Month: January, 2026

In Briefs

Mahamrutyunjaya Homa on Jan. 3

January 2, 2026

Mahamrutyunjaya Homa will be performed at Sri Amruteshwara Temple located opposite Veterinary Hospital on Dewan’s Road, Devaraja Mohalla on Jan. 3. The rituals will commence from 9.30 am and will conclude with Poornahuti at 12.30 pm. For details, contact Mob: 98451-83392 or 93421-83392.

In Briefs

MCC pre-budget public meeting

January 2, 2026

Ahead of the preparations for the 2025-26 budget, the MCC will be holding consultative meetings with former city Mayors and Deputy Mayors on Jan. 5 and with members of the public, Associations and Organisations at Sri Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar Auditorium in MCC premises on Jan. 7. The meeting will take place at 12.30 pm on both…

Temple rush on New Year Day
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Temple rush on New Year Day

January 1, 2026

Thousands seek divine grace for auspicious beginning Mysore/Mysuru: With the dawn of New Year 2026, a heavy rush was witnessed at temples across the city this morning as thousands thronged the shrines to offer prayers and usher in the year on an auspicious note. Long queues of devotees included newlyweds, youths and senior citizens, arriving…

Vishwakarma Amarashilpi Jakanachari Samsmarana Day: Protest erupts over absence of elected representatives
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Vishwakarma Amarashilpi Jakanachari Samsmarana Day: Protest erupts over absence of elected representatives

January 1, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Venting their ire over the absence of elected representatives despite official invitations for the Vishwakarma Amarashilpi Jakanachari Samsmarana Day event today, members of the Vishwakarma community staged a sit-in protest on the steps of Kalamandira this morning. The event, organised jointly by the District Administration, Kannada & Culture Department and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC),…

Actor ‘Kiccha’ Sudeepa visits city theatre
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Actor ‘Kiccha’ Sudeepa visits city theatre

January 1, 2026

Fans go frenzy to see ‘Abhinaya Chakravarti’ Mysore/Mysuru: Following the successful run of his new release ‘Mark,’ Kannada film actor Sudeepa visited Sangam theatre on Chandragupta Road in city yesterday. Sudeepa, who is popular as ‘Kiccha’ among his fans, told media persons, that he was grateful to his fans, for making the film a grand…

Kogilu housing exposes Govt. double standards
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Kogilu housing exposes Govt. double standards

January 1, 2026

Squatters in Bengaluru get houses in days while Mysuru slum dwellers wait for years! Mysore/Mysuru: While the Congress Government has announced a swift decision to provide houses within just three to four days to displaced migrant families in Bengaluru’s Kogilu Layout — who had encroached upon vast stretches of Government land — the move has…

Houses to be handed over tomorrow
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Houses to be handed over tomorrow

January 1, 2026

Bengaluru: Housing Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan said, houses will be distributed tomorrow (Jan. 2) to eligible families displaced by the demolition of unauthorised houses in Kogilu Layout near Yelahanka. He announced this yesterday and explained that the distribution, originally scheduled for Jan. 1, had to be postponed by a day to complete the verification of…

Siddu-Vijayan display bonhomie after Kogilu spat…
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Siddu-Vijayan display bonhomie after Kogilu spat…

January 1, 2026

Thiruvananthapuram: Amid the ongoing tension over the Kogilu Layout demolition row in Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan shared a stage yesterday and shook hands. However, despite the clear portrayal behind the ‘all is well’ gesture, the stress between the leaders could be sensed as Pinarayi left the event before…

Major changes in IPS, IAS postings
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Major changes in IPS, IAS postings

January 1, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: In a major shake up on New Year’s eve, the State Government has transferred 80 IAS and 68 IPS Officers, with some of them elevated with a promotion. Prominent among the IPS Officers promoted include DIGP (Southern Range) Dr. M.B. Boralingaiah, who has been promoted as IGP and retained, while Superintendent of Police (SP)…

MP Yaduveer presents Shikshana Nava Chetana Awards
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MP Yaduveer presents Shikshana Nava Chetana Awards

January 1, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Shikshagraha Movement presented Shikshana Nava Chetana Award, a district-level school innovation initiative aimed at recognising and encouraging low-cost, context-driven improvements in schools across Mysuru and Kodagu districts. The awards were presented during Shikshana Samvaada, a district-level education dialogue, by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, at Rani Bahadur auditorium, Manasagangothri in city. The winners…

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