Month: January, 2026

Wins first prize in State-level Extempore Speech Contest
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Wins first prize in State-level Extempore Speech Contest

January 30, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: In the State-level co-curricular activities competitions for primary school teachers for the academic year 2025-26, organised by the Karnataka State Teachers’ Welfare Fund and the Department of School Education and Literacy, T. Satish Javaregowda, a teacher and litterateur from the Government Higher Primary School, Mellahalli, Mysuru taluk, won the first prize in the Extempore…

Man falls to death while removing cut-outs; contractor absconding
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Man falls to death while removing cut-outs; contractor absconding

January 30, 2026

Nanjangud: A man, who was removing a huge cut-out of Suttur Jathra Mahotsava, slipped and fell to his death on Jan. 21. The deceased has been identified as Ravikumar (37), a resident of Kyathamaranahalli in Mysuru. On Jan. 21, Ravikumar was removing a huge cut-out of Suttur Jathra Mahotsava, when he slipped, fell down and…

Talk on ‘A Demography Without Dividend’ at Mysore Open Forum
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Talk on ‘A Demography Without Dividend’ at Mysore Open Forum

January 30, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Open Forum has organised a talk on the topic ‘A Demography Without Dividend — When the brain fails before the bell rings’ by Ashvini Ranjan, Founder Trustee of Pratham Mysore at 10.30 am on Feb. 1 (Sunday) at Kalpa Kshetra Auditorium, 581/1, Vijayanagar 4th Stage, 1st Phase, Mysuru. A graduate from the University…

Unidentified bodies found
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Unidentified bodies found

January 30, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, Mysuru Railway Police have found bodies of three unidentified persons in their jurisdiction and have registered cases besides shifting the bodies to MMC&RI mortuary. On Jan. 23, the Railway Cops found a body of a man aged between 35 and 40 years, who was run over by a moving train between…

Nruthyopasana Two-day Bharatanatyam Fest
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Nruthyopasana Two-day Bharatanatyam Fest

January 30, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Kala Sandesha Prathishtana has organised ‘Nruthyopasana 2026,’ a two-day Bharatanatyam Festival at Ganabharathi’s Ramagovinda Kalavedike in Kuvempunagar, on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at 6 pm. Jan. 31: The inaugural ceremony will be attended by Savitha Ramesh, Chairperson, Kaynes Technology. The evening will feature a solo Bharatanatyam dance-drama titled ‘Moulyanidhi Bheemasena,’ choreographed by Guru…

Love is all about you
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Love is all about you

January 30, 2026

Sadhguru on the mechanics of an intoxicating emotion By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation There is a lot of emotion attached to the subject of love and lots of fanciful things have been said about it, but I would like to bring it down to the mechanics of love. For example, people are saying, “God…

Toxic fumes, foul smell engulfing Srirampura
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Toxic fumes, foul smell engulfing Srirampura

January 30, 2026

Sir, I am a resident of KBL Century Phase 1, near Lingambudhi Palya in Srirampura Second Stage, Mysuru. For over three years since building our home here, our peaceful evenings have become suffocating due to a pervasive foul smell that blankets our area and spreads across at least 3-4 km, affecting adjacent neighbourhoods like Dwarakanagar…

No need of permanent divider on narrow road
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No need of permanent divider on narrow road

January 30, 2026

Sir, This is to bring to your attention a public-interest issue from Rajarajeshwarinagar, 1st Cross Road, near GBJ Hospital, Mysuru. This stretch had witnessed a few accidents in earlier years, including a fatal incident. In response, the authorities installed temporary barricades, after which no further accidents have been reported. Residents acknowledge that these barricades have…

Police intensify checks on factories at Hebbal
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Police intensify checks on factories at Hebbal

January 30, 2026

In the wake of the raid by NCB sleuths on a factory in Hebbal Industrial Area on Wednesday for suspected drugs manufacturing and City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar asking factory owners to be alert, Vijayanagar Sub-Division ACP P. Raviprasad, Hebbal Police Inspector Lakshmikanth and city dog squad personnel visited a factory on inspection this morning.

Manjula
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Manjula

January 30, 2026

Manjula (63), wife of late M.P. Sriram, former Secretary of Sri Durgadevi Seva Samithi and a resident of Gandhinagar, passed away this morning in city. She leaves behind children Sumithra, Shilpa and Pramod, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at Adijambhava Burial Grounds at Gandhinagar this afternoon.

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