Yuva Brigade volunteers collect two tractor-loads of plastic waste & liquor bottles Mysore/Mysuru: After turning the KRS backwaters at Meenakshipura into a garbage dump, people have turned the slopes of Chamundi Hill into a Boozers’ Paradise. The Mysuru unit of Yuva Brigade carried out a massive clean-up drive at Chamundi Hill yesterday, beginning at 6…
Mysore/Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep condolences over the demise of K.B. Ganapathy (KBG), the Founder-Editor of Star of Mysore and Mysuru Mithra newspapers, who passed away last Sunday. In a letter dated July 15, 2025, addressed to K.B. Ganapathy’s wife, K.K. Devamma (Ralie Ganapathy), the Prime Minister conveyed that he was deeply…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The year was 2006 and I was one of the members of Anjuman-E-Hadiqatul Adab, then nearly a century-old small organisation, which with its handful of members, had always been working towards preserving and promoting culture, literature and communal harmony in our city. That was the year we Anjuman members…
By R. Chandra Prakash Mysore Airport has been in the news for quite some time, but mostly for the wrong reasons. However, there was recently some good news. Finally, the State Government has agreed to release funds for the acquisition of the additional land needed to facilitate runway expansion, allowing bigger planes to operate from…
Mysore/Mysuru: All roads in Mysuru led to the Maharaja’s College Grounds this morning, as the Congress party’s mega event — Sadhana Samavesha — got underway to mark the completion of two years of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led Government in Karnataka. With over one lakh party workers expected to gather, the venue transformed into a sea of…
Kushalnagar: The Karnataka Cabinet has approved the repair and replacement of 1,530 Telemetric Rain Gauges (TRGs) that are currently defunct across the State at the Gram Panchayat (GP) level. The upgrade, aimed at strengthening the State’s disaster preparedness, will cost Rs. 19.89 crore. At the Cabinet meeting held on July 17, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and…
Last Saturday, I wrote about heart attacks. The very next morning, my father, K.B. Ganapathy, passed away due to a massive heart attack. He was 85. It was the kind of ending he wished for — a long, healthy life and a sudden death. He lived a fulfilled life brimming with adventures and enough stories…
Mysuru: Fulfilling a long-standing demand of the people of the Mysuru region, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate over 74 development projects worth Rs. 2,578.03 crore across 24 Departments in the Assembly Constituencies in Mysuru city and district tomorrow (July 19) at 10.30 am. Most of these ceremonies will be conducted…
Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje climbs 1008 Hill steps Mysuru: On account of last Ashada Friday special puja today, a large number of devotees descended on Chamundi Hill in city. To cater to the swelling number of devotees, the temple will be kept open till 10 pm today. The presiding deity at the Goddess Chamundeshwari Temple…
Citizens urge MCC’s health, sanitation wings to intensify efforts towards on-ground cleanliness Mysuru: Mysuru has secured third place in the newly introduced ‘Super Swachh League’ (SSL) under Swachh Survekshan 2024-25, ranking among India’s cleanest cities in the 3 to 10 lakh population category. The awards were presented in New Delhi yesterday by President Droupadi Murmu….
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