Mysuru: Dr. S. Prasanna Shankar of Mythri Hospital, NS Road, Chamundipuram in city, passed away this morning. He was 74. He leaves behind his wife Indumathi, two daughters — Dr. Mythri, settled in London and Amulya — sons-in-law, grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. He belongs to the family of Kadlepuri Nanjundappa and…
HC rebukes lawyer for withdrawing MUDA PIL; warns of strict action
March 1, 2025Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday expressed strong displeasure over the conduct of an Advocate in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a CBI probe into MUDA site allotment case. The Court warned that strict action would be taken against those who shift their stance in the Court. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice…
Mysore District Moon Committee Meeting held
March 1, 2025Moon not sighted, Holy Month of Ramzan and Fasting to start from tomorrow Mysuru: The Mysore District Moon Committee Meeting was held yesterday at the office of the Mysore District Wakf Advisory Committee on Sayyaji Rao Road in city, under the Chairmanship of Sir Khazi of Mysuru Hazrath Moulana Mohammed Usman Shariff. The meeting tried…
Renowned Gamaka artiste P. Vilasakumari Sharma no more
March 1, 2025Mysuru: Noted Gamaki Vidu. P. Vilasakumari Sharma (93) passed away on Feb. 23 in city. She leaves behind 2 sons, 1 daughter and a host of students, relatives and friends. She was a senior grade artiste at Akashvani and was a recipient of ‘Gamaka Kalashri’ award from Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy and ‘Sri Gomateshwara Vidyapeetha…
MCCI opposes power tariff hike
March 1, 2025Mysuru: The Mysore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) has opposed the proposal to increase the power tariff. Addressing the media persons at Pathrakartara Bhavan here recently, MCCI President K.B. Lingaraju said, according to Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) Limited is currently not under loss; however, CESC was informed…
BGS PU College students excel in JEE 2025
March 1, 2025Mysuru: The following students of BGS PU College have excelled in the recently held JEE 2025 examination. R. Chinmaygowda topped the district scoring 99.91 percentile. He was followed by S.G. Omkaresh (99.45 percentile), K.N. Sarvesh Kumar (98.12), B. Nimish Prajwal (98.08), Aaditya A. Kulkarni (98), H. Sharath (97.39), C.A. Sudhanva Rao (96.38), Manasvi M. Devarahatti…
Demand for direct recruitment of 24,000 Pourakarmikas
March 1, 2025Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation Permanent Pourakarmikas and Contract Pourakarmikas Mahasangha, has urged the State Government to consider the demand for direct recruitment of remaining 24,000 pourakarmikas in the State, along with Underground Drainage (UGD) workers, in the forthcoming budget session, starting from Mar. 3. President of the Mahasangha N. Mara told media persons at Patrakarthara…
Illegal footpath eateries: Hoteliers threaten to halt tax payments
March 1, 2025Mysuru: Mysuru Hotel Owners’ Association President C. Narayanagowda has issued a strong warning, stating that hotel owners will stop paying taxes and obtaining trade licences from the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) if unauthorised food stalls operating on city footpaths are not removed. Accusing the MCC of inaction, despite many requests and representations, Narayanagowda said that…
Inspectors Poovaiah, Mallesh, Kiran Kumar promoted as Dy.SPs
March 1, 2025Bengaluru: The State Government has issued an order promoting several Police Inspectors to Dy.SPs. Among those promoted are City Crime Branch (CCB) Inspector K.C. Poovaiah, Hebbal Police Station Inspector A. Mallesh and C. Kiran Kumar, currently serving at the Channapatna Police Training School (earlier, he served as the Inspector of Begur Police Station in Gundlupet…
The Congress Party’s Obsession with Western Validation: A Threat to Indian Democracy ?
March 1, 2025Indian Overseas Congress Chairman Sam Pitroda recently claimed that while speaking at IIT Ranchi, someone hacked into the system and began broadcasting pornography. He then questioned, “Now, is that democracy? Is that fair?” One must ask: Is that even a reasonable question? If a senior Congress leader like Sam Pitroda is fabricating incidents to paint…















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