Conferring of Rotary Mysore Midtown Silicon Media Award 2026 on Radio Jockey RJ Sunil of 93.5 Red FM and Content Writer and Press Photographer Anoop Ragh; Actor, Producer and Director Sunil Puranik chief guest, Club President Rtn. K.L. Rakesh Babu and Hon. Secretary Rtn. Bhaskar Sainik, Rtn. S. Raghavendra and Rtn. M.S. Naveen Chandra of…
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Discourses at RK Ashram
April 8, 2026The following discourses have been organised at Sri Ramakrishna (RK) Ashram in Yadavagiri from 6 pm to 6.50 pm: Apr. 9: Swami Paramahamsanandaji will deliver a talk on ‘Sri Ramakrishnara Shishyaru mattu Bhaktaru’ in Kannada. Apr. 11: Swami Mahipalanandaji will speak on ‘Insights from Parables of Sri Ramakrishna-15’ in English. Apr. 12: Swami Muktidanandaji will…
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DISHA Committee Meeting on Apr. 10
April 8, 2026The quarterly District Development Co-ordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA Committee) Meeting will be held at Abdul Nazir Sab auditorium in Zilla Panchayat (ZP) premises in city on Apr. 10 at 10.30 am. Union Minister for Steel & Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy will preside, according to a press release from the ZP CEO.
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Second PUC exam results tomorrow
April 8, 2026Ending the uncertainty over the date of declaration of results, the Pre-University Education Board has decided to declare the Second PU Exam-1 result tomorrow (Apr. 9). Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa will declare the results at a press meet to be held in Bengaluru tomorrow morning, according to sources. The second PU…
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Water tariff up 25% but water wastage unchecked
April 7, 2026Colossal waste of drinking water daily due to pipeline leaks, broken valves Mysore/Mysuru: At a time when the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has revised water tariff by 25 percent, broken pipelines and damaged valves across the city are causing massive wastage of treated drinking water, with lakhs of litres spilling onto the streets every day….
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Hunsur synthetic drug racket bust – Drug kingpin on the run: SP
April 7, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Hunsur Rural Police have detained two individuals in Mumbai linked to an inter-State narcotics racket following a major seizure of contraband worth crores of rupees from a farmhouse near Hunsur recently. Confirming the development to Star of Mysore this morning, Mysuru Superintendent of Police (SP) Mallikarjun Baladandi said, the detained suspects have not…
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FSL confirms seized substances are drugs
April 7, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) has confirmed that the substances seized in the high-profile Hunsur narcotics case are indeed drugs. Hunsur Rural Police had recovered 7.35-kg of Mephedrone and 41-kg of precursor chemicals used in drug production (nearly 48-kg of narcotic substances in total) during a raid on a farmhouse near Hunsur. Seized materials…
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No cash payments at Toll Plazas from Apr. 10
April 7, 2026UPI payments accepted; toll amount to be 1.25 times the regular charges New Delhi: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has announced that cash payments at Toll Plazas will be discontinued from Apr. 10 in an effort to reduce long queues of vehicles at toll gates, a major irritant for commuters. In a…
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Catching young minds early… Ranganathittu launches ‘Pakshi Mitra’ initiative
April 7, 2026Initiative educates students on birds, wetland conservation & avian ecology Mysore/Mysuru: Intending to catch young minds early and create awareness about the sensitive wetland ecology, the Forest Department has launched ‘Pakshi Mitra,’ a new environmental education programme at the Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary. The initiative seeks to familiarise Government school students from Mysuru and Mandya districts…
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IGP Dr. Boralingaiah wants Cops to be sound in tech
April 7, 2026Passing out parade of 8th batch of 150 Armed Police Constables held at CAR Grounds in city; 144 among them hail from rural areas Mysore/Mysuru: IGP (Southern Range) Dr. M.B. Boralingaiah advised the probationary Police personnel to develop certain traits for effective Policing, giving primacy to discipline in the service. He was speaking at the…
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