JSS Mahavidyapeetha Employees’ Housing Cooperative Society will be presenting Pratibha Puraskar to the children of its members who have secured high marks in SSLC and PUC Exams 2024-25 (both State and Central syllabus). Eligible students may apply before Sept. 15. The members of the Association can apply directly by visiting the Association Office or can…
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Ph.D awardee
August 8, 2025D.J. Shruthi has been awarded Ph.D in Zoology by the University of Mysore (UoM) for her thesis ‘Investigation of Ant Diversity in Post Chromite Mining Ecosystem and Grazing Pasture Ecosystem’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. M. Prathibha.
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Mysore Airport under loss: Loses Rs. 73 crore since 2015
August 7, 2025Mysuru: The Mysore Airport, operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), has reported a cumulative loss of Rs. 73.03 crore between the financial years 2015-16 and 2024-25. This was disclosed in the Rajya Sabha on Aug. 4 by Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol, in response to a question from Congress MP…
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KRS Dam: Setting the record straight
August 7, 2025Tipu Sultan or Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar? The recent remarks by Social Welfare Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, claiming that Tipu Sultan laid the foundation for the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, have triggered an avoidable controversy. At the heart of the claim is a Persian inscription at the entrance to the Dam, which the Minister believes…
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Mysore Airport maintenance burden grows as flight operations dip
August 7, 2025Mysuru: Sources at Mysore Airport told Star of Mysore this morning that flight operations have significantly declined, with only IndiGo flights on the Hyderabad-Mysuru-Hyderabad and Chennai-Mysuru-Chennai routes currently active. Services to other destinations — including Bengaluru, Kochi, Goa, Belagavi, Hubballi and Kalaburagi — have been suspended by the respective operators. Following the inauguration of the…
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Renukaswamy murder case: Don’t cancel bail: Actors Darshan, Pavithra Gowda plead SC
August 7, 2025New Delhi: Renowned Kannada film actor Darshan and small-time actress Pavithra Gowda, the main accused in the murder case of Renukaswamy from Chitradurga in Karnataka, have submitted written statements to the Supreme Court, through their advocates, contending why their bail should not be cancelled. On July 24, the bench of Supreme Court Justices J.B. Pardiwala…
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Woman’s phone hacked; fraudster siphons off Rs. 1.98 lakh
August 7, 2025Mysuru: A woman lost her money after a miscreant hacked her mobile phone and got Rs. 1.98 lakh transferred from her bank accounts on Tuesday in city. The woman, who lost her money, is a resident of Srirampura here. The woman, who was interested in astrology, was searching for a daily horoscope book on the…
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Bid to clear ‘unauthorised stalls’ around historical pond sparks tension
August 7, 2025Mysuru: Tension prevailed for some time at Rajendra Nagar (Kesare) in the city yesterday, when the BJP leaders allegedly made a vain bid to restore Singara Shetty Kola (pond) and mantapa, by clearing unauthorised fish and meat shops opened on the premises. Over 25 BJP workers led by the party’s City General Secretary H.G. Giridhar,…
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Two go missing
August 7, 2025Mysuru: In separate cases, two persons have gone missing from city. In the first case, a 59-year-old Tulsidas has gone missing since Apr. 18 from city. He is 5.6 ft. tall, oval faced, normal built, oily red complexioned, speaks Kannada, Tulu, Hindi and English, has ‘AMMI’ tattooed on his right hand and was wearing a…
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Large-scale electoral fraud alleged in Mysuru-Kodagu Constituency
August 7, 2025Mysuru: Congress Spokesperson and defeated candidate from the Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha Constituency, M. Lakshmana, has levelled serious allegations of electoral malpractice in four Assembly segments of the Constituency. Addressing reporters near the Band House, Lakshmana claimed that large-scale vote rigging had occurred during the last elections. He announced plans to escalate the matter to Rahul…
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