Date: June 8th, 2026

Bags gold in athletics
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Bags gold in athletics

June 8, 2026

Ajay Prithviraj, a 10th Std student of Ideal Jawa Rotary School in city, won a gold medal in the 600 mts race organised by Karnataka Athletic Association as part of World Kids Athletics Day celebrations at Sri Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru recently. He is the son of M. Lingaraju and Sangeetha, residents of Gayathripuram. 

Jail Head Warder Uma wins two medals
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Jail Head Warder Uma wins two medals

June 8, 2026

Malaysian Intl. Open Masters Athletics Championship M.S. Uma, Head Warder at K.R. Nagar Sub Jail in Mysuru district, won two medals at the 8th Malaysian International Open Masters Athletics Championship at Kuala Lumpur which concluded yesterday. Taking part in the 200 mts walking race, Uma won a silver medal apart from a bronze in  the…

Medal winners of National Kudo Championship
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Medal winners of National Kudo Championship

June 8, 2026

Seen in the picture are (from left) N.K. Jeevan (1st place in Male Cadets U-21 PI 230 category), Coach Mohammed Saqeeb Ur Rahman (1st place in the Male above 31 Senior PI +270 category) and M. Jeevan (2nd place in the U-16 63 kg category). Students of SMK Academy and Fitness Studio, Mysuru, bagged medals…

Vishal & Hansika pair bag silver in mixed doubles
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Vishal & Hansika pair bag silver in mixed doubles

June 8, 2026

All India Sub-Junior (U-15 & 17) Ranking Badminton Tournament-2026 Hansika Rakesh and Boppanda Vishal Uthappa posing with their medals and certificates. Boppanda Vishal Uthappa and Hansika Rakesh brought laurels to Karnataka by winning a silver medal in the U-15 mixed doubles at the All India Sub-Junior (U-15 & 17) Ranking Badminton Tournament-2026 held at Pullela…

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

June 8, 2026

This photograph of the seated Maharaja, H.H. Chamarajendra Wadiyar Bahadur X (1863-1894) and his brothers (from L-R: Prince Gopala Raje Urs, H.H. CRW and Prince Subramanya Raje Urs) was taken in 1876 by the famous photographers Bourne and Shepherd which had studios at Calcutta, Bombay and Simla (1864-1900). The album of photographs was presented to…

Yakshagana performances captivate audiences in Mysuru
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Yakshagana performances captivate audiences in Mysuru

June 8, 2026

The Yakshagana performances staged under the joint aegis of Deepa Educational Institution, Deepa House Building Co-operative Society, Sri Gokarnanatheshwara Trust, Bunts Association Mysuru, Federation of Dakshina Kannada and Coastal District Associations, Mysuru and Sri Mahalingeshwara Temple, K. Hemmanahalli, won the hearts of Yakshagana enthusiasts in the cultural city recently. The unique art form of the coastal…

BJP names Raghu Kautilya and Lingaraj Patil
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BJP names Raghu Kautilya and Lingaraj Patil

June 8, 2026

Council elections Prof. M. Nagaraja is BJP candidate for Rajya Sabha seat Just a day ahead of the deadline for filing nominations, the BJP late last evening announced its candidates for the upcoming elections to the Legislative Council and Rajya Sabha from Karnataka. The party named State BJP OBC Morcha President Raghu Kautilya and Lingaraj…

Congress leader passes away
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Congress leader passes away

June 8, 2026

Congress leader Suraj M.N. Hegde, who was the grandson of late former Chief Minister D. Devaraj Urs, passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru following a heart attack on Sunday night. He was a resident of Dollars Colony in Bengaluru and also owned a house on Lalitha Mahal Road in Mysuru. Suraj Hegde was…

Mysore Travel Mart vital for tourism promotion: Hotelier G.K. Shetty
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Mysore Travel Mart vital for tourism promotion: Hotelier G.K. Shetty

June 8, 2026

Karnataka State Hotels Association (KSHA) President G.K. Shetty, who was felicitated during the valedictory of Mysore Travel Mart (MTM)-2026 at JCAC in Vijayanagar yesterday, is seen with (from left) MTM-2026 Chairman C.A. Jayakumar, Vice-Chairman C. Narayanagowda, Mysuru Travels Association President B.S. Prashanth, Hotel Owners Credit Co-operative Society President Narayana Hegde and Hotel Owners Association Charitable…

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