Likely pillars: Industries | Expertise | Comfortable Living | Tourism | Traffic Bengaluru: The State Government is considering its ambitious ‘New Mysuru’ project to transform Mysuru — the State’s ‘Cultural Capital’ — into a modern, future-ready urban hub equipped with all contemporary amenities. Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh chaired a high-level meeting yesterday to deliberate…
Backward Classes Welfare Department Commissioner visits BCM Hostel
June 13, 2025Mysuru: Backward Classes Welfare Department Commissioner K.A. Dayanand visited the BCM Hostel at Kuvempunagar in the city on Tuesday and carried out an inspection. After going around the Hostel store room, kitchen, rooms and toilets, Dayanand had meals at the Hostel itself. Commissioner Dayanand said that the State Government has sanctioned 150 new Hostels across…
20 acres of disputed land reclaimed after Court battle
June 13, 2025Mysuru: The Forest Department has regained control of 20 acres of forest land atop Chamundi Hill after a prolonged legal battle, according to Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) Dr. K.N. Basavaraj. The land, spread across 13 survey numbers, had been claimed by private individuals, leading to litigation and the closure of the Chamundi Vana Information…
Second Taj in city
June 13, 2025After Taj Group took over Radisson Hotel, now Taj Vivanta to come up in Mysuru Mumbai: The Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company that runs Taj Hotels, on Tuesday announced the signing of a greenfield 115-room hotel in Mysuru, under its Vivanta brand. The project is being developed in collaboration with Farah Builders,…
Mysuru Mithra News Editor selected for JSS Media Award
June 13, 2025Mysuru: Senior Journalist A.C. Prabhakar (ACP), News Editor of Kannada morning daily Mysuru Mithra, the sister concern of Star of Mysore, has been selected for JSS Media Award for the year 2024. Prabhakar was selected for the award by Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) at its Executive Meeting recently. ACP, who has been in media…
Dengue cases drop sharply in Mysuru
June 13, 2025341 cases from Jan-May 2024, only 18 cases this year Mysuru: Mysuru district has recorded a sharp decline in dengue cases this year, thanks to intensified precautionary measures and awareness drives by the Department of Health and Family Welfare. As of May 2025, only 18 positive cases have been reported, a dramatic drop from 341…
Mysuru sees a fall in Malaria cases
June 13, 2025Mysuru: Mysuru has not recorded a single malaria case in the past eight years, said District Vector Borne Diseases Control Officer Dr. C. Suvarna. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Dr. Suvarna said that while Malaria cases have been found in some people who had travelled to malaria-infected places, not a single case has emerged from…
Road safety awareness for City Bus drivers
June 13, 2025Mysuru: An awareness programme on road safety and traffic rules to be followed by KSRTC City Bus drivers and technical staff was held in city recently. About 400 drivers from Kuvempunagar and Sathagalli Bus Depots were educated about accident zones, accident prevention, consequences on rash and negligent driving, traffic rules and Motor Vehicle Act by resource…
Bengaluru Chinnaswamy Stadium Stampede: HC grants bail to all four accused
June 13, 2025Bengaluru: The High Court (HC) yesterday granted bail to all four accused in the Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede case including RCB Marketing and Revenue Head Nikhil Sosale. The others, who were granted bail include DNA Entertainment Private Limited employees Sunil Mathew, Kiran Kumar and Shamanth Mavinakere. The HC Bench headed by Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar said,…
Rajeev Taranath worshipped his Guru as God: Pt. Udayaraj Karpur
June 13, 2025Mysuru: Pandit Udayaraj Karpur has described late Sarod Maestro Pandit Rajeev Taranath as a rare personality, who was worshipping his Guru as God, by keeping the latter’s portrait in his house, till his last days. He was sharing his views during a talk organised in commemoration of Pt. Rajeev Taranath, on his first death anniversary…















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