Woman and accomplices attempt to extort Rs. 10 lakh from Periyapatna cloth merchant Mysuru: A cloth merchant was allegedly honey-trapped and an attempt was made to extort Rs. 10 lakh from him in Periyapatna taluk under Bylakuppe Police limits. Shivanna, a Police Constable attached to the Hunsur Rural Police Station, has been arrested in this…
Supreme Court orders release of Thug Life in Karnataka
June 17, 2025New Delhi: The Supreme Court today slammed the Karnataka Government and asked it to allow the release of Kamal Haasan’s Tamil film Thug Life, stating that it cannot allow mobs and vigilantes to take over the streets. Expressing concerns over the “extra-judicial ban” on the screening of Thug Life, directed by Mani Ratnam, a Bench,…
Halt water sports in Kabini: Advocate writes to Tribunal
June 17, 2025Mysuru: With the State Government granting permission for water sports activities at Kabini backwaters in H.D. Kote taluk of Mysuru district, city-based advocate V. Ravikumar has appealed to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in New Delhi to intervene and revoke the approval. In a letter addressed to the NGT Chairman, Ravikumar expressed concerns that water…
‘Revoke hike in seva charges at Chamundi Hill temple’
June 17, 2025Mysuru: Days after Sri Chamundeshwari Temple Development Authority announced to introduce a special Rs. 2,000 package ticket for devotees visiting Chamundeshwari temple at Chamundi Hill during Ashada Fridays, Karnataka Sena Pade activists staged a protest in city yesterday. Sena Pade workers led by their District Unit President Tejesh Lokesh Gowda staged the protest in front…
Launching of Kavita Ratna’s poetry collection ‘Every Peck a Rainbow’
June 17, 2025Mysuru: The Mysuru Book Clubs Charitable Trust, in collaboration with the Rathna Family, has organised a programme at Devegowda Hall of Rotary Centre, JLB Road, on June 20 at 11 am for the launch of ‘Every Peck a Rainbow,’ a new poetry collection by Kavita Ratna, a poet and children’s rights activist. This special literary…
Danotsava 2025: Children donate essential items to old age home
June 17, 2025Mysuru: The students of Mysore International School came together to celebrate ‘Danotsava 2025’, a festival of giving organised jointly by HEARt Organisation, Parth Bricks Industry (Jakkahalli, H.D. Kote) and Mysore International School, Mysuru. The event began with a floral tribute to the portrait of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar and the ceremonial lighting of the lamp. In…
Roopanagar residents embrace sustainable waste management
June 17, 2025Mysuru: Promoting sustainable living through conscious waste management, a ‘home composting’ workshop was held recently at the Namma Roopanagara Residents Welfare Association (NRRWA) Office in Roopanagar. The programme, organised by NRRWA in association with Dostbin Solutions Private Ltd., a manufacturer of composting bins, aimed to encourage residents to manage kitchen waste responsibly at home. Nearly…
Fundraiser celebrates cow welfare at Pinjrapole
June 17, 2025Mysuru: The Jeev Daya Jain Charity (JDJC) organised ‘Gomata ka Swamyvatsalya,’ a fundraising event for the Mysore Pinjrapole Society, last Sunday. The programme highlighted cow welfare through interactive activities and traditional rituals. Member of the erstwhile Mysore Royal Family Trishikha Kumari Wadiyar, who was the chief guest and Savitha Nagbhushan, Managing Trustee of PFA, guest…
House burgled near Yelwal
June 17, 2025Mysuru: Burglars, who broke into a house near Yelwal, have decamped with gold and cash from the house. The burglary took place at the house of Sheelamani, located at Rajadhani-2 Layout in Ratnahalli village limits and the burglars have made away with a gold chain, earrings and other jewellery worth about Rs. 3.50 lakh and…
Woman killed in hit-and-run case
June 17, 2025Mysuru: An elderly woman, who was crossing the road, was killed when an unidentified vehicle hit her on Saturday night at Kalyanagiri in city and sped away. The deceased has been identified as P. Rani (70), a resident of KSCB Colony in Kalyanagiri and the Police are on a lookout for the killer vehicle. On…















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