It was this day, nay this very evening, 48 years ago that STAR OF MYSORE was born in this city as an Evening English Newspaper. Happily it continues to be your favourite eveninger. From this evening, we will be entering 49th year of publication. And as we do so, we gratefully remember all those who…
Mysore/Mysuru: A gang of five armed men barged into a service station-cum-petrol bunk at Bilikere in Hunsur taluk on the night of Feb. 12. The incident occurred at around 10.30 pm at Swami Petrol Bunk & Service Station in Karimuddanahalli near Bilkere, where the dacoits assaulted two staff members and looted Rs. 15,300. The robbery…
In 2016, under the leadership of then Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, rules were framed prohibiting any change in the Special Agricultural Zone around Chamundi Hill until 2031. The rule only permits limited activities in the zone, such as construction of a ‘single house,’ an orphanage or an educational institution and does not allow conversion for residential…
Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Mahashivarathri, special pujas will be performed at Sri Prasanna Shivalingeshwaraswamy temple on Vishwamanava Double Road in Kuvempunagar tomorrow. The rituals will begin at 5.30 am with Rudrabhisheka, followed by Mahamangalarathi and conclude with Rudrabhisheka at 4 am the next morning, followed by Mahamangalarathi. Singer A.D. Srinivasan and team will render devotional…
Mysore/Mysuru: The long-pending proposal to expand the runway at Mysore Airport from the existing 1,740 metres to 2,750 metres in the first phase, a move that will enable the operation of larger aircraft, has gained fresh momentum. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has initiated a joint survey and inspection of 206.12 acres identified for…
Mysore/Mysuru: Alleging large-scale irregularities in land use near Chamundi Hill, Krishnaraja MLA T. S. Srivatsa has charged that the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) illegally converted 47 acres of land, valued at about Rs. 500 crore, from a no-development and special agricultural zone to a residential zone. Speaking at a press conference near the encroached lake…
City Police to invoke PITNDPS Act to detain suspects; No need for FIR; Property to be seized The unabated menace of drugs, both manufacturing and use, especially Methylene-dioxy-metha-mphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as ecstasy in tablet form, along with ganja and other psychotropic substances in Mysuru city, has prompted the Police to invoke hard and harsh…
Lake shown clearly in MDA map Why was MDA Commr. silent? Why is DC not taking action? Mysore/Mysuru: Krishnaraja MLA T.S. Srivatsa has questioned the District Administration’s failure to clear the alleged encroachments on the K.C. Layout lake in the Chief Minister’s home district. “Is the land mafia more powerful than the Chief Minister? Why…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka State Contractors’ Association has alleged that they were forced to pay a higher commission, or percentage, than the previous BJP Government for clearing pending bills. Speaking to media persons at a private hotel in the city yesterday, Association President R. Manjunath said that when Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was Leader of the Opposition,…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has urged the Union Ministry of External Affairs to upgrade the existing Post Office Passport Seva Kendra at Metagalli in Mysuru into a full-fledged Passport Seva Kendra with Tatkal services. Mysuru, the cultural capital of Karnataka, is emerging as a growing hub for education, information technology, tourism and…
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