Mysore/Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, has appealed rail passengers to increasingly adopt digital platforms such as the RailOne Mobile App for booking railway tickets and availing passenger-related services. By using the RailOne App for unreserved ticket booking, passengers can avail an instant 3% discount from Jan 14 to July 14, 2026, in addition…
Globalisation unlocks new career avenues: D. Sudhanva
January 6, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Sudhanva Dhananjaya, Chairman and Managing Director of Excelsoft Technologies Ltd., emphasised that today’s era of globalisation offers abundant employment opportunities for graduates. He was speaking as the guest of honour at the afternoon session of 106th Annual Convocation of the University of Mysore, held at Crawford Hall on Monday. Reflecting on the concerns families…
Skeleton found hanging: Man suspected to have died six to seven months ago
January 6, 2026Bharathinagar: A man suspected to have ended his life by hanging self about six to seven months ago and his remains in the form of a skeleton was found hanging in his house at Doddarasinakere village in Mandya district yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Mahadevaswamy alias Boti Mahadeva (45), a resident of the…
Kotharotsava Vaibhava: ‘Sangeetotsava’ begins atop Chamundi Hill
January 6, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: As part of ‘Kotharotsava Vaibhava’ at Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill, ‘Sangeetotsava’ began at the Hill Temple premises last evening. Vid. M.S. Anand and Vid. Puttraju presented nadaswara accompanied by Vid. Nagesh and S. Likith on thavil and Umesh on tala. The following performances are scheduled as part of the ‘Sangeetotsava’ programme at…
‘Implication of AI and Challenges of Educators’
January 6, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Mysuru Campus in association with GLOBALFTI, is organising a One-Day Continuous Professional Development Programme on ‘Implication of AI & Challenges of Educators’ on Jan. 7 from 10 am to 4 pm at its premises in Bogadi II Stage in city. The programme is designed for PU/K-12 Principals and Vice-Principals, with the…
Lions to host 11th Edition of Bargain Hunt from Jan. 8
January 6, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Lion Ladies of the Lions Club of Mysore West will host the 11th edition of Bargain Hunt, their annual fundraiser, from Jan. 8 to 10 at Lions Sevaniketan School, Gokulam. The sale will feature clean, well-maintained, good-quality pre-owned items such as clothes, crockery, household articles, appliances, kitchenware, books, toys, décor and furniture, all…
EPFO holds Mysuru District Outreach Programme
January 6, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Outreach Programme under Nidhi Aapke Nikat 2.0 for December 2025 was conducted at Solara Active Pharma Sciences Limited, 253/254, Thoremavu village, Thandya Industrial Area, Thandavapura, Nanjangud, on Dec. 29, 2025. Ramesh, HR Executive, Solara Active Pharma Sciences Limited, Nanjangud, was the chief guest. M. Jyothilaxmi, Enforcement Officer/DNO, R. Manjunath, Sr. SSA…
Senior Congress leader Suresh Kalmadi no more
January 6, 2026Pune: Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Suresh Kalmadi passed away at around 3.30 am here today following prolonged illness. He was 81. He is survived by his wife, son, daughter-in-law, 2 married daughters, a son-in-law and grandchildren. His mortal remains were kept at Kalmadi House in Erandwane, Pune, for public darshan till 2…
Play ‘Two Fathers’ juxtapositions two greats of human history
January 6, 2026A play titled ‘Two Fathers,’ written by Sundar Sarukai and directed by Badri Narayan, was staged by Kalasuruchi as an inaugural play of the first edition of 3-day Mysuru English Theatre Festival, organised by Mysuru English Theatre Forum, at Jagannatha Centre for Art & Culture in Vijayanagar on Jan. 12. The play was based on…
Traffic signals blink again at busy junction
January 6, 2026Sir, This refers to my recent letter titled “Blinking amber traffic signal lights serve no purpose.” Following the publication of the above letter, I was happy to see all traffic signal lights, including the pedestrian signal lights at Akka Mahadevi Road Junction, switched on again and functioning properly on all days. However, my joy seems…















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