Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Development Authority (MDA), buoyed by the overwhelming response to its first e-auction of sites held in July-August 2025, is now preparing to auction another 400 sites soon after the Dasara festivities. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, MDA Commissioner K.R. Rakshith said that the inaugural e-auction witnessed widespread participation, with several…
Dasara illumination brings out social media content creators such as dancers and bike stunt gangs to the streets; become traffic hazard Mysore/Mysuru: As the countdown begins for the grand Mysuru Dasara celebrations, concerns over public safety are growing alongside the festive preparations. As the city streets are lit up so also people who want to…
Dharmasthala/Madikeri: A chilling discovery near Banglegudda, a 12-acre forested area close to Dharmasthala and adjacent to the Nethravathi River, has breathed new life into an eight-year-old missing person case. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has recovered seven human skulls and multiple skeletal remains during a two-day search. On the first day, five skulls were found,…
Mysore/Mysuru: The iconic R.K. Narayan House in Yadavagiri, Mysuru, has been officially declared a tourist destination by the State Government. This heritage residence was home to the celebrated author Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami (R.K. Narayan, 1906-2001), who lived and wrote here for nearly four decades, from the 1950s to the 1990s. The house, which showcases…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning agreed to hear a petition challenging the Karnataka Government’s decision to invite International Booker Prize winner and Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate Mysuru Dasara festival atop Chamundi Temple on Sept. 22, which has triggered a political slugfest between the Congress Government and the State’s BJP leadership. Chief…
• CESC caught between sparkle and green concerns; cites lack of time to remove serial lights • Despite rules, Forest Department defends selective removal as a ‘balanced approach’ Mysore/Mysuru: Responding to mounting public pressure, the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC), which is handling the illumination of Mysuru city for the upcoming Dasara festivities, has begun…
Bengaluru: In a significant development more than a year after the mega Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) 50:50 sites scam broke out, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested former MUDA Commissioner G.T. Dinesh Kumar in connection with the scam. According to sources, the ED, which has intensified its probe into the multi-crore MUDA sites scam,…
Mysore/Mysuru: In another development coming hours after the arrest of former MUDA Commissioner G.T. Dinesh Kumar in connection with the MUDA 50:50 site scam, a city Court has ordered to register an FIR against another former MUDA Commissioner Dr. D.B. Natesh under various IPC Sections for the offences allegedly committed by him (Natesh). Natesh had…
Mysore/Mysuru: Cybercrime cases targeting unsuspecting citizens are on the decline in Mysuru. However, fraudsters siphoned off Rs. 28.15 crore in 128 reported cases during 2025 alone, said N. Sneha Raj, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Cybercrime, Mysuru. Speaking at the ‘Knockout Digital Fraud’ awareness workshop organised by a private finance company in city on Monday,…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following the successful implementation of the Tree Census in Mangaluru under the leadership of Dr. Smitha Hegde from the Nitte University Centre for Science Education and Research (NUCSER), a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Sunday to launch a similar initiative in Mysuru. The MoU was formalised between Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) and…
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