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Pramoda Devi Wadiyar speaks to Star of Mysore on… Ashada Parking, keeping area around Lalitha Mahal Palace green & restoration of Rajendra Vilas Palace atop Chamundi Hill 

By B.C. Thimmaiah and  M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav  The consent granted by erstwhile Mysore Royal Family member Pramoda Devi Wadiyar to the Mysuru District Administration for vehicle parking at ‘Shashiranjan’ Grounds (aka Lalitha Mahal Grounds) during the Ashada Fridays atop Chamundi Hill is valid only for this Ashada season and Sri Chamundeshwari Vardhanthi celebrations and does not extend beyond that period.  Speaking exclusively to Star of Mysore at Mysore Palace yesterday evening, Pramoda Devi clarified that the permission covers only the four Ashada Fridays this...
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T. Narasipur family’s suicide pact over harassment: Protests erupt at mortuary 

Wedding plans turn tragic; Villagers seek justice; Accused arrested  Mysuru: The Mysuru District Police have arrested a man accused of abetting the deaths of three members of a family who allegedly died by suicide after consuming poison at their residence in Hale Kempaiahnahundi village of T. Narasipur taluk.  The accused, identified as Ullas Gowda, a resident of the same village, was arrested while...
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The living legacy of Vamshavruksha 

From page to performance…   S.L. Bhyrappa’s well-known novel ‘Vamshavruksha’ was staged on the 13th and 14th of this month at RamaGovinda Rangamandira in Ramakrishnanagar, Mysuru. The Hindi version of the play by Pratibha Agarval was translated into Kannada by Sharada Venkata Subbiah and the play was a ‘Kalasuruchi’ presentation directed by P. Nagabhushan.   ‘Vamshavruksha’ remains one of Bhyrappa’s most celebrated novels and has been adapted for theatre on several occasions. The novel is not...




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It was this day, nay this very evening, 45 years ago that Star of Mysore was born in this city as an Evening English Newspaper. Happily it continues t...
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It was this day, nay this very evening, 43 years ago that Star of Mysore was born in this city as an Evening English Newspaper. Happily it continues t...

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Kamakshi Hospital, Unit-II, J.P. Nagar, will be conducting a free health check-up camp on June 27 from 9 am to 1 pm and 3 pm to 5 pm. The camp will fe...
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Under the Arivu student education loan  scheme, the Karnataka Christian Community Development Corporation Limited (KCCDCL) has invited applications fr...
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JSS Ayurveda Hospital in Alanahalli, Mysuru, is conducting a week-long Back Pain treatment camp at its premises from June 22 to 29 between 9.30 am and...

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