Mysuru: A 34-year-old woman has gone missing since Apr. 11 from Mysuru South Police limits in city. The missing woman is Nagaveni, daughter of Girimallaiah. She is 5 ft. tall, normal built, light brown complexioned, has the name ‘Vishali’ tattooed on her left hand, cannot speak and was wearing a yellow and white mixed colour…
Unidentified man dies in hospital
April 17, 2025Mysuru: An unidentified man, who was being treated as an inpatient at Kantharaj Ward in K.R. Hospital, had breathed his last at the Hospital on Apr. 15. The deceased is aged about 40 years, 5.6 ft. tall, normal built, dark complexioned, oval faced and sports beard and moustache. The kith and kin of the deceased,…
April 13: A dark day for Mysuru’s green heritage
April 17, 2025By Bhamy V. Shenoy April 13 is likely to be remembered as a black day in Mysuru’s environmental history. In the early hours of that morning, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), in an act shrouded in secrecy, carried out a green massacre by axing more than 40 fully grown, decades-old heritage trees lining Hyder Ali…
Tree felling needs positive political will and public consultation
April 17, 2025Sir, The news item published in Star of Mysore dated Apr. 13 about the merciless mowing down of more than three dozen fully grown avenue trees by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) for widening Hyder Ali Road between Nexus Mall and the SP Office — in connivance with the Forest Department — is nothing short…
Mythology of the Fish
April 17, 2025By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Across India, the fish is a sacred symbol — all kinds of fish. The salt-water fish (Surmai), fresh-water fish (Goonch), fish of ponds (Rohu) and rivers (Mahseer, dolphins), fish of deltas that travel upstream to spawn (Palla, Hilsa). Fish is linked with autonomy as it cannot…
135th Ramotsava of Ramabhyudaya Sabha: Day-9 | Impressing with his imagination in singing
April 17, 2025On Day-9 of the Ramotsava music series by Ramabhyudaya Sabha at Alammana Choultry in Srirampet on Apr. 14, Vid. Sunil Gargyan gave a vocal concert with Vid. H.N. Bhaskar on violin, Vid. K.V. Prasad on mridanga and Vid. Ranganath Chakravarthy on ghata. Sunil’s singing is marked for its deep-rooted classicism, thanks to PSN, the visionary,…
A thought-provoking article on honey bees
April 17, 2025Sir, I found the article on bees in Star of Mysore dated Apr. 12, fascinating and thought-provoking. It is in our own best interest to protect honey bees, as they are responsible for pollinating more than 30 percent of the food crops we rely on — including fruits, vegetables and nuts. As Albert Einstein famously…
Vidushi Suma Harinath’s Daasara Pada recital on Apr. 20
April 17, 2025As part of Ramotsava celebrations, a Daasara Pada recital by the renowned city-based vocalist and Mysuru District Rajyotsava awardee, Vidushi Suma Harinath, has been organised on Apr. 20 at 6 pm at Sri Varadarajaswamy Temple in Yelwal. Vidwan Shyam will accompany her on mridanga and Vidwan Chetan will provide support on violin, according to a…
G.S. Prasad
April 17, 2025G.S. Prasad (90), retired PWD Executive Engineer and a resident of V.V. Mohalla, 2nd Main Road, passed away following age related ailments yesterday in city. He leaves behind his wife, three sons, one daughter, daughters-in-law, son-in-law and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at Chirashanthidhama in Gokulam today.
Events tomorrow – April 18: Sri Veeranjaneyaswamy Trust
April 17, 2025Karnatak Music by Ganabhushana, Ganakalavida Vidwan Dr. R.K. Padmanabha, accompanied by Vid. C.N. Chandrashekar on violin, Vid. G.S. Ramanujan on mridanga and Vid. Ramanujam on morching, T.P. Kailasam Ranga Mantapa, Sadvidya School, 6 pm to 8.30 pm.














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