Wildlife activists urge Government to implement conflict mitigation measures, engage with community Gonikoppal: Elephant attacks continue to trouble villages of Kodagu district amidst heavy rains and flooding. A man narrowly escaped death after an elephant attack in Balaji village near Gonikoppal last evening. Kiriyamada Harish, a coffee estate manager working for Jammada Mohan’s estate, was…
Karnataka Sambhrama – 50: Mega Consumer Fair begins at Dasara Exhibition Grounds
July 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: To mark the golden jubilee of renaming the Mysore State as Karnataka on Nov. 1, 1973, Simon Exhibitors is conducting a month-long ‘Mega Consumer Fair Karnataka Sambhrama – 50‘ at Dasara Exhibition Grounds in Mysuru from July 25 to Aug. 25. Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) Chairman Ayub Khan, also a former Mayor inaugurated the…
Closing Nanjangud Govt. Guest House to HDK: DC to take action
July 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: After media reported that the Govt. Guest House at Nanjangud was found locked when Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy visited the Guest House to relax for some time after visiting the famed Srikanteshwara Temple in the town this morning, Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy said that the district administration has taken the issue seriously. In…
MCC polls soon, says new State Election Commissioner G.S. Sangreshi
July 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: State Election Commissioner G.S. Sangreshi has said that the elections will be conducted to all the City Corporations in the State, including Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) soon. Speaking to media persons at the premises of Mysore Bar Association on Saturday, Sangreshi said he assumed the Office as State Election Commissioner on Friday (July 26)….
International Conference on Comprehensive Education held
July 28, 2024Call for crucial accessibility and inclusivity for persons with disabilities Mysore/Mysuru: “Accessibility and inclusivity are crucial for persons with disabilities. Equity and integration are essential to ensure that persons with disabilities are fully included in all aspects of society. Inclusion is the need of the hour,” said Guruprasad Pawaskar, State Commissioner for the Office of…
BAI felicitates 16 meritorious children of construction workers
July 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Builders’ Association of India (BAI), Mysore Centre, in association with Mysore Builders Charitable Trust (MBCT), had organised a programme to felicitate 16 meritorious children of the construction workers who scored more than 75 percent of marks in the recently concluded SSLC and second PUC exams at MBCT Auditorium here. On the same day, the…
Two go missing
July 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, two persons have gone missing from Metagalli and Nanjangud Rural Police limits. In the first case, a 36-year-old man, who left his house on June 25 saying that he was going to work, has since gone missing according to the complaint lodged by his father. The missing man is Thimmegowda, a…
Preserving Devaraja Market
July 28, 2024Sir, It was strange to read the article titled “To demolish or not to demolish Devaraja Market and Lansdowne Building — Be wise, Demolish” in Star of Mysore dated July 25 (page-5). I have heard experienced conservation architects talking about this at various symposia and all of them are of the opinion that Devaraja Market…
Lakshmamma
July 28, 2024Lakshmamma, wife of late Shivanna, passed away yesterday in city. She leaves behind son Honnappa Nagaraju, chief distributor of The Times of India newspaper, two daughters and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at the foot of Chamundi Hill yesterday afternoon.
Alhaj Muneer Pasha
July 28, 2024Alhaj Muneer Pasha (Badal), cooking contractor and a resident of No. 275, behind Masjid Dargahi, Sulthan Park Road in Mandi Mohalla, passed away yesterday in city. He was 75. He leaves behind three sons, grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. Namaz-e-Janaza was performed today after Zohar Salath (1.30 pm) at Masjid Dargahi on…















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