Date: April 6th, 2026

Ramakrishna Vidyakendra launches School and College websites
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Ramakrishna Vidyakendra launches School and College websites

April 6, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Ramakrishna Vidyakendra, Mysuru,  has launched its newly developed School and College websites with the blessings of Swami Muktidanandaji, President, Sri Ramakrishna Ashram, Yadavagiri, Mysuru, at the Kendra premises in Ramakrishnanagar on Apr. 2. The websites were formally launched by M. Papegowda, Hon. President of Sri Ramakrishna Seva Sangha in the presence of Sangha President…

S. Kusumakumari appointed as new Registrar of KSOU
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S. Kusumakumari appointed as new Registrar of KSOU

April 6, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: KAS Officer S. Kusumakumari has been appointed  as the new Registrar (Administration) of the city-based Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) at Mukthagangothri campus. The Government on Sunday had appointed Kusumakumari, a 2006 batch KAS Officer, who was awaiting posting, as the new Registrar of KSOU, following the transfer of the incumbent Prof. S.K. Naveen…

‘India has become a global health hub’
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‘India has become a global health hub’

April 6, 2026

National Medical Commission’s Medical Assessment and Rating Board President Dr. M.K. Ramesh at JSS Medical College Graduation Day Mysore/Mysuru: “With India having better medical facilities, the country has turned out into a global health hub,” said National Medical Commission’s Medical Assessment and Rating Board President  Dr. M.K. Ramesh. He was speaking at the Graduation Day…

Gambling: Cops register case against 10 persons
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Gambling: Cops register case against 10 persons

April 6, 2026

Seize Rs. 2.14 lakh stake money Mysore/Mysuru: In separate raids by the District Special Crime Detection Team and T. Narasipur Police, who raided an agricultural land and a gambling den, have registered a case against 10 persons indulged in gambling and have seized a total of Rs. 2,14,000 stake money from them. In the first…

RPF helps Dutch traveller recover her lost guitar
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RPF helps Dutch traveller recover her lost guitar

April 6, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: A foreign passenger received timely help from Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel in Mysuru after accidentally leaving behind her belongings at Mysuru City Railway Station, highlighting the prompt response of railway staff. According to a post shared by Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Mysuru, Mudit Mittal, the incident involved Renske Roos Termenlen, a citizen of…

Cyber criminals cheat senior citizen of Rs. 7.50 lakh
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Cyber criminals cheat senior citizen of Rs. 7.50 lakh

April 6, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Cyber criminals, who lured a senior citizen into online trading by promising high returns for his investment, have cheated him of Rs. 7.50 lakh. According to the complaint, on Jan. 30, the mobile phone number of the 80-year-old retired employee was added to a WhatsApp group where information pertaining to primary marketing stocks was…

Rotary Diamond donates incinerator to Post Matric Girls Hostel
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Rotary Diamond donates incinerator to Post Matric Girls Hostel

April 6, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: The Rotary Club of Mysuru Diamond (RCMD), Dattagalli, Mysuru, marked the occasion of International Women’s Day by donating an incinerator to D. Devaraj Urs Backward Class Post Matric Girls Hostel in Dattagalli. Rtn. Rachana Nagesh (ZL) was the chief guest at  the inauguration  held in the presence of Rtn. M.S. Naveen Chandra (AG) and…

Flowers that never fade
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Flowers that never fade

April 6, 2026

At 85, he crafts a colourful crepe paper world By S. Kenneth Shishir When many choose to lead a quiet life after retirement, an 85-year-old senior citizen in Mysuru spends his days crafting beautiful artefacts from discarded coconut and wood apple shells, while decorating his home with flowers that only appear real. In fact, these…

Vintage Vignettes … from a Princely State
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Vintage Vignettes … from a Princely State

April 6, 2026

By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana This sepia toned photograph is the official coronation portrait of H.H. Krishnaraja Wadiyar Bahadur IV taken on Saturday, 2nd February 1895. Photographed by M. Buranudin R.P. (Royal Photographer?) The photographer has aesthetically arranged Victorian furniture, a metallic European table-clock, two leather-bound books along with a dog (probably a…

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