Month: January, 2026

In Briefs

Daivajna Sri Mutt Seers in city

January 8, 2026

Sri Sachchidananda Jnane-shwara Bharati Mahaswamiji and Sri Sujnaneshwara Bharati Swamiji of Daivajna Sri Mutt will be arriving at Daivajna Bhavana on New Kantharaj Urs Road in Kuvempunagar on Jan 9 at 4 pm, according to a press release.

In Briefs

Chutuku Kavigoshti

January 8, 2026

Mysuru District Chutuku Sahitya Parishat and Bengaluru District Chutuku Sahitya Parishat have jointly organised Sankranti Chutuku Kavigoshti at Keerthishesha Halluru Hanumanthappa Varamahalaksha-mma Smaraka Vedike on Vinaya Marga in Siddarthanagar on Sunday (Jan. 11) at 10 am. Chutuku Yugacharya Dr. MGR Urs will inaugurate. Mysuru District Chutuku Sahitya Parishat President Dr. Rathna Halappagowda will preside. On…

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New Aadhaar Seva Kendra

January 8, 2026

The new Aadhaar Seva Kendra at Ch 34/2, 1st floor, Deeksha’s Setty Mansion, above ICICI Bank, Seetha Vilas Road, Chamaraja Mohalla, Mysuru, will be inaugurated by G. Lakshmikanth Reddy, Deputy Commissioner and Manoj Kumar, Director, Karnataka, UIDAI Regional Office, Bengaluru, on Jan. 9 at 10.30 am, according to a press release from Col. N.G. Krishna…

Police foil dacoity bid
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Police foil dacoity bid

January 7, 2026

Five youths arrested early morning with weapons and chilli powder while waiting to strike in Jayalakshmipuram Mysore/Mysuru: In a swift midnight operation, Narasimharaja Police foiled a major dacoity bid and arrested five men armed with lethal weapons, chilli powder and ropes in the early hours of Jan. 4. The arrests were made near Premier Metropolis…

Policeman Thrashed!
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Policeman Thrashed!

January 7, 2026

High on drugs, four youths beat up Police Constable Mysore/Mysuru: A gang of four youths, allegedly addicted to drugs, assaulted and robbed a plainclothes Police Constable in the North-East area of N.R. Mohalla, near the road connecting Rajivnagar Main Road, within the jurisdiction of N.R. Police Station this morning. The victim has been identified as…

2028 State Assembly Elections: I will be Chamaraja MLA!
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2028 State Assembly Elections: I will be Chamaraja MLA!

January 7, 2026

Former MLA L. Nagendra locks horns with former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha over BJP ticket Mysore/Mysuru: A day after former Mysuru-Kodagu BJP MP Prathap Simha openly expressed his desire to contest 2028 Assembly elections from Chamaraja Assembly Constituency, City BJP President and former Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra on Tuesday asserted that he is confident of…

Mysuru City Corporation holds Pre-Budget meet: Former Mayors object to revenue collection shortfall
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Mysuru City Corporation holds Pre-Budget meet: Former Mayors object to revenue collection shortfall

January 7, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Expressing disappointment over shortfall in revenue collection targets over the years, former Mayors, Deputy Mayors and Corporators, who attended a Pre-Budget meeting at the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Hall here this morning, urged the MCC authorities to be more determined in collection of taxes and other pending revenues due to the Corporation from the…

Auto fares hiked in Mysuru district
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Auto fares hiked in Mysuru district

January 7, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: In what may dent the pockets of a common man, the autorickshaw fares have been hiked, applicable to only Mysuru district, effective from Jan. 1. According to a press release issued from the office of Secretary, Regional Transport Authority (RTA), the auto fares have been hiked, following the memorandum submitted by the Autorickshaw Associations…

Threshing on roads turns deadly for motorists
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Threshing on roads turns deadly for motorists

January 7, 2026

Warnings issued, but weak law enforcement leaves commuters exposed to repeated risks Mysore/Mysuru: Across several parts of Mysuru district, farmers have taken to threshing crops such as ragi, paddy and horse gram directly on asphalted roads, a practice that has raised serious safety concerns among motorists. Traditionally, crop threshing (okkane) was carried out in designated…

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