Mysuru: Following the recent busting of a multi-crore drug manufacturing unit at Belavatta on Outer Ring Road (ORR) junction in Mysuru city, hundreds of activists of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Karnataka Dakshin Pranth, Mysuru Unit, staged a protest as part of its ‘Drug Free Campus, Mysuru and Karnataka Campaign’ this morning. The activists, accompanied…
ASHA workers launch three-day strike
August 12, 2025Mysuru: Seeking fulfilment of their long-pending demands, ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers from across Mysuru district launched a three-day protest at Gandhi Square in the heart of the city this morning. The strike, called by the Karnataka State Samyukta ASHA Workers Association affiliated with the AIUTUC (All India United Trade Union Centre), is being…
Sacking of Minister K.N. Rajanna: Nayaka Forum stages flash protest
August 12, 2025Mysuru: Following the sacking of senior Congress leader and Co-operation Minister K.N. Rajanna, from the State Cabinet, the members of Karnataka Rajya Nayaka Community Welfare Forum, staged a flash protest in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s bust opposite Law Courts Complex on Krishnaraja Boulevard in the city yesterday. The protesters, led by Nayaka Forum State President…
90-day Dasara Expo tender fetches Rs. 11.54 crore deal
August 12, 2025Tender value up by Rs. 1.51 crore this year, rising from Rs. 10.03 crore in 2024 Mysuru, Aug. 12- The Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) has awarded the contract for organising the 90-day entertainment-packed Dasara Exhibition 2025 to Fun World, following a successful bid of Rs. 11.54 crore. As in previous years, KEA floated a global…
‘Area Domination Drives’ tighten Police grip on drug menace
August 12, 2025Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police, who have intensified their crackdown on suspected drug peddlers and users following the recent discovery of a drug manufacturing unit on the city’s outskirts, are continuing raids in a determined bid to make Mysuru a drug-free city. Yesterday, ‘Area Domination Drives’ were carried out in Sunni Chowk, Mutton Stall Road,…
Minister K.N. Rajanna sacked from Cabinet over ‘vote theft’ remarks
August 12, 2025Bengaluru: In a sudden development on the first day of the Monsoon Session of the State Legislature, Co-operation Minister K.N. Rajanna was sacked from the Cabinet yesterday, in what is seen as a fallout of his criticism of Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vote theft’ charge against the Election Commission (EC). Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is said…
Rajanna’s exit has added more strength to DKS: R. Ashok
August 12, 2025Bengaluru: Reacting to the dramatic sacking of Co-operation Minister K.N. Rajanna from the Siddaramaiah Cabinet yesterday, Opposition Leader R. Ashok observed that Rajanna’s unceremonious sacking has lent more strength to Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS). Speaking to press persons here yesterday, Ashok said he had predicted a ‘political revolution’ in the State in September-October….
CM Siddu’s birthday: MLA distributes ethnic dress to mahouts, kavadis
August 12, 2025Mysuru: On account of the birthday celebrations of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Mysuru Yuva Balaga yesterday distributed ethnic dresses to Dasara elephants’ mahouts and kavadis, camping at Mysore Palace premises. Chamaraja MLA K. Harishgowda distributed dhoti, shirt and shalya (stole) to the mahouts and kavadis of nine Dasara elephants led by Howdah-carrier Abhimanyu, that have arrived…
World Elephant Day today: Karnataka loses 380 elephants in 5 years
August 12, 2025Chamarajanagar reported 134 deaths, Kodagu 126 deaths, Mysuru records 51 Mysuru: Today, Aug. 12, World Elephant Day, throws a harsh light on the growing crisis facing Asian elephants. In Karnataka — home to the largest elephant population in India — over 380 jumbos have died in the past five years, with more than 64 deaths…
Will debutant Srikanta don Pattada Aane role?
August 12, 2025Mysuru: Member of the erstwhile Mysore royal family, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, visited the Mathigodu elephant camp in Kodagu District on Sunday to inspect elephant Srikanta, who is set to take part in the Dasara grand procession for the very first time this year. Her visit has stirred public curiosity over whether the 56-year-old pachyderm might…















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