Mysuru: Syed Basheer Ahmed, CEO, Saher Skill Development Centre, Rajivnagar, Mysuru, distributed certificates and prizes to students who excelled in Urdu and Islamic General Knowledge (GK) at MEWA Centre in Shanthinagar here on Feb.15. Urdu and Islamic GK contests were conducted by Idara Adbiyat Urdu Hyderabad through Abid Ali Khan Trust, Hyderabad and Mohammad Ebrahim…
Suggestions to Conserve Chamundi Hill Ecosystem
February 18, 2025A Ropeway would reduce vehicle movement to the Hilltop and the Chamundi Hill Temple By Dr. Kodira A. Kushalapa, IFS (Retd.) We, the citizens of Mysuru are fortunate to have a large area of Reserve Forest (RF) within the city limits, with a variety of plants, trees and grasses, absorbing carbon dioxide, releasing oxygen, providing…
Chamundi Hill… Birders’ Paradise
February 18, 2025By M.K. Saptha Girish, Naturalist, Aranya Outreach Mysuru, renowned as a wildlife hub, is encircled by forests in all directions within an 85-km radius. True to this, Mysuru is also an important bird area, with over 300 bird species recorded in and around the city by the Mysore Nature Group. Key birding hotspots in Mysuru…
Cultural history of Kodagu recalled through its town names
February 18, 2025Sir, Hearty congratulations to C.P. Belliappa for enlightening us with a highly informative and also humorous article ‘How towns in Kodagu got their names’ in Star of Mysore dated Feb. 17. His lighter vein style of writing enriches the pleasure of knowing about the rich cultural history of Kodagu through how its towns got their…
Fire erupts near Bamboo Bazar Railway track
February 18, 2025Un-extinguished cigarette, carelessly thrown on dry leaves resulted in a fire close to the Railway track near Bamboo Bazar in city this noon. As soon as the fire began to spread from the bottom, alert Railway staff, using hand-held fire extinguishers doused the fire and prevented it from spreading further. But the fire had destroyed…
Events tomorrow – feb. 19: Haridasa Sangeeta Sahityotsava Samiti
February 18, 2025Ganasiri-Vedanta Lahari-12, vocal concerts by Vid. Ramesh Kulkarni of Kalaburagi, 5 pm; Discourse on ‘Rukminisha Vijaya’ by renowned scholar and Dewan of Sri Vysaraja Mutt Sri Bramhanyacharya, Sarada Vilas Centenary Hall, Krishnamurthypuram, 6 pm to 8.30 pm.
Events tomorrow – feb. 19: JSS Mysore Urban Haat
February 18, 2025Gandhi Shilp Bazaar, exhibition-cum-sale of handicrafts and handloom products, JSS Mysore Urban Haat, Ring Road, Hebbal Industrial Area, 10.30 am to 9 pm.
Events tomorrow – feb. 19: Sri Shivaji Maharaj Jayantotsava Samiti, District Administration and Kannada and Culture Department
February 18, 2025Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti celebrations, grand procession from Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple premises at Palace North Gate to Kalamandira – Stage programme, Sri Prabhananda Pawar Swamiji graces the occasion, District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa inaugurates, MP Yaduveer Wadiyar special guest, Prof. Kavitha Rai of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) main speaker, 9.30 am.
Events today – FEB. 18: Sanchalana Mysuru, Mysuru and Mysore Medical College & Research Institute (MMC&RI)
February 18, 2025Staging of play ‘Chama Cheluve’ by Hrudayaranga – a theatre troupe of medical students, Mini Theatre, Kalamandira premises, 6.30 pm.
Events today – FEB. 18: Sharana Sahitya Parishat, Mysuru City Unit
February 18, 2025Vachana Vaachana and Lecture, Dr. H.B. Bettaswamy, Assistant Professor, BGS B.Ed College, Mysuru, inaugurates, Vachana Vaachana by hostel students, certificates distribution by H.G. Guruprasad, President, Sahukar Kabballi Channabasappanavara Veerashaiva Ashram, M.G. Sadanandaiah, President, Sharana Sahitya Parishat, Mysuru City Unit, presides, Sahukar Kabballi Channabasappanavara Veerashaiva Ashram, JLB Road, 6 pm.










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