DGP Pronab Mohanty to head the investigating team Bengaluru: Finally, the State Government has heeded to the demand of Advocates, various organisations and Karnataka State Commission for Women for a thorough investigation into the alleged mass burial case in Dharmasthala. The State Government, yesterday, announced a Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising of four IPS officers….
BJP launches helpline for small businessmen facing GST notices
July 21, 2025Karnataka’s actions reflect financial desperation to fulfil funds for guarantees, says Vijayendra Bengaluru: In response to tax notices issued by the Commercial Tax Department, the Karnataka BJP has launched a dedicated helpline (88842-45123) to assist small traders. The helpline will be operational from today (July 21). At the launch of the “We stand with you”…
Chamundi Hill turns… BOOZERS’ PARADISE!
July 21, 2025Yuva 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…
PM Modi condoles KBG’s passing away
July 20, 2025Mysore/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…
Good Old KBG and Me!
July 20, 2025By 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…
New impediments for Mysore Airport expansion
July 20, 2025By 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…
Thousands flock to Sadhana Samavesha
July 19, 2025Mysore/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…
Defunct rain gauges across Karnataka: Repairs worth Rs. 19.89 crore finally get Cabinet approval
July 19, 2025Kushalnagar: 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…
Mysuru 3rd Cleanest City… Really ?
July 19, 2025Last 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…
Rs. 2,578 crore worth projects for Mysuru
July 18, 2025Mysuru: 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…















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