Drone cameras to film performances; photos can be uploaded on AYUSH website Mysore/Mysuru: Till last year, International Yoga Day (IYD) that is celebrated on June 21 used to be a group activity on a large scale, but this time COVID-19 guidelines of social distancing have changed the way the event is being observed. This time,…
Medical store on busy street at Kuvempunagar gutted
June 20, 2020Medicines, equipment worth Rs. 1 crore reduced to rubble Mysore/Mysuru: Medicines and equipment worth more than Rs. 1 crore were reduced to ashes at a medical store in Kuvempunagar past last midnight. The fire has been attributed to short circuit. The fire was observed at Mega Medicals at 1.30 am and the entire building was…
Former CM Siddharamaiah condemns hike in fuel prices
June 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to show the Governments at the Centre and the State that petrol could be sold at Rs. 25 per litre, former CM Siddharamaiah, who condemned the high fuel prices, launched a protest organised by former MLA M.K. Somashekar at Chikkamma Nikethana Kalyan Mantap in city yesterday. He symbolically sold petrol at…
State committed to totally ban mining around KRS
June 20, 2020Several quarry owners have approached Court, says Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai Mandya: The State Government is prepared and committed to impose a total ban on quarrying around the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district, said Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai in Mandya yesterday. Speaking to reporters after chairing a meeting of…
MCC takes custody of stray horses
June 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Cracking a whip on stray animal menace in the city, the Veterinary Section of the MCC took six stray horses into their custody as they were found to be hampering vehicular movement on roads around the Deputy Commissioner’s Office this morning. MCC Veterinary Officer Dr. Thirumalegowda told ‘Star of Mysore’ that following public complaints…
Farmers block Nanjangud Road in protest against amendment to Land Reforms Act
June 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Traffic on the ever busy Mysuru-Nanjangud Road was disrupted for over an hour this morning as farmers under the banner of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (Samoohika Nayakatva, meaning mass leadership) staged a rasta-roko (Road blockade) as part of the Statewide demonstration, near APMC Market on Mysuru-Nanjangud Highway. As farmers blocked the Highway, the Police…
Mysurean becomes youngest Grand Master in Kuththuvarisai
June 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: S. Krishna Murthy, rightly called as ‘Pararthah Maha Guru’ in Kuththuvarisai (Indian Martial Arts), has been recently awarded with the title ‘Grand Master’ of Osho Kai Martial Arts Academy by Dr. D. Muniruddin Sheriff, the Grand Master and Founder of Osho Kai Martial Arts Academy. Now, Hanshi Krishna Murthy, the youngest Grand Master of…
Guest lecturers demand probe into suicidal deaths of fellow teachers
June 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Urging the Government to order an investigation into the suicidal deaths of their fellow lecturers during the COVID-19 lockdown, guest lecturers under the banner of Government First Grade College Guest Lecturers State Co-ordination Committee, staged a demonstration in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here yesterday. Demanding the State Government to take serious note…
Youth’s murder: Police pick up nine persons for questioning
June 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The murder of a youth in broad daylight on June 16 in Vijayanagar Fourth Stage has turned out to be a case of professional rivalry and competition to cash in on increased customer base of beauty care. This rivalry resulted in one of the parties to give Supari to eliminate the other, Police said….
Yoga Nakshatra Award, book release and Yogasana
June 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: On the eve of International Yoga Day, GSS Yoga and Mysuru Yoga Balaga gave away Yoga Nakshatra Award to five Yoga enthusiasts at an event held at the Pathrakarthara Bhavan in city this morning. The Award was given away to H.G. Hirannaiah, G. Venkatesh, N. Ashadevi, S. Harish and Vinayaka Honnavar. D. Srihari of…















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