The Government First Grade College, Kuvempunagar, Mysuru, has invited applications from eligible PUC passed students for admission to BA (HEP, HSK, HES), B.Sc (PCN, EMCs, PMCs) and B.Com (General), B.Com (AEDP-Logistics) and BBA courses. Admissions are also open at Kuvempunagar First Grade Evening College for B.Com and BCA courses, according to a press release.
Clean city evaluation over; results expected in June
May 25, 2025MCC aims to reclaim first rank; 10-member team gathers data with video evidence Mysuru: A comprehensive evaluation of Mysuru’s garbage collection, cleanliness standards and drinking water supply was recently conducted as part of Swachh Survekshan-2025 by a 10-member team from the Quality Council of India (QCI). The assessment, which began on April 2, lasted 20…
Heavy rains in Kodagu; woman killed in tree fall
May 25, 2025Madikeri: Kodagu district has been experiencing widespread heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds for the past two days, severely disrupting daily life. A red alert has been issued for the entire district. In a tragic incident, a 51-year-old woman, Gowri, lost her life in Arji village, Virajpet taluk, after a massive jackfruit tree fell on…
Hyder Ali Road tree felling: Probe clears officers but ducks crucial questions
May 25, 2025Was tree-felling justified? Was the road-widening necessary at all? Mysuru: The official inquiry ordered by Forest Minister B. Eshwar Khandre into the controversial felling of 40 trees along Hyder Ali Road in April has given a clean chit to the Forest Department officers, citing no procedural lapses. However, the investigation has conspicuously sidestepped the core…
‘Blackwashing, not whitewashing’
May 25, 2025MGP tears into tree felling report Mysuru: “We are shocked by the report submitted to the Government. Rather than conducting an inquiry into the destruction of trees, the report merely recounted procedural steps — listing requests for permission and the subsequent approvals,” said Bhamy V. Shenoy, Founding Working President of Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP). Speaking…
‘G-category site for Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq’
May 25, 2025Bengaluru: Eminent Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq, who spread the fragrance of Kannada literature at international arena, with her collection of stories translated into English as ‘Heart Lamp’ by Deepa Bhasthi, winning International Booker Prize- 2025 recently, has another news to rejoice. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday said that, the State Cabinet has decided…
Rain of tourists in city adds to traffic pile up
May 25, 2025Palace saw 23,186 visitors, Zoo 20,293 on Saturday; Parliamentary Panel on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing among VIP visitors Mysuru: The weekend holidays has contributed to the surge in tourist footfalls in Mysuru, popular as Cultural Capital of the State, with travellers caring a damn for the intermittent rainfall. With Palace being the main…
Anubhava Mantapa at Bidar to be completed next year: CM
May 25, 2025Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the Anubhava Mantapa being built at Basavakalyan in Bidar district at a cost of Rs. 600 crore will be completed and dedicated to the public next year. He was speaking after inaugurating the two-day ‘Namma Basava Jayanti-2025,’ organised jointly by Basava Balagagala Okkuta, Akhila Bharatha Veerashaiva-Lingayat Mahasabha and Veerashaiva-Lingayat…
CM inaugurates nine new Indira Canteens
May 25, 2025Mysuru: In an effort for strengthening the network of Indira Canteens, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated nine Indira Canteens that are newly set up across Mysuru district, at a programme marking the inauguration of Indira Canteen on Ashram Road in Hinkal here yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, Siddaramaiah said that Indira Canteens are part of food…
Family dies in suicide pact as eldest daughter marries her lover
May 25, 2025H.D. Kote: A man, his wife and his youngest daughter ended their lives by allegedly jumping into a reservoir after the eldest daughter eloped from home and married her lover. The incident took place at Hebbal Reservoir near H.D. Kote yesterday morning. The deceased have been identified as Mahadevaswamy (55), his wife Manjula (42) and…














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