Month: February, 2026

Funds for Consumer Rights awareness remain unused
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Funds for Consumer Rights awareness remain unused

February 10, 2026

Concerns raised over awareness grant of Rs. 80 lakh lying idle in DC’s account Mysore/Mysuru: Funds reserved in the Deputy Commissioner’s account for consumer rights and legal awareness programmes are not being utilised, raising concerns that they could be misused. Mysuru District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission President Naveen Kumari voiced this suspicion at the monthly…

23 Nations unite to save Big Cats
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23 Nations unite to save Big Cats

February 10, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: A five-day International Big Cat Alliance Summit opened at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve last evening, bringing together delegates from 23 major big cat range countries. As part of the initiative, the Forest Department, in collaboration with the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) and the Union Ministry of External…

No power supply in city on Feb. 11, 12
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No power supply in city on Feb. 11, 12

February 10, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: As Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has taken up quarterly maintenance works at Rajivnagar and Devanur Power Distribution Centres and works on converting single-phase towers to double-circuit (two-phase) towers and two-phase power lines at Hootagalli-Vajamangala-T.K. Halli, there will be disruption in power supply on Feb. 11 between 10 am and 5.30 pm in the…

Auto drivers demand houses under Group Housing Scheme
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Auto drivers demand houses under Group Housing Scheme

February 10, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Urging the Government to address their grievances, auto drivers of the city have sought  allotment of houses to them under the Group Housing Scheme and other benefits. Addressing a meeting of Mysuru Samyukta Karnataka Autorickshaw Owners and Drivers Association at the Park opposite the City Law Courts Complex on Krishnaraja Boulevard here recently, Association…

Hosahundi Raghu-led group wins big in HOPCOMS polls
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Hosahundi Raghu-led group wins big in HOPCOMS polls

February 10, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: The group led by current Director Hosahundi Raghu won big in the Mysuru district HOPCOMS (Horticultural Produce Co-operative Marketing Society) elections held here on Thursday last. The polls were held from 9 am at Curzon Park in the heart of the city, following which the counting of votes were taken up in the afternoon….

Video of child with ‘knife’ sparks concern
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Video of child with ‘knife’ sparks concern

February 10, 2026

Police clarify it was plastic knife Mysore/Mysuru: A video showing a boy holding a knife-like object and attempting to threaten a group of children has gone viral. However, the Police have clarified that the object was a plastic cake-cutting knife and not a real weapon. The incident, captured on CCTV, appears to show a boy…

Free health check-up camp at Bylakuppe
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Free health check-up camp at Bylakuppe

February 10, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: On the occasion of the 90th birthday celebrations of Tibetan Spiritual Leader The 14th Dalai Lama, Sera Jhe Healthcare Hospital at Bylakuppe had organised a free community health camp for the local villages surrounding the Sera Jhe Monastery, including Doddadharvee and Ranighat recently. Several patients were diagnosed with long-standing and previously undetected medical conditions….

JSS STU signs MoU for BEST Centre of Excellence
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JSS STU signs MoU for BEST Centre of Excellence

February 10, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: In a significant step towards strengthening industry-academia collaboration, JSS Science and Technology University (JSS STU), Mysuru, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bajaj Auto Ltd., Pune, to establish a Bajaj Engineering Skills Training (BEST) Centre of Excellence (CoE) on the JSS STU Mysuru campus.  BEST is the flagship Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative…

Bone Marrow Transplant Unit launched at Bharath Cancer Hospital
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Bone Marrow Transplant Unit launched at Bharath Cancer Hospital

February 10, 2026

State-of-the-art facility sponsored by BRBNMPL under its CSR initiative Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru’s first-ever Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Unit was launched at Bharath Hospital and Institute of Oncology (BHIO – Bharath Cancer Hospital) yesterday bringing advanced haematology and oncology services closer to patients. The state-of-the-art facility, established at BHIO in Hebbal, is sponsored by Bharatiya Reserve Bank…

Hi Life Brides Expo in city on Feb. 11, 12
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Hi Life Brides Expo in city on Feb. 11, 12

February 10, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: The city of Mysuru is set to witness a grand celebration of bridal fashion as Hi Life Brides, one of India’s most premium wedding and luxury fashion exhibitions, arrives at the Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel on Feb. 11 and 12. The two-day exhibition will be open to the public from 10 am to 9…

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