Mysuru: Planning a weekend trip to Bengaluru or Mysuru? Think twice before hitting National Highway-275 (Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway), as hour-long delays at toll plazas are leaving thousands of commuters stranded in traffic chaos. Every weekend, the Highway sees a massive influx of vehicles, with Bengaluru residents travelling towards Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Kodagu, Tamil Nadu and Kerala to…
Kushalnagar: Contrary to the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) forecast of above-average heavy to very heavy rainfall this South-West Monsoon, retired Deputy Director-General of the Geological Survey of India (GSI), Dr. H.S.M. Prakash, has predicted a normal monsoon for 2025, with a possibility of even below-average rainfall. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Dr. Prakash pointed out…
Sriharikota: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) this morning launched its 101st satellite, EOS-09, aboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C61), but it failed minutes later. The 101st launch was done with PSLV-C61, carrying an Earth Observation Satellite, named as EOS-09, that was to be put in a Sun Synchronous Polar Orbit (SSPO). However, the…
Mysuru: Insofar, there has been a sharp decline in the number of dengue and chikungunya cases reported in Mysuru district, the people can heave a sigh of relief. The Office of District Vector Borne Disease Control Officer, Mysuru district, has released the statistics of the insect borne diseases reported for five years. In the ongoing…
Mysuru: An Endowment Fund has been created in the name of former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna to preserve his legacy and it is named as Divyachetana S.M. Krishna Endowment Fund. Maddur MLA K.M. Uday donated Rs. 10 lakh under the Endowment Fund to University of Mysore (UoM) to award Gold Medals to first two toppers …
Mysuru: Three houses were completely gutted in an accidental fire at Bore Anandur village in the taluk yesterday. The houses, which were destroyed, belonged to Shanivaregowda, Venkateshgowda and Srinivasagowda of the village. Household items worth lakhs of rupees kept in the three houses have been destroyed. Luckily, no one was injured as there were nobody…
Bengaluru: The State Government on Friday announced that the ongoing door-to-door survey to obtain empirical data of Scheduled Castes (SCs), which was scheduled to conclude on May 17, has been extended till May 25. Accordingly, extensions have been provided for special camps and on-line self declaration. The special camps, initially scheduled from May 19 to…
Mysuru: Members of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress, Regional Tibetan Women’s Congress and Tibetan Students Organisation, staged a protest in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple, Mysore Palace North Gate, in the city yesterday, demanding information about the mysterious disappearance of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet. The Tibetans from Kollegal, Hunsur and…
Mysuru: JD(S) MLC C.N. Manjegowda has slammed Congress MLA Kothur Manjunath for belittling Operation Sindoor carried out by Indian Armed Forces. Manjegowda said that the Congress party must dismiss Manjunath for his remarks against the armed forces. Stating that Operation Sindoor was carried as a retaliation of Pahalgram terror attack in which 26 tourists were…
Mysuru: Strongly condemning the statements made by some Congress leaders of the State regarding the ceasefire between the two countries, former MP Prathap Simha said that India, apart from taking on Pakistan, has to battle the antagonists (Hitashatru) within. Speaking to press persons here yesterday, Prathap Simha took strong exception to Minister Santosh Lad’s adverse…
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