Mysuru, Feb. 4 – Fear has gripped the residents of Jattihundi village in the taluk after they spotted a tiger wandering near the village in broad daylight prompting the Forest Department to commence combing operation to trace and capture the tiger. Following information from a villager that a tiger was spotted moving near Maratikyathanahalli, Jattihundi,…
Shab-e-Barath observed in city
February 4, 2026Muslim brethren observed Shab-e-Barath (Night of Forgiveness) in city yesterday night and prayed for their welfare and for the departed souls of their near and dear ones. Special prayers were organised the whole night in which thousands offered Isha prayers at various Mosques across the city, including Masjid-e-Azam on Ashoka Road and Masjid-e-Ya Allah, opposite…
Karnataka Assembly adopts resolution against VB-G Ram G
February 4, 2026Bengaluru, Feb. 4 – The Karnataka Legislative Assembly yesterday unanimously adopted a resolution, presented by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, urging the Central Government to immediately repeal the ‘Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) — VB-G Ram G — Act and reinstate the ‘Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)’ in its original form….
Plea to name a Circle after Pailwan Tiger Balaji
February 4, 2026Mysuru, Feb. 4- BJP leader P.V. Giridhar, who is also a former Dasara Wrestling Sub-Committee President, has urged the MCC to name a Circle in the city in memory of Senior Wrestler Tiger Balaji, who passed away recently. In a press release, Giridhar said, the city has lost a prominent wrestler in the demise of…
BJP-JD(S) stage overnight protest in Vidhana Soudha
February 4, 2026Bengaluru, Feb. 4 – Members of the Opposition parties — BJP and JD(S) — including Leader of the Opposition in Legislative Assembly R. Ashok, BJP State President B.Y. Vijayendra, JD(S) MLA A. Manju among others, staged an overnight protest at Vidhana Soudha yesterday demanding immediate resignation of Excise Minister R.B. Timmapur over alleged irregularities in…
Maha Anubandha-2026 at Mahajana College
February 4, 2026Mysuru, Feb. 4- Mahajana Education Society (MES) had organised a grand reunion of its alumni titled ‘Maha Anubandha-2026’ at the Jagadish Prasad Stadium, SBRR Mahajana First Grade College, Mysuru recently. The event witnessed the participation of distinguished alumni, academicians, administrators, artists and over 2,000 former students, celebrating the institution’s rich legacy of 88 years. Padma…
Wins award for Best Oral Presentation
February 4, 2026Mysuru, Feb. 4- Dr. K.S. Raghunandan, Guest Faculty, Post-Graduate Department of Zoology, Maharani’s Science College for Women, Mysuru, was awarded 1st prize — Best Oral Presentation Award — for research article titled ‘Study on Avifaunal diversity in and around Kalale Lake, Nanjangud Taluk, Mysuru District’ presented on the occasion of ‘World Wetland Day’ at Prof….
Bharatanatyam Rangavidhipraveshika enthrals audience
February 4, 2026Mysuru, Feb. 4- Nruthyathi Kalaashale, Mysuru, presented the Bharatanatyam Rangavidhipraveshika of Harshini Iyer (daughter of D. Shankar Iyer & late B. Sujatha), disciple of Guru Anusha Varun, on Jan. 25 at Jaganmohana Palace in Mysuru. The programme was witnessed by rasikas, artistes, scholars and well-wishers, who enjoyed the aesthetically rich performance. The evening was graced…
Public health cannot be engineered away
February 4, 2026How can MCC engineers replace doctors in public health? Sir, Karnataka’s move to replace Medical Health Officers (MHOs) in Municipal Corporations with Environmental Engineers is being justified because engineers can handle sanitation, vector control and civic health issues (MCC Health Officer OUT, Executive Engineer IN — SOM dated Jan. 24). This reasoning is fundamentally flawed….
‘PSYQUEST 2026’ Natl. Workshop
February 4, 2026The Department of Psychology, Christ College, Mysuru, has organised ‘PSYQUEST 2026,’ a One-Day National-level Workshop on ‘Unmasking the Shades of Sexual Problems’ at its premises in Srirampura, H.D. Kote Road, at 9.30 am tomorrow (Feb. 5). Dr. T.S. Sathyanarayana Rao, Professor Emeritus and Chief Coordinator, Psychosexual Health Programme, Professor and Formerly Head, Department of Psychiatry,…














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