Expert Committee submits report on multiple heart attack deaths in Hassan Bengaluru: Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has allayed fears over heart attack fears that have heightened, especially after a spree of deaths caused due to heart attack was reported in Hassan and other districts in the State recently. Following a report…
Dead aquarium to come alive with penguins?
July 11, 2025Bengaluru: Minister for Forest, Environment and Ecology Eshwar B. Khandre has directed officials to submit a proposal to establish a dedicated Penguin Park at the existing aquarium structure between Mysuru Zoo and Karanji Lake. Presiding over the 159th Administrative Board Meeting of Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK), at Vikasa Soudha in Bengaluru yesterday, he said…
Dasara-2025: Grand fair but… no connectivity by Air
July 10, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: While Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced grand plans to celebrate Dasara this year, a persistent concern continues to cloud the festivities — Mysuru’s steadily declining air connectivity. The shrinking number of flights to and from the city is not only deterring tourists but also discouraging entrepreneurs eyeing investments. Mysuru Dasara, a globally renowned cultural…
‘Shakti’ scheme to hit 500 crore users soon
July 10, 2025So far 493 crore women passengers have travelled in KSRTC buses; value of free tickets issued is Rs. 12,511 crore Bengaluru: Shakti, one of the five successful guarantee schemes of the State Government, that offers free travel for women in KSRTC buses, will be hitting 500 crore women travellers soon. Transport Minister R. Ramalinga Reddy…
Power play in Delhi
July 10, 2025DKS meets Sonia Gandhi, seeks elevation as Chief Minister Mysore/Mysuru: With the Congress Government led by Siddaramaiah having completed two years in office, power politics has shifted to New Delhi, with both Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his Deputy D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) camping in the national capital for the past couple of days. Shivakumar, who compromised…
Dasara Air Show to have novel attractions this year?
July 9, 2025Mysuru DC writes to State Chief Secretary; Union Defence Ministry to be apprised of dispatching war planes Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led Dasara High Power Committee that recently announced to celebrate Nada Habba Mysuru Dasara (from Sept. 22 to Oct. 2) on a grand scale has spurred preparations to make the annual festival more attractive. Air…
Pothole-riddled roads trigger safety concerns
July 9, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Two major roads in Mysuru have become dangerously pothole-ridden, drawing the ire of motorists who are forced to navigate them in fear for their safety. One of the worst-hit stretches is the Mysuru-KRS Road, particularly at the junction where Contour Road merges with it. Several months ago, UGD pipeline works were taken up in…
‘We need more Kalams’
July 9, 2025Says Padma Shri Dr. Prahlada Rama Rao, Architect of Akash Missile Systems Akash, the surface-to-air missile used in Operation Sindoor, is a true epitome of Atmanirbhar Bharat. Dr. Prahlada Rama Rao, the Architect of Akash Missile Systems, was in Mysuru recently as the guest of honour at Mysuru Literature Festival-2025. Padma Shri Dr. Rao recounted…
SOM Impact: Trashing KRS backwaters…Police take action
July 8, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Acting on a series of public complaints and in response to a report titled ‘KRS Backwaters Trashed’ published in Star of Mysore on July 7, the Yelwal Police conducted a raid at Meenakshipura and surrounding areas along the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam backwaters last evening. Five individuals were booked for consuming liquor in…
Chamarajanagar girl writes to CM for water
July 8, 2025Chamarajanagar: In a rarity, a school girl has written to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to draw his attention towards erratic drinking water supply at her village, even after a good spell of rainfall. Explaining the ordeal her family has to endure, Varnika, a girl student from Kempaiahana Hatti village, Hanur taluk, Ramapura Gram Panchayat limits, has…















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