Month: January, 2026

Al Kareem School excel in zonal tournaments
Sports

Al Kareem School excel in zonal tournaments

January 13, 2026

Mysuru: Girls team of Al Kareem School excelled in the recently held zonal-level throwball and ball badminton tournaments, here in city recently. While the throwball team won first place, the ball badminton team ended up in second place. Throwball team: Tanziya,  Faqhiya, Aneesa, Tasmiya Fathima, Fathima Zoya,  Sumiya Banu, Zoya Jan, Amreen Taj,  Ameena, Farheen…

Mahalakshmi Sweets opens its 48th outlet in Shivamogga
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Mahalakshmi Sweets opens its 48th outlet in Shivamogga

January 13, 2026

Shree Mahalakshmi Sweets, Mysuru’s well-known sweetmeat shop with many outlets across Mysuru and other places, opened its 48th outlet on Nehru Road in Shivamogga on Dec. 22, 2025. Shivamogga City MLA S.N. Channabasappa and former Minister Kumar Bangarappa inaugurated the shop in the presence of Mahalakshmi Sweets Managing Director Nithin Shivakumar and staff.

Selected for chess
Sports

Selected for chess

January 13, 2026

Mysuru: R. Ragini and M. Shivakumar, both 8th std. students at Acharya Gurukula Vidyapeetha, Nanjangud, have been selected to represent Karnataka at the 69th National Chess Championship to be held at Ranchi, Jharkhand. Both had recently emerged victorious at U-14 State-level Chess Tournament for Boys and Girls organised by the Department of School Education at…

NCC Day celebrated at JSS Polytechnic
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NCC Day celebrated at JSS Polytechnic

January 13, 2026

Mysuru: NCC Day was celebrated at JSS Polytechnic in city recently. Lt. Col. Ananta Keshava, 1 KAR ENG Coy NCC, Mysuru, NB Sub. Mallappa Jaggal, Hav. Harish, Hav. Niranjan and Hav. Mahesh, were the chief guests. Dr. Bhaktavatsala, Principal, JSS Polytechnic, presided. The programme began with NCC activities, where ANO Captain Harshakumar presented the NCC…

Chenanda M. Bopanna
Obituary

Chenanda M. Bopanna

January 13, 2026

Chenanda M. Bopanna (Muthu), a resident of Vijayanagar 3rd Stage, passed away this morning in city. He was 86. He leaves behind his son Jerry Mandanna, daughter Kodimaniyanda Jessica Nanjunda and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites will be held at Muktidhama in Vijayanagar 4th Stage tomorrow (Jan. 14) at 10 am.

Nagarajaiah
Obituary

Nagarajaiah

January 13, 2026

Nagarajaiah (79), a retired employee of Mysore Sugar Company Ltd. (Mysugar) in Mandya and a resident of Roopa Nagar in Mysuru, passed away yesterday in city. He leaves behind his wife Gayathri, sons Dr. G.N. Narendra Babu and G.N. Naveen Kumar and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at his native…

Mahadeva Kumar
Obituary

Mahadeva Kumar

January 13, 2026

Mahadeva Kumar (Mahesh), a resident of Karepura village in the taluk, passed away yesterday at the village. He was 48. He leaves behind his wife Mani, one son, one daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at the village this afternoon, according to family sources.

Events Tomorrow

Events tomorrow – JAN. 14: Sadhana Mandira

January 13, 2026

Special training sessions to perform simple and diligent Saraswati Puja by Swami Hamsananda, Sri Venkateshwara Devasthanam, Siddartha Layout, 4 pm to 4.45 pm; Balamuri Vinayaka Devasthanam, Siddartha Layout, 5.15 pm to 6 pm; Geetha Shishu Shikshana Sangha (GSSS), T. Narasipur Road, Siddartha Layout, 6.30 pm to 7.15 pm.

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