Month: August, 2025

AGM of Pombolak Kodava Koota held
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AGM of Pombolak Kodava Koota held

August 2, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: The 3rd Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) and get-together of Pombolak Kodava Koota located at Vjayanagar 4th Stage, was held recently at Kodava Samaja, Mysuru. Mundotira Jaya Changappa presided. Ajjinikanda C. Mahesh, Editor of Poomale Newspaper and President of Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy, was the chief guest. On the occasion, Ajjinikanda Mahesh and Pemmanda…

Mysore Elite Round Table-256 team
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Mysore Elite Round Table-256 team

August 2, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Elite Round Table-256 (MERT-256), part of the prestigious Round Table India movement, held its Annual General Meeting recently at Luxe-Atmosphere, Mysuru. The event marked the official takeover of the new leadership team for the year 2025-26. LMF Tr. Shiva Swaroop Urs took over as Chairman for the year with LMF Tr. Rahul Jain…

Mysuru theatre artistes allege bias in Nataka Academy awards
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Mysuru theatre artistes allege bias in Nataka Academy awards

August 2, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Jilla Havyasi Rangakarmigala Vedike, an association of amateur theatre enthusiasts, has accused the Karnataka Nataka Academy of sidelining Mysuru’s artistes in the selection of its annual awards. Addressing reporters at Patrakarthara Bhavan, former Rangayana Director C. Basavalingaiah alleged that of the 93 awards conferred by the Academy this year, nearly 50 have gone…

Warrior Women eye Maharani Trophy
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Warrior Women eye Maharani Trophy

August 2, 2025

By S.N. Venkatnag Sobers After establishing themselves as one of the most prolific and sought-after franchises in Karnataka men’s cricket, the Mysore Warriors are now ready to make a mark in women’s cricket. The team is set to compete in the upcoming KSCA Maharani Trophy T20 Tournament, scheduled to take place from Aug. 4 to…

Excise Dy.SP conducts inquiry, orders crackdown on narcotics network
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Excise Dy.SP conducts inquiry, orders crackdown on narcotics network

August 2, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Following the discovery of a large quantity of drugs in a shed at  Belavatha on Mysuru Outer Ring Road (ORR) and registration of the case by the Mumbai Police in Maharashtra, suspicion has grown that narcotics may have been supplied from Mysuru. In a proactive step aimed at tightening surveillance and curbing drug-related offences…

We need Dasara & … DC needs
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We need Dasara & … DC needs

August 2, 2025

Mysureans love Dasara. Not just for its pageantry, elephants and fireworks, but because it’s the only time of the year when our city gets a much-needed facelift. Dasara is our Annual Civic Botox Session.  Come October, our administration transforms into a cosmetologist, injecting quick Botox to beautify the city as best as possible. Like a…

Create dedicated hawker zones
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Create dedicated hawker zones

August 2, 2025

Sir, The issue of footpath encroachment has surfaced time and again in Mysuru. It is a widespread menace where most footpaths are not only taken over by vegetable vendors but also spill onto the roads, forcing pedestrians to walk on the carriageway — making them sitting ducks for fatal accidents. The latest tragedy occurred at…

Over 220 players participate in Inter-State Bridge Championship-2025
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Over 220 players participate in Inter-State Bridge Championship-2025

August 2, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: The 5-day Inter-State Bridge Championship-2025, jointly organised by Karnataka State Bridge Association and Mysore Bridge Association at Mysore Race Club (MRC), was inaugurated by member of the erstwhile Mysore Royal Family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar yesterday. Around 220 players across the country are taking part in the Championship. Bridge game is played using playing cards,…

Office-bearers of Lions Mysore South
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Office-bearers of Lions Mysore South

August 2, 2025

The new team of office-bearers of Lions Club of Mysore South was installed for the Lionistic year 2025-26 recently. Ln. Dr. G.A. Ramesh PMJF, Past District Governor of Lions International, District 317 G, installed the team headed by Ln. Satish Babu in a function held at Hotel Soho, Mysuru. Seen in the picture are (from…

Muguru Sangha distributes scholarship
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Muguru Sangha distributes scholarship

August 2, 2025

Muguru Karnataka Brahmana Sangha recently distributed scholarship to 53 economically  backward students at Sharada Nikethana in Chamundipuram, Mysuru, in association with H.V. Rajeev Sneha Balaga. Sangha President M. Vishwanathaiah, Secretary K.R. Manjunath and former MUDA Chairman H.V. Rajeev distributed  the scholarship to students in the presence of Sangha Directors.

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