Camp houses 30 elephants against capacity of 22; 60 staff manage jumbos, 1,000 tourists Kushalnagar: A day after being attacked by Dasara elephant Kanjan at the Dubare Elephant Camp, elephant Jai Marthanda (34) succumbed to his injuries this morning. Jai Marthanda had suffered grievous injuries during the violent clash and reportedly lost a large amount…
Safari revenue, CSR funds provide new roof, drinking water supply, solar-powered borewells Mysore/Mysuru: Anti-Poaching Camps (APCs) at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve are being upgraded with improved infrastructure and basic facilities. The tiger reserve has 53 APCs across different locations and the upgradation works are being taken up using revenue generated from safari operations, Forest Department…
Mysore/Mysuru: Jayapura Police have arrested four persons including a man and his son for allegedly murdering a woman and trying to destroy the body by setting it on fire. The incident had taken place at K. Madahalli, Jayapura hobli in the taluk. While the deceased has been identified as Sudha (48), the arrested accused are…
Mysore/Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) has decided to renovate the dilapidated building housing Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Centre for Philosophy and Indian Culture, commonly called Dr. Radhakrishnan Centre, at Saraswathipuram. The decision comes a day after Star of Mysore published a report on the partial collapse of the bungalow once occupied by former President and…
Bengaluru: In a setback to staff and workers of State-run Transport Unions, the Karnataka High Court today (May 19), restrained the Transport Unions from resorting to an indefinite strike from tomorrow (May 20). The Court, at the same time, directed for continuation of meetings with the State authorities for resolution of grievances or demands. A…
Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly criticising the State Government’s ‘Sadhana Samavesha’ being held at Tumakuru today marking three years of Congress Government, City BJP President L. Nagendra maintained that corruption, scams, debts and maladministration are the hallmarks of the Congress Government. Addressing a press meet at the City BJP Office in Chamarajapuram here this morning, Nagendra wondered what…
Rs. 12 lakh to restore murals of Ambujavalli Mahalakshmi and Svetavarahaswamy temples Mysore/Mysuru: The Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage has resumed efforts to conserve the wall paintings at the Svetavarahaswamy and Ambujavalli Mahalakshmi temples at the Mysore Palace premises, after the murals lost much of their vibrancy over the years. An earlier conservation attempt,…
Mysore/Mysuru: Commissioner A. Devaraju of the Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage said the conservation of the temple wall paintings has already been entrusted to Deccan Heritage Foundation through a finalised tender process. “The work order has been issued and the team comprises skilled experts,” he said. As the temple comes under the jurisdiction of…
Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy, who is also the District Electoral Officer, said that electoral mapping of voters in the district will go on till June 19. Presiding over a meeting of officials and stakeholders ahead of SIR (Special Intensive Revision) process at ZP hall here on Monday, he said that the voter mapping…
Mysore/Mysuru: A month-long exhibition on ‘Poothan,’ a ritual mask from Keralam, was inaugurated at the Zonal Anthropological Museum of the Anthropological Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre (SRC), Mysuru, on International Museum Day yesterday. Deputy Director Dr. Harasawaradhana and Head of Office Dr. Mithun Sikdar inaugurated the exhibition curated by Dr. Banita Behera under the…
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