Month: April, 2026

In Briefs

Ph.D awardees

April 5, 2026

K.B. Reema has been awarded Ph.D in Physics by the Mangalore University, Mangaluru, for her thesis ‘Growth and Characteriza-tion of Divalent Cations Doped Tartrate Single Crystals’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. Jagannath Nettar. K.L. Suchithra has been awarded Ph.D in Kannada by the Mangalore University, Mangaluru, for her thesis ‘Nemichandra-ravara Sahityadalli Sthree Samvedaneya Nele’ …

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Medical camp at JSS Hospital

April 5, 2026

JSS Ayurveda Hospital, Lalithadripura Road, Mysuru, is conducting a camp on fissure – in ano & piles from Apr. 6 to 11 between 9.30 am and 4.30 pm. For details, contact Ph: 0821-2548231 or Mob: 94499-72788, according to a press release. Also, as part of World Health Day celebrations, a health camp and awareness programme…

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Street Art Competition

April 5, 2026

Vivekananda Institute of Indian Studies (VIIS), a unit of Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM), is organising Street Art Competition, an event to encourage all creative artists above the age of 16 years, at VIIS, CA-2 KIADB Industrial Housing Area, Ring Road, Hebbal, Mysuru, on Apr. 6 from 10 am to 1 pm. Student should report…

MCC scraps vehicle cess
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MCC scraps vehicle cess

April 4, 2026

Public backlash forces Civic Body to withdraw notice in three days Mysore/Mysuru: Just three days after introducing a motor vehicle cess on two-wheelers, three-wheelers and four-wheelers, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has decided to withdraw the proposal following strong public backlash. In a press release, MCC Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif stated that the MCC Administrator…

Rs. 18 lakh gold lifted from woman’s bag
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Rs. 18 lakh gold lifted from woman’s bag

April 4, 2026

She was travelling in a KSRTC bus after withdrawing gold from bank locker Mysore/Mysuru: In a daring theft aboard a KSRTC city bus yesterday, miscreants made away with gold ornaments weighing 262 grams, valued at about Rs. 18 lakh, from a woman passenger’s bag. The victim, Hemalatha of Ramakrishnanagar, had earlier in the day collected…

Search on to locate missing Kerala trekker in Kodagu
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Search on to locate missing Kerala trekker in Kodagu

April 4, 2026

ANF to launch search today at Thadiyandamol hill ranges Madikeri: An intensive search is underway by the Kodagu Police, residents and the Forest Department to trace a woman tourist from Kerala, who went missing while trekking in the Thadiyandamol hill ranges on Thursday. The latest update from the Thadiyandamol hill ranges on Saturday morning indicates…

‘Three lakh city homes to get piped gas in 5 years’
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‘Three lakh city homes to get piped gas in 5 years’

April 4, 2026

Clearances at Government and MCC levels have slowed down rollout Mysore/Mysuru: Nearly three lakh households in Mysuru city will be connected to Piped Natural Gas (PNG) over the next four to five years, Nitin, Vice President of Think Gas Private Limited, said recently. Addressing a press conference at Hotel Sandesh The Prince, he said a…

Vision Mysuru 2050 contest: ‘Project Shudhi’ bags laurels
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Vision Mysuru 2050 contest: ‘Project Shudhi’ bags laurels

April 4, 2026

Pollutant-reducing project developed by three students from Excel Public School Mysore/Mysuru: Students of Excel Public School have developed an eco-engineered filtration system to tackle urban water pollution and emerged winners at the Vision Mysuru 2050 Grand Finale, organised by the SDM Institute for Management Development. The project, titled ‘Project Shudhi’, is a modular multi-stage filtration…

Ex-Minister S.R. Mahesh alleges corruption in ragi purchase
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Ex-Minister S.R. Mahesh alleges corruption in ragi purchase

April 4, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru:  Alleging irregularities at ragi procurement centres established by the Government, former Minister and JD(S) State Working President S.R. Mahesh charged that the centres have been collecting 4 Kg. of extra ragi for every quintal that is procured. Addressing a press meet here yesterday, Mahesh said ragi procurement centres have been set up at K.R….

Work on Silk Cocoon Market at Bandipalya to begin in May
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Work on Silk Cocoon Market at Bandipalya to begin in May

April 4, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Sericulture Department Deputy Director C. Nagendrappa said that work on establishing a Silk Cocoon Market on 2.18 acres at the APMC Market premises in Bandipalya on the Mysuru-Nanjangud Road will begin in May. He was speaking at a progress review meeting chaired by Mysuru District In-charge Secretary S. Selvakumar at the Zilla Panchayat Hall…

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