Mysore/Mysuru: With the SSLC exam 2025-26 of Karnataka State Board scheduled to commence from tomorrow, the Department of School Education and Literacy (formerly Department of Public Instruction) has made all arrangements at 136 exam centres across Mysuru district, including 43 in city. As many as 39,349 students, including 36,030 regular, 2,458 regular repeaters (RR), 728…
MUDA 50:50 site allotment scam: Court grants default bail to former Commissioner
March 17, 2026Lokayukta Police fail to file charge sheet against G.T. Dinesh Kumar even after mandatory 90 days Mysore/Mysuru: The Special Court for Elected Representatives in Bengaluru has granted bail to G.T. Dinesh Kumar, former Commissioner of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), now rebranded as Mysuru Development Authority (MDA). The bail comes as a major relief to…
City Police intensify ‘Vimukthi’ campaign: 5.3 kg ganja worth Rs. 8.65 lakh seized
March 17, 2026City Crime Branch sleuths arrest four accused, seize car Mysore/Mysuru: Continuing its ‘Vimukthi’ campaign for a drug-free Mysuru city, the City Crime Branch (CCB) Police have arrested four persons and seized 5.32 kg of ganja worth Rs. 8.65 lakh, along with a car. Acting on specific information and under the guidance of senior officers, CCB…
Ugadi Sangeethotsava at Mysore Palace from Mar. 19
March 17, 2026Final check before illumination… Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Ugadi celebrations, Mysore Palace Board will be organising a three-day Ugadi Sangeethotsava at the Palace premises from Mar. 19 to 21. The event will be inaugurated by District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa on Mar. 19 at 7.30 pm. MPs Yaduveer Wadiyar and Sunil Bose will be the…
MP inaugurates tea shop
March 17, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar inaugurated the tea shop he had sponsored at Hinkal on Hunsur Road here yesterday. Yaduveer had funded the tea shop run by Hinkal Raju, who was engaged in social service locally. Raju had sought the help of Yaduveer for his livelihood, following which the MP funded the tea shop….
Burning problem
March 17, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Burning of dry wastes still continues at Netaji Nagar, located amidst Alanahalli Layout, Giridarshini Layout and Nandini Layout on Mysuru-T. Narasipur Road in city, where the residents are already suffering from roads riddled with potholes and manholes overflowing, forcing the residents to live amidst unhygienic conditions. A stretch of road that connects Netaji Nagar…
Chairman of Malabar Group conferred Maharashtrian of the Year Award
March 17, 2026Mumbai: M.P. Ahammad, Chairman, Malabar Group, has been honoured with the prestigious Business Bhushan Award at the Lokmat Maharashtrian of the Year Awards 2026, in recognition of his visionary leadership and pivotal role in transforming the global jewellery retail landscape and society at large. Held at the iconic Gateway of India, the awards ceremony brought…
Job fraud: Former KSOU Dy. Registrar, aide jailed
March 17, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: A City Court has sentenced two persons, including a former Deputy Registrar of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), to rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs. 40,000 each for cheating job aspirants by promising them Government posts. The First Additional Senior Civil Judge and Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court found 71-year-old M. Krishnamurthy…
Bhushans to present Ramabhyudayam
March 17, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Internationally acclaimed Celebrity Bharatanatyam artistes Badari Divya Bhushan and Dr. Anjana Bhushan, the Artistic Directors of Bhushans’ Academy of Performing Arts and Visual Presentation, Mysuru and Bengaluru along with their sons Abhyuday Dhyan Bhushan and Abhignan Vedant Bhushan will present Ramabhyudayam, a musical dance theatrical based on Navarasa Ramayana for Ugadi celebrations at Sri …
Watchman burnt alive in fire at defunct theatre
March 17, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: A 75-year-old watchman was burnt alive in a fire that broke out at a defunct cinema theatre on KRS Road this morning. The incident occurred at the premises of the now-defunct Gokul Theatre, where Marishetty, who had been working as a watchman for nearly 45 years, lost his life. According to eye-witnesses and the…















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