Date: May 4th, 2026

Muslim Co-op. Bank fetes Neuro Surgeon
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Muslim Co-op. Bank fetes Neuro Surgeon

May 4, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: The Muslim Co-operative Bank Ltd., New Sayyaji Rao Road, Mysuru, recently felicitated Neuro Surgeon Dr. Maqsood Ahmed at a function held at the Bank premises in city on him receiving a Gold Medal from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd), London, United Kingdom. Dr. Maqsood Ahmed is currently serving as the Head,…

Selected for Karnataka Lalithakala Academy’s Varnashree award
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Selected for Karnataka Lalithakala Academy’s Varnashree award

May 4, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: City-based artist Sivakumara H. Doddarasinakere has been selected for the ‘Varnashree’ award given by Karnataka Lalithakala Academy for the year 2025-26. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 25,000 and a citation, said Academy President P.S. Kumar. A resident of Vagdevinagar, Sivakumara has established an art school, named ‘Aramane School of Arts,’ and…

Gambling: 10 held, Rs. 53,010 stake money seized
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Gambling: 10 held, Rs. 53,010 stake money seized

May 4, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, Varuna Police and Mysuru Rural Police, who raided gambling dens in their jurisdictions, have arrested a total of 10 gamblers and seized Rs. 53,010 stake money from them. In the first case, Varuna Police, who raided a gambling den, have arrested seven persons indulged in gambling and have seized Rs. 40,980…

11-member Mysore District Haj Co-ordinators Committee formed
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11-member Mysore District Haj Co-ordinators Committee formed

May 4, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka State Haj Committee Chairman Zulfiqar Ahmed Khan has nominated the following eleven members to Mysore District Haj Co-ordinators Committee. The 11 nominated members are: Moulana Arshad Ahmed, former Corporator Sami Ulla Ajju,  Moulana Syed Ibrahim Siddiqi,  Mumtaz Ahmed, Asgar Pasha, Humayun Shariff, Rehman Khan, Fazil Chand, Kaleem, Prof. Naseemuddin and Mohamed Shariff, according…

Mysuru youth murdered in Srirangapatna for revenge
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Mysuru youth murdered in Srirangapatna for revenge

May 4, 2026

Srirangapatna: In an act of revenge, a Mysuru youth was allegedly hacked to death by a gang at a sapota farm on Nimishamba Temple Road in Srirangapatna last evening. The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Shoaib (27), a second-hand car dealer and a resident of Ghousianagar in Mysuru. Those who brutally hacked him to…

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

May 4, 2026

By R.G. Singh, Secretary, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana 1st January 1903. Delhi Coronation Durbar was a statement of paramount authority of the colonial power of the time. It was held at Delhi to celebrate the coronation of His Majesty King Edward VII, Emperor of India and Queen Alexandra. A commemorative volume of 250 copies was published…

On Kukkarahalli Lake Conservation DPR
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On Kukkarahalli Lake Conservation DPR

May 4, 2026

Sir, In response to the news item titled ‘Amid row over Railway Underpass… No hint of DPR for Kukkarahalli Lake Conservation’ (SOM dated Apr. 16), I would like to draw your attention to a few more facts related to the matter. Being an engineer and having worked quite extensively on urban tanks of Mysuru, I…

Vimala Purushotham
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Vimala Purushotham

May 4, 2026

Vimala Purushotham (72), wife of ex-serviceman late H.V. Purushotham and a resident of Siddarthanagar, passed away following age-related ailments this morning in city. She leaves behind two daughters, sons-in-law, grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at the foot of Chamundi Hill this afternoon.

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