Mysore/Mysuru: The long-pending demand for sanctioning additional medical seats at Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) has finally been fulfilled, with the National Medical Commission (NMC) approving the institute’s request. Following the NMC’s approval, MMC&RI will receive 50 additional MBBS seats starting this academic year, increasing the total intake from 200 to 250 seats….
World Tourism Day
September 4, 2025Mysuru Travels Association plans big matching Dasara splendour Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Travels Association (MTA) will celebrate World Tourism Day in city on Sept. 27, matching the grandeur of Mysuru Dasara, scheduled from Sept. 22. In a press release, Chairman of World Tourism Day Committee Anil Raj has stated that following a good spell of rainfall this…
Zoo gets new Executive Director
September 4, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) P. Anusha (State Forest Service) has been appointed as the new Executive Director (ED) of Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo), a post that had remained vacant for over a month. Previously, the Executive Director of Bannerghatta Biological Park had been holding an additional charge of the Mysuru Zoo….
Sangeethotsava at Kalamandira on Sept. 9
September 4, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: A Sangeethotsava programme in memory of Mysore Palace Asthana Mridanga Vidwan M.R. Rajappa will be held on Sept. 9 at Kalamandira at 4.30 pm, said Dr. M.R. Hanumantharaju, son of Vid. M.R. Rajappa, here on Tuesday. Addressing presspersons at Pathrakarthara Bhavan, he said Dr. M. Mohan Alva, Chairman, Alva’s Education Foundation, will inaugurate the…
Eid Meelad processions
September 4, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Dawat-e-Islami Mysore has organised Juloos Mohamadi Eid Meelad Procession as part of 1,500th birthday of Prophet Muhammad on Sept. 5 and 7 in city. On Sept. 5, the procession will commence at 2.30 pm from Masjid Azam Markaz Ahala Sunnath-wal-Jamath on Ashoka Road, which will be flagged off by Sir Khazi of Mysuru Hazarath…
Hail the Fire Goddesses
September 4, 2025By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist As per popular understanding, Ram asks Sita to go through the fire-trial to prove her chastity. But in the early versions of the Sanskrit epic it is not so. After killing Ravana and releasing Sita, Ram refuses to accept her as queen stating her reputation is…
Install speed humps and traffic signal on Nelson Mandela Road
September 4, 2025Sir, I am writing to formally request immediate road safety measures on Nelson Mandela Road in Bannimantap, where the absence of proper traffic control mechanisms has made it extremely hazardous for pedestrians to cross the road. Due to increasing vehicular speed and a lack of regulated crossing points, the area has witnessed numerous near-misses and…
Senior newspaper distributors feted
September 4, 2025Mysuru Hotel Owners Association President C. Narayanagowda felicitating senior newspaper distributors J.S. Homadev, Javarappa, Nagesh Kavyapriya, M.P. Gundappa and Srikanth during World Newspaper Day celebration held at KMPK Charitable Trust in Chamundipuram this morning. Others seen are Newspaper Distributors Association Secretary A. Ravi, KPCC Member Nazarbad Nataraj, G. Raghavendra, KMPK Trust President Vikram Iyengar, Mysuru…
D.S. Nagendra
September 4, 2025D.S. Nagendra (68), a newspaper distributor and a resident of Bogadi 2nd Stage passed away this afternoon in city. He leaves behind his wife, two sons and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites will be held at 5 pm today at the foot of Chamundi Hill.
M.D. Nikhil
September 4, 2025M.D. Nikhil (35), a businessman and a resident of Vijayanagar 2nd Stage, passed away on Sept. 2 following a road accident. He leaves behind his father Doddaiah (retd. Revenue Inspector), mother Hema Doddaiah, sister M.D. Namitha, wife Gayathri, daughter Aira and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at the family’s farmland…















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