Was a call centre employee with B.Sc Computer Science degree Mysore/Mysuru: The Kuvempunagar Police have arrested a notorious burglar from Andhra Pradesh who was involved in a series of house burglaries at Vasu Layout and Ramakrishnanagar in city. The Police have recovered silver articles and cash and seized the car used for the crime. According…
Two-day national seminar on Bahuroopi Baba Saheb begins in city
January 17, 2026Senior journalist Siddharth Varadarajan shares his views Mysore/Mysuru: “The Indian Constitution is not only the culmination of the freedom struggle, but also an impetus for the developments that occurred globally after World War II. The defeat of Nazi fascism, the end of imperialism and the global influence in upholding human rights have had a major…
‘Krishi Brahmanda’ boosts GI products of Mysore
January 17, 2026Nanjangud: With Nanjangud Rasabale (Nanjangud Banana), Mysore Veelyedele (Mysore Betel Leaves) and Mysore Mallige (Mysore Jasmine), the Geographical Indicator (GI) products of Mysuru district, nearing their extinction, the ongoing Krishi Mela, at Suttur Jathra in Suttur Srikshetra, Nanjangud taluk in the district, has provided a perfect platform to conserve them for posterity. The Krishi Mela…
Nilambur-Nanjangud Railway line: Sreedharan-Vaishnaw meet sparks revival push
January 17, 2026Environment concerns resurface as project cuts through Bandipur Tiger Reserve New Delhi/Mysuru: The Centre appears to be reviving the controversial Nilambur–Nanjangud railway line project, which proposes to connect Karnataka and Kerala via Wayanad and the Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw yesterday said that E. Sreedharan, former Managing Director of the Delhi Metro Rail…
One arrested for poisoning leopard to death
January 17, 2026Chamarajanagar: The Forest Department officials and staff have arrested a person, who had allegedly poisoned a leopard to death. The arrested person has been identified as 60-year-old Doreswamy of Homma village in the taluk. The decomposed carcass of the leopard aged between five and six years was found at an agricultural field on the outskirts…
Veteran Congress leader Bheemanna Khandre no more
January 17, 2026Bidar: Veteran Congress leader and former president of the Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Lingayat Mahasabha, Bheemanna Khandre (103), passed away yesterday night at Bhalki in Bidar. He is survived by two sons including Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre and Bidar DCC Bank President Amar Kumar Khandre — and four daughters. His other son, former…
One tiger cub rescued
January 17, 2026Chamarajanagar: One of the four tiger cubs which were orphaned after the mother tiger was trapped near Nanjedevanapura village in Harave Hobli of Chamarajanagar district, has been rescued by the Forest Department officials. The mother tiger was caught in a trap placed by the Forest Department with a calf as bait near Nanjedevanapura on Jan….
Senior Congress leader Narasegowda passes away
January 17, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: C. Narasegowda (84), senior Congress leader and a resident of Hosahundi village in the taluk, passed away at a private hospital in Kuvempunagar here this morning. A KPCC member, he was a former Gram Panchayat member, former President of Vokkaligara Sangha and Founder of Bhanavi Hospital at Kuvempunagar and Bhanavi Charitable Trust in city….
Talk on Food, Agriculture and Farmer tomorrow
January 17, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Literary Association has organised a talk on ‘Food, Agriculture and Farmer’ by Dr. Vasanth Kumar Thimakapura, renowned agricultural scientist, at Kalpa Kshetra, Vijayanagar 4th Stage, 1st Phase, Mysuru, tomorrow (Jan. 18) at 11 am. Dr. Vasanth Kumar Thimakapura, a Plant Pathologist and Social Agripreneur, is dedicated to solving farmers’ problems through practical science…
Hit-and-Run: Rider killed as Tempo Traveller hits mobike
January 17, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: A two-wheeler rider was killed when a Tempo Traveller hit his motorbike on Yelwal Road yesterday evening. The deceased has been identified as Basavalinga (42), a driver at Excel Public School in Hootagalli here. He leaves behind his wife and two sons. Basavalinga, after his work, was proceeding towards home on his mobike on…















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