Both elephants are from Rampura Elephant Camp; senior Kumki elephant Varalakshmi retires Mysuru: For the first time this Dasara, female elephants Lakshmi and Hiranya from Rampura Elephant Camp will march alongside Captain Abhimanyu, who will carry the 750-kg golden howdah during the ‘Jumboo Savari’ procession. This selection has brought immense joy and pride to the…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD A recent news report says that our local authorities have announced that all footpath encroachments along the Sayyaji Rao Road, the ‘Rajpath’ of our city, would be removed and every kind of roadside business there, would be banned, until our annual festival, the Dasara, is over. Yes, this term…
Revenue documents ready in just one day following CM’s Private Secretary’s application Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife, B.M. Parvathi, requested 13 sites in exchange for her 3.16-acre land in Kesare. Yet, Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) officials went beyond the request, handing over 14 prime sites in the upscale Vijayanagar locality. This blatant overreach highlights…
Government fears that Dinesh Kumar’s suspension could be used in Courts as evidence of a scam Mysuru: In a surprising turn of events, the State Government has quietly lifted the suspension of former MUDA Commissioner G.T. Dinesh Kumar, who was suspended on Sept. 2 for his alleged involvement in illegal allotment of 50:50 ratio sites…
The Karnataka Government wants to celebrate ‘International Day of Democracy’ tomorrow by forming the ‘Longest Human Chain.’ They want 25 lakh people from Bidar to Chamarajanagar to hold hands and form a 2,500-kilometre-long human chain. But why? According to the Government, ‘to promote democratic values.’ Last year too, they celebrated the event with a small…
Inspector suspended for dereliction of duty over violence Nagamangala: Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) today visited Nagamangala town in Mandya district that witnessed violence during the procession of Ganesha idols on Sept. 11. HDK, who represents Mandya LS Constituency, under which Nagamangala is situated, took stock of the situation at Mandya Circle on Mysuru Road…
Mysuru: Fresh details are emerging from the controversial land allotment by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife, B.M. Parvathi. It has now come to light that the registration of a Relinquishment Deed — which transferred land in Kesare from Parvathi to MUDA — was carried out by a First Division…
Mysuru: A car driver was in for a shock when he received a message on his mobile phone asking him to pay fine for not wearing a helmet. It is compulsory for the driver and co-passenger to fasten seat belts and the driver and co-passenger will be penalised for not wearing them. But a car…
Mysuru: State BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra has expressed outrage on social media platform ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) over the State Government’s discrimination in providing Government advertisements to ‘Star of Mysore’ and its sister publication ‘Mysuru Mithra’. In his post, Vijayendra emphasised that ‘Star of Mysore’ and ‘Mysuru Mithra’ have a long-standing history in Mysuru, serving as…
52 arrested; 6 FIRs filed; District Minister reviews situation; Ban orders clamped; Educational institutions closed today Nagamangala: Tension prevailed in Nagamangala, Mandya district, last evening after violence broke out during the Ganesha idol immersion procession. Approximately 20 shops were damaged and 52 individuals have been arrested in connection with the unrest. Home Minister Dr. G….
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