Car buyers today are no longer restricted to choosing within a single segment. Instead, they often evaluate very different types of vehicles based on how well they align with their lifestyle and usage. This is where cars like the Mahindra Thar and Maruti Suzuki Swift come into the same consideration set. While one is a…
Birds & butterflies of Chamundi Hill
April 8, 2026By Arun Kumar Raj Urs Rapid urbanisation is steadily transforming the landscape of the heritage city of Mysuru, with its vital lung spaces shrinking at an alarming pace. The need to conserve natural heritage, the flora and fauna that play a crucial ecological role in sustaining a city like Mysuru, has never been more urgent….
Passports, Parathas and the Pursuit of a Degree
April 8, 2026By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam There is a particular kind of madness that grips Indian families when a child announces they have been accepted to a foreign university. It is not the madness of joy, though joy is certainly present. It is the madness of preparation. Within forty-eight hours, the household transforms into a focused logistics…
Footpath blocked
April 8, 2026Sir, I urge the owner of this car to also own some common sense and responsibility towards pedestrians by kindly removing his/her car from the footpath on 21st Cross, 4th Main, Sewage Farm Road, Vidyaranyapuram. Though there is a parking space within the house premises and on the Cross Road, this person has chosen the…
JSS hosts University of Mysore inter-collegiate sports meet
April 8, 2026Mysuru: The University of Mysore Inter-Collegiate Chamundi Zone sports meet was held at JSS College for Women at Saraswathipuram in city recently. The sports meet was inaugurated by S. Shruthi, Support Operations Specialist at a private firm and an alumna of the college, who opined that sports helps in building strong characters and careers. She…
Teams announced for KSCA Academy selection matches
April 8, 2026Mysuru: KSCA Mysuru Zone has announced teams selected to participate in the U-19 KSCA Academy matches to be held from Apr. 8 to 13 in city. A total of four teams have been selected and each team will play three matches. Teams Chairman XI: Vyshak Nagaraj, V. Kshitij, A. Akshay Rangan, Tarun Yogendra (WK), P….
Mysuru Book Clubs Charitable Trust donates CPR mannequins to District Hospital
April 8, 2026Mysuru Book Clubs Charitable Trust donated CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) mannequins to the District Hospital, Mysuru, to conduct CPR training programmes for students, doctors and hospital staff. Seen are Dr. S. Akhila, District Surgeon Dr. Satish, Mysuru Book Clubs Charitable Trust Founder-President Shubha Sanjay Urs, Resident Medical Officer (RMO) Dr. Hariprasad, Office staff Srinivas, Grade-1 Nursing…
Lions Club of Mysore West fetes Armed Forces personnel
April 8, 2026The Lions Club of Mysore West organised a special programme last week to honour the courage, sacrifice and service of Indian Armed Forces personnel. This was the 6th edition of the annual event titled Ek Shaam Fauji Ke Naam. As part of this initiative, the Club felicitated distinguished retired officers and non-commissioned officers and also…
Lions newsletter released at Convention
April 8, 2026A newsletter was released at the 3rd District Convention of Lions Clubs International, District 317G, held at a private hotel in Mandya on Apr. 5. Chief guest Justice E.S. Indiresh, Justice of the High Court of Karnataka, released the newsletter in the presence of the following Lions Club dignitaries and members — District Governor Ln….
Events TOMORROW – April 9: Sri Ramabhyudhaya Sabha Charitable Trust, Mysuru
April 8, 2026136th year Sri Ramothsava Sangeethothsava-2026, Shayanothsava, Devaranama & Shastriya Sangeetha by Vidu. Archana Sirsi & Party, Smt. Alammana Choultry, Srirampet, 6.30 pm.














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