Mysore/Mysuru: In response to the alarming littering witnessed during the recent Deepavali festivities, the Mysuru District Unit of Yuva Brigade launched a large-scale cleanliness drive at Sidilu Mallikarjuna Swamy Betta (Hill) in Periyapatna recently. Over 50 volunteers assembled at the base of the Hill early in the morning and began clearing heaps of plastic waste…
State Film Awards ceremony at KSOU Convocation Hall on Nov. 3
October 30, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka Government will be presenting the State Film Awards for years 2018 and 2019 at a ceremony to be held at KSOU Convocation Hall, Muktagangothri campus on Nov. 3. In view of the awards ceremony, Department of Information and Public Relations Secretary B.B. Cauvery and Information Department Commissioner Hemanth Nimbalkar inspected the venue…
No sign of killer tiger Forest Dept. decides to continue combing operation
October 30, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Department, which began conducting combing operations to capture the tiger after it attacked and killed a farmer at Bennegere village in Saragur taluk of Mullur Range, have decided to continue their combing operation as the tiger has remained elusive. On Oct. 28, the Forest staff captured a tigress aged about 9 years…
Samudaya Mysuru Rangotsava from tomorrow
October 30, 2025Samudaya Karnataka turns 50 Mysore/Mysuru: The 3-day golden jubilee celebrations of Samudaya Karnataka theatre troupe will be held from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 at Mini Theatre in Kalamandira premises. Announcing this at a press meet at Pathrakarthara Bhavan in city yesterday, former Rangayana Director and Reception Committee President H. Janardhan (Janni) said that the…
Alleged financial irregularities at Kannada Sahitya Parishat: K.M. Gayathri takes charge as Administrator
October 30, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Following allegations of financial irregularities and authoritarian style of functioning against Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Dr. Mahesh Joshi, Kannada and Culture Department Director K.M. Gayathri took over as the Administrator of the Parishat recently. Earlier, the State Government had appointed an Investigating Officer to probe into the allegations. However, with people concerned in Sahitya…
Two of the three rescued tiger cubs die
October 30, 2025Surviving cub shifted to Bannerghatta Biological Park Mysore/Mysuru: Two of the three rescued tiger cubs have died and one surviving female cub has been shifted to the rehabilitation centre at Bannerghatta Biological Park in Bengaluru for further care. On Oct. 13, the Forest staff found two tiger cubs wandering on Punajanur-Bedaguli Road at Punajanur Range…
Project WASTE: Creative Reuse of Waste Cloths
October 30, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The Indian Institute of Educational Theatre (IIET), Mysuru, continues its innovative initiative ‘Project WASTE – Creative Reuse,’ designed to inspire young minds to think creatively and responsibly about waste. This unique programme encourages children to explore the artistic possibilities of discarded materials, turning them into meaningful and imaginative creations. The upcoming session of Project…
Youth snatches gold chain from elderly woman grazing goats
October 30, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: A youth, who approached an elderly woman on the pretext of asking sickle, has snatched a gold chain from the woman. The incident took place at Hosahundi village in the taluk yesterday afternoon. The woman, who lost her gold chain, is 70-year-old Siddamma, a resident of Hosahundi village. Yesterday afternoon, Siddamma was grazing her…
SVYM’s Candlelight March to create compassionate community
October 30, 2025World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Mysore/Mysuru: Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM), Mysuru, has organised an event to observe World Hospice and Palliative Care Day tomorrow (Oct. 31). The programme will feature a stage event from 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm followed by a Candlelight March to raise awareness about the importance of compassionate and…
GSSS Institute of Engineering & Technology for Women to host B.S. Pandit Memorial Concert ‘Saraswati’
October 30, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Geetha Shishu Shikshana Sangha (GSSS), Mysuru, founded by late Prof. B.S. Pandit — a visionary in the field of education — has organised B.S. Pandit Memorial Concert ‘Saraswati’ on Nov. 6 and 7 at M. Govinda Rao Memorial Auditorium, GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women (GSSSIETW), on KRS Road in city. On…















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