Impact on local environment and ecosystem will be studied, says Tourism Minister Mysore/Mysuru: Facing intense condemnation and widespread criticism from various environmental groups and activists who underscore the potential harm to the fragile ecosystem if the Chamundi Hill ropeway project is implemented, Tourism Minister H.K. Patil stated that a final decision on the ropeway proposal…
Mandya’s Keragodu tense as row erupts over Hanuma Dhwaja removal
January 29, 2024Mandya: Keragodu, one of the hobli headquarters in Mandya taluk, turned tense on Sunday after Police lathi-charged the villagers and activists of Hindu organisations who were protesting against the removal of Hanuma Dhwaja (Hanuma Flag) from a flag-post in the village. Keragodu was an Assembly Constituency of Mandya district until 2008. Several Hindu activists and…
Dangerous road hump gets stripes
January 29, 2024UoM Vice-Chancellor, Traffic Police requested for humps: MCC Mysore/Mysuru: Hours after Star of Mysore published a report yesterday titled ‘Newly-laid unpainted road humps: 20 accidents in 12 hours; two riders seriously injured,’ the authorities got into the act and painted zebra stripes on the humps, warning motorists. The report highlighted how four unmarked and unpainted…
After 52-year-long legal battle… ‘Tengalenaama’ adorns Melukote Hill temple Gopura
January 29, 2024Melukote: Ending the 52-year-long legal battle over the “Naama” that will adorn the Chikka Gopura (small dome) of the famed Sri Yoganarasimhaswamy Hill temple at Melukote in Pandavapura taluk of Mandya district, the Pandavapura JMFC Court has ordered that the temple be adorned with ‘Tengalenaama’ (see ‘naama’ inside circle in pic.). The row began when…
Electric scooter gutted
January 29, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: An electric scooter, which went up in flames after smoke started emanating from it has been completely destroyed in the fire. The incident took place on the link road between Manandawadi Road and Nanjangud Road yesterday. The electric scooter is a demo scooter of an electric vehicle showroom in Kuvempunagar. Luckily, the brother of…
Family of five go missing from city since Jan. 20
January 29, 2024Harassment from private money lenders suspected; desperate message sent to friend Mysore/Mysuru: A family of five, including a three-year-old baby, has been reported missing since Jan. 20, allegedly due to harassment from money lenders. The missing individuals are 35-year-old Mahesh, his 28-year-old wife Bhavani, their three-year-old daughter Preksha, and Mahesh’s parents, 65-year-old Mahadevappa and 55-year-old…
R-Day competitions: Karnataka emerges Second Overall Best
January 29, 2024City student S. Tanmayi receives Trophy from Prime Minister Narendra Modi Mysore/Mysuru: Junior Under Officer (JUO) S. Tanmayi, a first year student of Maharaja Institute of Technology, Thandavapura in Mysuru, represented the 13 Karnataka Battalion NCC team in the 75th Republic Day parade held last Friday at Kartavya Path in New Delhi. The Karnataka team…
Man gets 30-year jail term for raping minor step-daughter
January 29, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Fast Track Special Court-1 (FTSC-1) Mysuru established to adjudicate cases related to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has convicted and sentenced a 31-year-old man from Dharwad for 30 years of rigorous imprisonment for abusing a 14-year-old girl, who is his stepdaughter. Judge Shayma Khamroz found Paramananda (31), a resident…
City BJP stages demonstration in protest against Keragodu incident
January 29, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly condemning the removal of Hanuma Dhwaja and the subsequent Police lathi-charge on Hindu activists and villagers at Keragodu in Mandya taluk, the BJP staged a massive demonstration against the Government at Gandhi Square in the heart of the city this morning, as part of a Statewide protest. The protestors contended that the ruling…
Claiming to be DKS kin, man creates ruckus at Toll Plaza, assaults female staff
January 29, 2024Srirangapatna: A man claiming to be a relative of Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) refused to pay the toll and created ruckus before slapping a female staff of the Toll Plaza on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway recently. The car coming from Bengaluru side stopped at the Toll Plaza and the man inside the car claimed that…












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