Elderly man assaulted and murdered; accused arrested
News

Elderly man assaulted and murdered; accused arrested

April 27, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: An elderly man, who was grazing his flock of sheep, was brutally assaulted resulting in him sustaining serious injuries and was admitted to a hospital where he succumbed to injuries. The deceased has been identified as Ningegowda (71), a resident of Galigarahundi village in the taluk and the accused is 60-year-old Chandrashekar, a resident…

Elected to Mysuru Bunts Sangha and Bunts Charitable Trust
News

Elected to Mysuru Bunts Sangha and Bunts Charitable Trust

April 27, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: The Annual General Meeting of the Bunts Sangha and Bunts Charitable Trust, Mysuru, was held at Asha Prakash Shetty Bunts  Convention Hall, Bunts Bhavan in city recently. During the meeting, the new office-bearers of the Sangha were elected unanimously.  K. Ganesh Narayan Hegde was elected as President of Mysuru Bunts Sangha while M. Nandyappa…

Vintage Vignettes… from a Princely State
Feature Articles

Vintage Vignettes… from a Princely State

April 27, 2026

By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana An undated group photograph shot at an unidentified location. Seated on the left is Col. Maharaja Sir Jagatjit Singh Sahib Bahadur (1872-1949) of Kapurthala who was the last ruling Maharaja (r. 1877 to 1949) of the princely State. He was an elegant globe-trotting aesthete and an ardent Francophile….

In Briefs

Mysuru Zoo Open on Tuesday

April 27, 2026

Mysuru Zoo and Karanji Lake Nature Park will be kept open for public on Tuesday (Apr. 28) on account of summer holidays to the Educational Institutions, according to a press release from the Zoo Executive Director.

Delay in auctioned MDA site registration
Voice of The Reader

Delay in auctioned MDA site registration

April 27, 2026

Sir, The delay in registration of sites allotted through the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) e-auction held in August 2025 has become a matter of concern for successful bidders. Several months after the auction, the registration process is yet to be completed, causing inconvenience and uncertainty among allottees. Many of them have already fulfilled all required…

Indian U-14 girls team qualify for ITF World Juniors
Sports

Indian U-14 girls team qualify for ITF World Juniors

April 27, 2026

City’s Padmapriya among tennis team members Mysuru: The Indian U-14 Girls Tennis Team comprising Mysuru’s Padmapriya Ramesh Kumar, Srishti Kiran (Karnataka) and Zoha Qureshi (Telangana) has qualified for the ITF World Juniors Tennis Tournament Finals 2026 to be held at Prostejov, Czech Republic, from  Aug. 3 to 8. The team qualified for the world juniors…

RBNCC ‘A’ emerges as KSCA Mysuru Zone Division-1 Champions
Sports

RBNCC ‘A’ emerges as KSCA Mysuru Zone Division-1 Champions

April 27, 2026

City’s Rao Bahadur Narasappa Cricket Club (RBNCC) ‘A’ Team emerged as the champions of Sri Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar Memorial Trophy for Division 1 organised by KSCA Mysuru Zone for the season 2025-26. Seen in the picture are (standing from left) B. Dheemanth, Vyshak Nagaraj, K. Gagandeep, L. Manvanth Kumar, Niranjan Balachandar (Team Manager), Medansh Urs, Praneeth…

UoM Women’s Kho Kho team shines
Sports

UoM Women’s Kho Kho team shines

April 27, 2026

Mysuru: University of Mysore (UoM) Women’s Kho Kho team qualified for the All India Inter-University Kho Kho championship after finishing third in the South India Inter-University Kho Kho Championship at Davanagere University recently. The women’s team defeated Calicut University 11-9 in final league match to secure third position and took part in All India Inter-University…

Excel in National-level Karate Championship
Sports

Excel in National-level Karate Championship

April 27, 2026

Karatekas of St. Joseph’s Central School, Vijayanagar in city, have excelled in the recently held 32nd National-level Karate Championship at Teresian College Indoor Stadium. Seen in the picture are (standing from left – top row) Shreesharsha, Pavanishree, Manan, Krishav, Liyan, Saanchi, Siri, Jayasimha, Dhruva, Rahani and Diyan (standing – middle row) Yadhush, Mithra, Dhruvith, Saathvik,…

1 12 13 14 15 16 16,099
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]