Floral replica of Sringeri Sharadamba Temple main attraction Mysore/Mysuru: As Mysuru city ushers in the New Year, the Mysore Palace premises is set to bloom into a vibrant celebration of colour, culture and creativity with a grand Flower Show, organised as part of the Maagi Utsava (Winter Festival). Scheduled from Dec. 21 to 31, the…
Varaha Gate roof portion collapses at Mysore Palace
December 12, 2025Bike damaged, no injuries; incident sparks structural safety concerns Mysore/Mysuru: A section of the concrete roof above the Varaha Gate of the world-famous Mysore Palace collapsed yesterday, triggering fresh concerns over the structural stability of the century-old monument. Fortunately, as public entry through this particular gate is currently restricted, no visitors were in harm’s way…
KSRTC bus damages stone balustrades on Raja Marga
December 1, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The famed and ornate Raja Marga (Dasara procession route) from Mysore Palace premises was defaced today after a KSRTC bus (KA 09 F 4972) of the KSRTC Urban Division, heading towards the City Bus Stand, rammed into the stone balustrades on Albert Victor Road. The incident took place when the driver, while taking a…
MP hosts Bavarian Parliamentary delegation at Mysore Palace
November 20, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar hosted a high-level delegation from Bavarian State Parliament, led by its President Ilse Aigner, at the Mysore Palace yesterday. The meeting focused on strengthening cooperation between Karnataka and Bavaria under the 2025 MoU, with detailed discussions on collaboration in AI and digital innovation, quantum technologies, aerospace and defence,…
Heritage regulations… Police Kiosk near Palace demolished
November 19, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Following severe exception taken by heritage experts, the City Police have finally removed the Police Information Kiosk built near Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at the Balarama Gate of Mysore Palace. It may be recalled, Star of Mysore had published a news item titled ‘Police Kiosk springs up near Palace’ on Nov. 6 highlighting heritage regulations,…
Police kiosk springs up near Palace
November 6, 2025Red-blue structure flouts heritage building norms, say experts Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police have begun erecting concrete-based Police Information Kiosks at select locations in city, including the North Gate of Mysore Palace and near Ramaswamy Circle. However, the newly constructed kiosk near the Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at the Balarama Gate of Mysore Palace, has sparked…
Vijay Prakash steals the show at Palace
September 29, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru’s own playback singer Vijay Prakash took the audience on a musical journey at the Dasara Cultural Programmes held at the Mysore Palace premises in city yesterday. He along with the other singers rendered some of the most popular devotional and Kannada film songs much to the delight of the audience. Vijay Prakash started…
Musical Extravaganza…
September 28, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: A blend of vocal, music and dance followed by a dance ballet, created a world of musical extravaganza, at Dasara Cultural programmes organised in front of Mysore Palace by Dasara Cultural Programmes Sub-Committee yesterday evening. Sinchan Pandit, a popular playback singer, hailing from Dharwad, but settled in Mysuru after marriage, mesmerised the music connoisseurs…
Kannada echoes at Mysore Palace
September 26, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: G.P. Rajarathnam’s poems, popularly known as ‘Ratnan Padagalu’, that still remain a chart-buster for being laced with wit and humour, resonated at the premises of Mysore Palace yesterday evening. Dasara Cultural Sub-Committee had organised a music concert titled ‘Kannada Kavigala Geetha Gayana’ that saw popular songs of Kannada penned by reputed poets, fine tuned…
World Tourism Day celebration at Mysore Palace tomorrow
September 26, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The city is all set to celebrate World Tourism Day amidst the Dasara festival tomorrow (Sept. 27) with a colourful event at the Mysore Palace forecourt, at 10 am. Organised jointly by the District Administration and the Department of Tourism, the celebration is being supported by the Mysore Hotel Owners’ Association, Mysore Travels Association,…















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