Mysore/Mysuru: ‘The Hidden Life Of A Yogi,’ authored by renowned-journalist and Founder-Editor of Star of Mysore and Mysuru Mithra, Dr. K.B. Ganapathy (in absentia), was released at the 9th Mysuru Literature Fest this morning. The launch was graced by Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, member of the erstwhile Mysore Royal Family, who unveiled the book distinctively and…
Booker-winning celebrities engage in language discourse
July 5, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The opening session of the 9th Mysuru Literature Festival set the tone for a thought-provoking weekend with a powerful conversation titled “Lighting the Way: Kannada, Women and the Booker’s International Stage.” The panel featured Kannada litterateur Banu Mushtaq and acclaimed translator Deepa Bhasthi, winners of the 2025 International Booker Prize for ‘Heart Lamp’, a…
‘Retain heritage buildings in Mysuru on the lines of London structures’
July 5, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: International Booker Prize awardee and Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq is in city to attend various programmes and also receive felicitations from several organisations on her recent feat. Speaking after being felicitated at the programme organised by Abhiruchi Prakashana marking its 30th anniversary at Kodagu Sahakara Sangha in Jayalakshmipuram here yesterday, Banu stated that 400-year-old…
Overhead water tank work stalled for 16 months
July 5, 2025No visible progress on water tank close to Mysuru Development Authority Office on JLB Road Mysore/Mysuru: Work on the overhead water tank near the road junction close to the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) office on JLB Road has remained stalled for over 16 months since its launch, with no visible progress at the site. The…
Echo of tiger deaths in M.M. Hills: Two Forest officers suspended over lapses, dereliction of duty
July 5, 2025Action recommended against senior Indian Forest Service Officer Y. Chakrapani Chamarajanagar: More than a week after the shocking deaths of five tigers — a tigress and her four cubs — in Karnataka’s Male Mahadeshwara (M.M.) Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Forest Minister Eshwar B. Khandre has suspended two officials for dereliction of duty and recommended action against…
District Minister launches e-Pauti Khata during Janata Darshan
July 5, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa launched e-Pauti Khata campaign at the district-level ‘Janata Darshan’ programme for hearing public grievances at Abdul Nazir Sab auditorium in Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Office premises here on Friday. In Karnataka, e-Pauti Khata is also known as e-AASTHI or e-Khata. It is an online system for managing property records, including…
Physiotherapy Centre and Occupational Training Unit for Differently Abled
July 5, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: In yet another initiative for the welfare of special children, Chamaraja MLA K. Harishgowda inaugurated a Physiotherapy Centre and a Occupational Training Unit for Differently Abled at Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled premises in Vijayanagar 2nd Stage here recently. Speaking on the occasion, Harishgowda said that children with disabilities face numerous physical, mental and…
NIE-IT staff accuse management of violating Court order
July 5, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing the NIE (National Institute of Engineering) and NIE-IT Management of violating the Government and Court orders on reinstating them, the sacked employees of NIE-IT said that they are planning to file a Contempt petition in the Court. Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday, Prof. Veda Mohan, one of the sacked faculty…
Intl. Plastic Bag Free Day: Activists distribute cloth bags near Devaraja Market
July 5, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: On account of International Plastic Bag Free Day on July 3, the members of Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat, Mysuru Unit and KMPK Charitable Trust, created awareness by distributing cloth bags for free in front of Devaraja Market in the city. President of KMPK Charitable Trust Vikram Iyengar appealed to the people to refrain from…
JSS AHER partners with Google Research
July 5, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: In a significant development for medical innovation, the JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSS AHER), Mysuru, has emerged as a key Indian partner in artificial intelligence (AI) research led by Google Research, according to a press release by JSS AHER Registrar. The findings of this partnership have been published in ‘Nature’, one…















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