be completed before first Ashada Friday Mysuru: A new bus passenger shelter, designed in traditional architectural style, is coming up near the Arch Gate at Chamundi foothill ahead of Ashada festivities, when lakhs of devotees visit the famed Hill shrine. The shelter is expected to be ready before the first Ashada Friday on July 17. To facilitate the movement of pilgrims…
Mysuru will host traditional buffalo races on Oct. 18 and 19 at 23-acre MDA land in Sathagalli Mysuru: The wait is finally over for Kambala enthusiasts. The much-awaited Mysuru Dasara Kambala-2026, the traditional buffalo race synonymous with coastal Karnataka, will be held on Oct. 18 and 19 as part of this year’s Nada Habba Dasara celebrations. The…
The old Devaraj Urs statue, which did not resemble him, was replaced today by a new statue sculpted by Mysuru’s sculptor Arun Yogiraj of Balak Ram idol-fame Mysuru: A statue of former Chief Minister late D. Devaraj Urs, which was earlier installed at new Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) office premises in Siddarthanagar, was replaced by a nine-feet tall new statue sculpted by renowned sculptor of city, Arun Yogiraj of Ayodhya Sri Ram Mandir’s Balak Ram idol-fame, today. The statue…
43.5-kg of spicy munchies, 32-kg of misbranded khova seized Mysuru: Food Safety and Drug Administration Department officers, functioning under Department of Health and Family Welfare, have launched an inspection drive zeroing in on the food sector including roadside fast food joints, bar and restaurants in city and taluk areas of the district. Following the directions of Deputy Commissioner (DC)…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist The historical Buddha is largely an artefact of 19th-century European scholarship rather than a recovered fact, as per scholars like Bernard Faure. He argues that virtually nothing is known about the figure known as the Buddha and historical reconstructions are just as pious and imaginative as the myths and legends they claim to supplant. Far from…
Sir, I wish to draw the attention of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) towards the plight caused by two road cuttings on the main road connecting N.R. Mohalla and North East N.R. Mohalla. These road cuttings are located between Amba Bhavani Temple Circle and N.R. Mohalla Park Junction, opposite to House Nos. 186/A and 435….
Enforcement Directorate officers raid multiple locations including retired lady Excise Inspector’s Mysuru residence at Dattagalli allegedly linked to Excise Addl. Commr. Dr. Y. Manjunath Mysuru: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted simultaneous searches at six locations across Karnataka, including Mysuru, Belagavi, Vijayanagar and Bengaluru, early this morning in connection with an investigation allegedly involving Excise Department Additional Commissioner Dr. Y. Manjunath. The officer is under scrutiny…
Social Security Pension Schemes Process begins to identify real and fake beneficiaries; Notices being served to cross verify documents Mysuru: The State Government which is screening the beneficiaries of various schemes to identify the real and fake beneficiaries, has temporarily suspended the disbursal of monthly pension for 1.33 lakh beneficiaries in Mysuru district, who were availing of the…
Wedding plans turn tragic; Villagers seek justice; Accused arrested Mysuru: The Mysuru District Police have arrested a man accused of abetting the deaths of three members of a family who allegedly died by suicide after consuming poison at their residence in Hale Kempaiahnahundi village of T. Narasipur taluk. The accused, identified as Ullas Gowda, a resident of the same village, was arrested while…
By B.C. Thimmaiah and M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav The consent granted by erstwhile Mysore Royal Family member Pramoda Devi Wadiyar to the Mysuru District Administration for vehicle parking at ‘Shashiranjan’ Grounds (aka Lalitha Mahal Grounds) during the Ashada Fridays atop Chamundi Hill is valid only for this Ashada season and Sri Chamundeshwari Vardhanthi celebrations and does not extend beyond that period. Speaking exclusively to Star of Mysore at Mysore Palace yesterday evening, Pramoda Devi clarified that the permission covers only the four Ashada Fridays this…
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