Month: February, 2026

‘Kaladeepti’ Award conferred on Musicians
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‘Kaladeepti’ Award conferred on Musicians

February 22, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Music gives us mental peace,’ said noted industrialist and art patron Dr. M. Jagannath Shenoy. He was speaking at 39th anniversary of Thyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha Charitable Trust, Purandaradasa and Thyagaraja Aradhane and felicitation to music achievers at a programme organised at Prasanna Parvathi Kalyana Mantapa in Vontikoppal here recently. Pointing out that ‘Bhava, Raga,…

Nartana Namana at Ganabharathi
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Nartana Namana at Ganabharathi

February 22, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: On the Occasion of Nartanan Namana, Ganabharathi, in association with Vid. Nandini Eswer’s Raasavrunda, in the memory of Smt. Saraswathamma and Dr. Radha Nanjundaswamy, will  be presenting Tyagaraja’s Pancharatna Kritis, a unique programme in dance and music, at Ganabharathi in Kuvempunagar on Feb. 26 at 6.30 pm. Dance Choreography is by Vid. Nandini Eswer…

Sexual assault on minor; man sentenced to 20 years jail
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Sexual assault on minor; man sentenced to 20 years jail

February 22, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: City’s Additional District and Sessions Judge FTSC-I (Special Court for trial of cases filed under POCSO Act) has sentenced a man to 20 years jail term after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a minor girl resulting in the minor giving birth to a baby. The accused, who was sentenced is Gurumurthy, residing…

Two found dead in Varuna Lake
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Two found dead in Varuna Lake

February 22, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Two unidentified persons were found dead at Varuna Lake on Mysuru- T. Narasipur Road yesterday morning. One of the deceased is aged about 50- 55 years and another, a 35-year-old. According to local fishermen, the 55-year-old person, had told them that he was from Chamarajanagar and was jobless. While the body of another is…

Old DC Office now photo-shoot spot
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Old DC Office now photo-shoot spot

February 22, 2026

Photo shoots in Mysuru have found a new address: The Old Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) Office building, a prominent heritage structure in the heart of the city. With plans to convert the Wadiyar-era structure into a museum under the Centre’s Swadesh Darshan 2.0 scheme yet to take off, the unused building has increasingly become a favoured…

Kotivruksha Park turns into a fire trap
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Kotivruksha Park turns into a fire trap

February 22, 2026

Sir, We, the residents of Srirampura 2nd Stage, BEML Nagar, raise serious concerns over the deteriorating condition of Kotivruksha Park, which has been left unattended by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). Due to a lack of watering and proper maintenance, the once-green park has turned into a stretch of dried plants and withered trees. With…

Safe Mysuru Marathon in city on March 1
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Safe Mysuru Marathon in city on March 1

February 22, 2026

IGP (Southern Range) Dr. M.B. Boralingaiah (third from left) releasing the poster of Safe Mysuru Marathon – 2026, jointly organised by Mysuru City and District Police to be held on Mar.1, at his office in city yesterday. Also seen are (from left) DCP (Crime and Traffic) K.S. Sundar Raj, City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar, SP…

Paridrishya to conclude this evening
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Paridrishya to conclude this evening

February 22, 2026

Singers Hemanth Kumar and Lahari Mahesh mesmerised the audience during Swara Sandya – 2026, organised as part of the ongoing Paridrishya 4th International Short Films and Documentaries Festival organised by Mysuru Cinema Society  at Maharaja’s College Ground, here yesterday. The film festival will conclude this evening with award presentation ceremony.

T.S. Gopalakrishna
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T.S. Gopalakrishna

February 22, 2026

T.S. Gopalakrishna (85), retired Principal of Sarada Vilas B.Ed College and a resident of Vidyaranyapuram, passed away following brief illness this morning in city. He leaves behind his wife Nagamani, children Lavanya, Jagannatha and Roopa and a host of relatives, friends and students. Last rites will be held at the foot of Chamundi Hill tomorrow.

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