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
February 22, 2026Mysore/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
February 22, 2026Mysore/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
February 22, 2026Mysore/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
February 22, 2026Photo 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…
A Revisit to my days of Rail Travel
February 22, 2026By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Just a few days ago, I read a short piece on an online national news channel, about a small bit of controversy that had been created by a family that had decided to make its own sandwiches, while on board the train that they had been travelling in. As…
Kotivruksha Park turns into a fire trap
February 22, 2026Sir, 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
February 22, 2026IGP (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
February 22, 2026Singers 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
February 22, 2026T.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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