Date: May 14th, 2025

Taxing the Dead: MCC slaps Rs. 500 cremation fee
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Taxing the Dead: MCC slaps Rs. 500 cremation fee

May 14, 2025

Mysuru: In a desperate bid to shore up its crumbling finances, the cash-strapped Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has decided to impose a Rs. 500 cremation fee, a move that has triggered widespread outrage, with citizens accusing the civic body of “making money off the dead.” A notification signed by MCC’s Senior Health Officer, who also…

700 city doctors pledge support to Armed Forces
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700 city doctors pledge support to Armed Forces

May 14, 2025

Mysuru: In a show of solidarity, over 700 doctors and allied staff from Mysuru gathered in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at Mysore Palace North Gate, this morning to salute the Indian Armed Forces for their successful execution of Operation Sindoor. Asserting their unwavering commitment to the Nation, members of the medical fraternity, drawn from…

ED seeks MUDA records on land acquisition deals
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ED seeks MUDA records on land acquisition deals

May 14, 2025

2.22 acres in Survey No. 81/2 at Devanur village, 4 acres in Survey No. 116/2 at Basavanahalli and other villages Mysuru: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is investigating Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) officials over the alleged illegal allotment of high-value alternative sites in Vijayanagar under the 50:50 scheme, has sought additional details regarding other…

Server, network glitches hit SC Caste Census
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Server, network glitches hit SC Caste Census

May 14, 2025

Mysuru: With just a few days left for the 13-day (May 5 to 23) Caste Census to gather detailed sub-caste demographics of Scheduled Castes (SCs) in Karnataka aimed at Internal reservation, the exercise is hit by server problems and failure of mobile networks. The SC sub-caste census was launched by the Karnataka Government on May…

Tiranga Yatra in city on May 16
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Tiranga Yatra in city on May 16

May 14, 2025

Mysuru: Stating that the BJP will take out a Tiranga Yatra in the city on May 16 in support of Operation Sindoor, MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar said the Yatra will be an apolitical one. Addressing a press meet at the Party Office in Chamarajapuram here this morning, Yaduveer said that the Yatra is a…

Rain brings relief to Mysuru
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Rain brings relief to Mysuru

May 14, 2025

Mysuru: People of Mysuru, who faced blazing sun and high temperatures, heaved a sigh of relief as rains lashed Mysuru bringing down the temperature yesterday evening. The dark clouds started to cover the skies at about 5 pm and rain accompanied by gusty winds came down heavily resulting in  many city roads including in front…

Operation Sindoor | Full credit to soldiers, PM Modi: MP Yaduveer
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Operation Sindoor | Full credit to soldiers, PM Modi: MP Yaduveer

May 14, 2025

Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has asserted that the credit for India’s firm military response to Pakistan as part of Operation Sindoor must go equally to the Armed Forces and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking to the media in Mysuru yesterday amid the India-Pakistan ceasefire developments, Yaduveer emphasised that politicising national security issues…

Mangalya Bhagya Scheme: Mass marriage at Nanjangud on May 22
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Mangalya Bhagya Scheme: Mass marriage at Nanjangud on May 22

May 14, 2025

Mysuru: A free mass marriage under the Mangalya Bhagya Scheme will be held at Srikanteshwara Swamy Temple in Nanjangud on May 22. Eligible couples can register their names by May 15, said Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Dr. P. Shivaraju. Presiding over a preliminary meeting yesterday in connection with the mass marriage event, he said the…

Justice B.R. Gavai sworn-in as 52nd Chief Justice of India
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Justice B.R. Gavai sworn-in as 52nd Chief Justice of India

May 14, 2025

New Delhi: Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai (B.R. Gavai) was sworn-in as the 52nd Chief Justice of India (CJI) this morning. He was administered the oath of office by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Justice B.R. Gavai becomes the first Buddhist and second Judge from Scheduled Castes community to take charge as the Chief Justice…

Pak hands over captured BSF jawan unharmed
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Pak hands over captured BSF jawan unharmed

May 14, 2025

New Delhi: BSF Jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, who had been in the custody of Pakistan Rangers since Apr. 23, was handed over to India unharmed at the Attari border in Punjab, according to a statement from the Border Security Force. “Today at 10.30 am, Constable Purnam Kumar Shaw has been taken back from Pakistan by…

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