Mysuru City Corporation directed to deposit Rs. 5 lakh to facilitate new structural survey Mysore/Mysuru: The Supreme Court has ordered a fresh structural assessment of Mysuru’s historic Devaraja Market and Lansdowne Building, tasking the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee with the evaluation. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Sandeep Mehta passed the order…
SC order binding on State, MCC, say officers
September 3, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Reacting to the Supreme Court’s directive ordering IIT Roorkee to conduct a fresh structural assessment of the Devaraja Market and Lansdowne Building, and instructing the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to deposit Rs. 5 lakh to facilitate the process, MCC Executive Engineer Madhusudhan told Star of Mysore that they will obtain the Court order copy…
Mandya DC directs speedy completion of pending works on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway
September 3, 2025Mandya: Mandya Deputy Commissioner Dr. Kumara yesterday inspected the Mysuru-Bengaluru National Highway (NH-275) as it passes through Mandya district. At Tubinakere village in Srirangapatna taluk, he reviewed the incomplete underground drainage works alongside the Highway and directed officials to expedite their completion. He also instructed that all pending drainage projects across the district be taken…
Dasara: Terracotta Sculpture Camp inaugurated at CAVA
September 3, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Veteran critic of visual arts K.V. Subramanyam has said, the artefacts made out of terracotta (sand/ baked earth) is a medium, which is closer to the common man. He was speaking after inaugurating Terracotta Sculpture Camp, organised by Dasara Fine Arts and Handicrafts Sub-Committee in association with Karnataka Lalithakala Academy, as part of forthcoming…
Over 10 trees axed in CSRTI Director’s official residence premises
September 3, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: While Government Departments are tasked to spread the message of conservation and protection of trees and environment, over 10 trees have been allegedly axed at the premises of the official residence of the Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute (CSRTI) Director on JLB Road in city. In April this year, 40 fully grown shade-giving…
28-day Sericulture training begins at CSRTI
September 3, 202530 candidates from seven countries undergo hands-on training in mulberry silkworm rearing Mysore/Mysuru: The 28-day training programme on ‘Sericulture and Silk Industry,’ organised at Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute (CSRTI) in city, under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), an initiative sponsored by Government of India, began this morning. A total of 30…
Tree falls, road blocked after truck collision
September 3, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: A tree got uprooted and fell across Seshadri Iyer Road after a truck hit the tree yesterday. The truck, after unloading Railway goods at about 2 pm yesterday, was proceeding via Seshadri Iyer Road towards Sayyaji Rao Road to join the Outer Ring Road, when the top portion of the truck hit the already…
ED probes foreign funding angle in Dharmasthala case
September 3, 2025Mangaluru: Amid twists and turns in the Dharmasthala alleged ‘mass burials’ case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched a preliminary investigation into the possibility of foreign funds being used to incite communal tension by exploiting the controversy surrounding the episode. Officials confirmed that the probe has been initiated under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)….
Onasadya: Nostalgic Onam celebration at Radisson Blu Plaza
September 3, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: This September, Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel brings the spirit of Kerala’s most cherished festival to the heart of Mysuru with ‘Onasadya’, an exclusive Onam celebration lunch at Mysouth, the hotel’s signature South Indian restaurant. From Sept. 5 to 7, guests are invited to gather with family and friends to savour the timeless flavours of…
Niranjana Pattadhikara Mahotsava tomorrow
September 3, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Hosmutt, Sri Nataraja Pratishtana, Mysuru, has organised ‘Niranjana Pattadhikara Mahotsava – Sri Chidananda Swamiji’s Amruta Mahotsavada Guruvandane’ at its premises in city tomorrow (Sept. 4) as follows: 4 am: Rudrabhisheka, Ashtottara and Mahamangalarati to Katru Gadduge; Shivadheekshe by Madahalli Sri Ukkinakante Mutt Seer Sri Sambasadashiva Swamiji; 4.30 am: Viraktashrama Shatsthala Brahmopadesha; Pattadhikara to…














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