Top Stories

Felling of avenue trees
News, Top Stories

Felling of avenue trees

April 16, 2025

Mysuru: It was a black Sunday for Mysureans. On April 13, 2025, Sunday, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and the Forest Department jointly executed what Star of Mysore called ‘Green Carnage’, mercilessly felling 45 fully grown trees with rich foliage. Answer given, to those who questioned this irrational, untenable and unpardonable action, is unacceptable to any…

Indefinite Strike by Truckers’ Association
News, Top Stories

Indefinite Strike by Truckers’ Association

April 15, 2025

5,000 lorries stay away from roads in Mysuru Bengaluru / Mysuru: Lorry operators across the State have launched an indefinite strike from midnight yesterday, protesting the hike in diesel prices, increased toll charges and continued harassment by Regional Transport Officers (RTOs), while also pressing for the fulfilment of various other demands. An estimated six lakh…

American dream buster Donald Trump strikes!
Columns, Top Stories

American dream buster Donald Trump strikes!

April 15, 2025

America’s history shall henceforth be divided into two new chronological periods in place of the old BC and AC (now CE). That is BT and AT. Let me help you. It means the period before Donald Trump (BT) and the period after Donald Trump (AT). Americans may forget Christ for calculating the period or designating…

Processions mark Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti
News, Top Stories

Processions mark Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti

April 14, 2025

Mysuru:  Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s 134th Jayanti was celebrated by garlanding the statue of Dr. Ambedkar near the Town Hall here this morning, under the joint aegis of the District Administration, Zilla Panchayat (ZP), Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and Social Welfare Department. MLCs C.N. Manjegowda & Dr. D. Thimmaiah, Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy, Additional DC…

Mysore Royal Family land row in Chamarajanagar: No farmer will be evicted: Pramoda Devi allays fears
News, Top Stories

Mysore Royal Family land row in Chamarajanagar: No farmer will be evicted: Pramoda Devi allays fears

April 14, 2025

Mysuru: Allaying concerns raised by farmers and villagers in Chamarajanagar over the erstwhile Mysore Royal Family’s claim to nearly 5,135 acres of private land, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar has reiterated that the royal family has no intention of causing any inconvenience to the residents of the affected areas. Addressing an emergency press conference at the residential…

Green activists outraged over felling of 40 shade-giving trees
News, Top Stories

Green activists outraged over felling of 40 shade-giving trees

April 14, 2025

Mysuru: Environment activists have expressed outrage over the felling of over 40 Peltophorum trees — known for their broad canopy and generous shade — by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) early yesterday morning. The trees were axed to facilitate the widening of Hyder Ali Road between Venkatalingaiah Circle (SP Office Circle) and the Kalikamba Temple….

Green carnage:  45 heritage trees felled
News, Top Stories

Green carnage:  45 heritage trees felled

April 13, 2025

Trees older than 50 years chopped to widen 50-ft road between Nexus Mall and SP Office Mysuru: In a staggering blow to Mysuru city’s urban ecology, 45 fully grown, shade-giving trees — each more than 50 years old — were felled early this morning to make way for a road-widening project. The mass tree cutting,…

1 88 89 90 91 92 464
ABOUT

Mysuru’s favorite and largest circulated English evening daily has kept the citizens of Mysuru informed and entertained since 1978. Over the past 45 years, Star of Mysore has been the newspaper that Mysureans reach for every evening to know about the happenings in Mysuru city. The newspaper has feature rich articles and dedicated pages targeted at readers across the demographic spectrum of Mysuru city. With a readership of over 2,50,000 Star of Mysore has been the best connection between it’s readers and their leaders; between advertisers and customers; between Mysuru and Mysureans.

CONTACT

Academy News Papers Private Limited, Publishers, Star of Mysore & Mysuru Mithra, 15-C, Industrial ‘A’ Layout, Bannimantap, Mysuru-570015. Phone no. – 0821 249 6520

To advertise on Star of Mysore, email us at

Online Edition: [email protected]
Print Editon: [email protected]
For News/Press Release: [email protected]