Date: December 3rd, 2025

Lalitha Mahal set for major revival
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Lalitha Mahal set for major revival

December 3, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Finally, Mysuru’s iconic Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel is poised for a major overhaul, with Dec. 20 set as final date for submitting tender applications. The tendering process is expected to conclude by March 2026, clearing the way for renovation work to begin in August 2026. The century-old palace hotel has been steadily deteriorating due…

30-year Lalitha Mahal lease comes with strict rules
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30-year Lalitha Mahal lease comes with strict rules

December 3, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: The Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel in Mysuru is being leased out for 30 years. Under the tender conditions, the company securing the contract must first carry out a complete renovation of the building, strictly adhering to the guidelines laid down in the tender. Only after the restoration is completed will the Government hand over…

Operators must pay Rs. 4 crore annually, plus 10 percent: JLR
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Operators must pay Rs. 4 crore annually, plus 10 percent: JLR

December 3, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: The company that wins the contract to manage Mysuru’s Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel will be required to pay the State Government a guaranteed annual amount of Rs. 4 crore, along with an additional 10 percent over this sum, said Prashanth, Managing Director of Jungle Lodges and Resorts (JLR), Bengaluru. Among the bidders, the company…

PMO’s new complex named ‘Seva Teerth’
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PMO’s new complex named ‘Seva Teerth’

December 3, 2025

Raj Bhavans, the residences of Governors renamed as ‘Lok Bhavans’ New Delhi: The new complex housing the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) will be called Seva Teerth, officials announced yesterday. Previously known as the Executive Enclave, the complex is now in its final stages of completion, marking a significant milestone in the Central Vista redevelopment project….

KSRTC plans four new depots to ease pressure
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KSRTC plans four new depots to ease pressure

December 3, 2025

Connectivity to Peripheral Ring Road, Greater Mysuru spurs mega proposal Mysore/Mysuru: With the State Government moving to upgrade Mysuru into a Grade-1 Municipal Corporation (Greater Mysuru City Corporation) to accommodate growth over the next 25-30 years, the city’s transport division has begun drafting a major proposal to establish four advanced bus depots across four key…

CM-Dy.CM breakfast meet: Twin Cartier watches steal spotlight
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CM-Dy.CM breakfast meet: Twin Cartier watches steal spotlight

December 3, 2025

Bengaluru: A breakfast meeting hosted yesterday by Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at his Sadashivanagar residence turned into a political spectacle — and not because of the much-hyped nati koli (country chicken) curry. Instead, public attention zeroed in on the luxury timepieces strapped to the wrists of both leaders. Siddaramaiah and…

Female foeticide: Health Minister for stricter enforcement of law
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Female foeticide: Health Minister for stricter enforcement of law

December 3, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has instructed the officers, to lay more emphasis on the stricter enactment of laws, pertaining to the prevention of female foeticide and to maintain sex ratio and to organise special awareness programmes. Minister Rao came out with several observations and instructions, during the progress review meeting…

Leprosy campaign: 2 children found infected; 863 suspected cases
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Leprosy campaign: 2 children found infected; 863 suspected cases

December 3, 2025

Teams detecting symptoms at Mysuru Urban and Rural areas, Nanjangud and T. Narasipur taluks; campaign to conclude on Dec. 9 Mysore/Mysuru: The Leprosy Case Detection Campaign, that was launched in the district on Nov. 24, has so far identified two confirmed cases in children and 863 suspected cases, in Mysuru Urban and Rural, Nanjangud and…

Major political changes after Sankranthi: Kodi Mutt Seer
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Major political changes after Sankranthi: Kodi Mutt Seer

December 3, 2025

K.R. Pet: Kodi Mutt’s Sri Shivananda Shivayogi Rajendra Swamiji has predicted significant changes in Karnataka’s political landscape following Makara Sankranthi. Speaking to reporters at K.R. Pet after participating in Hariharapura Sri Anjaneyaswamy Rathotsava, he said, “Just as the jasmine atop Shiva’s crown must eventually fall at his feet, the political confusion in the State will…

‘DK, DK’ & ‘Siddu, Siddu’ chants greet Venugopal in Mangaluru
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‘DK, DK’ & ‘Siddu, Siddu’ chants greet Venugopal in Mangaluru

December 3, 2025

Mangaluru: A day after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar projected a strong show of unity, Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal was greeted with loud “DK, DK” chants at Mangaluru International Airport. Congress workers who had gathered at the airport this morning to welcome Venugopal broke into slogans backing as soon as he…

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