Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration convened a final peace meeting yesterday to address the long-standing dispute over the Masjid (Aleema Sadiya Education Institution and Masjid-E-Siddique-E-Akbar Trust) located on Kyathamaranahalli Main Road in Gayathripuram Second Stage. The meeting was chaired by Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy, following a High Court directive to gather public opinions…
Hebbal Lake cleaning begins, but sewage still flows in
March 17, 2025Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration has finally begun cleaning the choked Hebbal Lake, with the Hootagalli City Municipal Council (CMC) undertaking the task on a day-to-day basis. The 54-acre Hebbal Lake on Mysuru’s outskirts, once a thriving water body, is now choking under the weight of sewage, industrial waste and rampant water hyacinth. Once a…
Plants pose threat to heritage buildings
February 15, 2025Mysuru: The concerned public and tourists have urged the District Administration, to remove the peepal tree plants growing through the gaps of dilapidated heritage buildings in city. The general public have expressed fear over how the thick growth of peepal tree plants, pose a threat to the existence of heritage buildings, with the city of…
Yuva Dasara Tickets to go online this evening or tomorrow morning
September 28, 2024Mysuru: Music-lovers were a worried lot as the Yuva Dasara tickets were not available online yesterday (Sept. 27). The District Administration had earlier announced that the online sale of tickets would commence from Friday morning. However, since it did not go online yesterday, it left many music lovers anxious. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Deputy…
Dasara invitation extended to Hampana, CM, Governor
September 26, 2024Bengaluru: The Mysuru District Administration extended Dasara invitation to veteran littérateur Nadoja Dr. Hampa Nagarajaiah (Dr. Hampana) at his residence in Bengaluru this morning. Dr. Hampana will be inaugurating Nada Habba Dasara-2024 atop Chamundi Hill in Mysuru on Oct. 3. The delegation from Mysuru led by Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy, who is also Dasara…
Palace seating capacity to be expanded for Jumboo Savari
September 22, 2024500-metre extended seating arrangements can accommodate over 40,000 people Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration and Mysuru City Police have devised a plan to increase seating capacity within the Mysore Palace premises for the Jumboo Savari procession during Vijayadashami celebrations this year. If successful, the plan could add 10,000 to 15,000 additional seats, bringing the total…
Health check-up camp held for Mahouts and Kavadis
September 11, 2024Mysuru: Mysuru District Administration, in association with Narayana Hospital, Mysuru, conducted health check-up camp for Mahouts, Kavadis and their family members participating in this year’s Dasara, at Mysore Palace premises here this morning. The team of doctors and nursing staff, under the supervision of Narayana Hospital Deputy Medical Superintendent Dr. Deepak Bettadu, subjected the Mahouts,…
District Administration collects necessary items for rescue operation
August 2, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration has come forward to help neighbouring State Kerala, where a series of landslides killed hundreds of people and rendered many homeless at Wayanad. Following instruction from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to render help in Wayanad, the Mysuru District Administration with help from donors is ready to provide help. On instruction from…
Ashada Friday puja atop Chamundi Hill: Entry of private vehicles banned
July 11, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: With the first Ashada Friday set for tomorrow, the District Administration has banned entry of all private vehicles to Chamundi Hill on all Ashada Fridays (July 12, 19, 26 and Aug. 2 and Chamundeshwari Vardhanti on July 27), Saturdays and Sundays from tomorrow till Aug.4. A notification issued by DIGP (Southern Range) Dr. M.B….
4.8 lakh RTCs linked to Aadhaar cards in Mysuru
July 7, 2024In Mysuru district, out of 16,69,813 RTCs, 4,82,449 have been Aadhaar-linked Mysore/Mysuru: In a major move to combat land grabbing and illegal transactions, the Mysuru District Administration has integrated 4.82 lakh RTCs (Record of Rights, Tenancy and Crops), commonly known as ‘Pahani’ in Kannada with Aadhaar card numbers of legitimate landowners under the ‘Bhu Aadhaar’…
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