Mysuru: In a move aimed at strengthening grassroots governance and increasing citizen participation, Regional Commissioner and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Administrator Nitesh Patil has announced that five Ward Committees, including one in Yadavagiri, will be formed on a pilot basis. He announced this at the monthly meeting of Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) at its office…
Legislature panel visits K.R. Hospital
June 12, 2026Mysuru: Continuing its camp in the city for the second day, the Karnataka Legislature’s Sub-ordinate Legislation Committee visited K.R. Hospital on Thursday and reviewed its infrastructure, patient care facilities and service delivery. During the inspection, the Committee members visited the Emergency Ward, Out-Patient Registration Centre, Drug Stores, Kitchen, Surgical Department and Psychiatry Unit. Issuing a…
Fish die in Lingambudhi Lake, residents blame sewage inflow
June 12, 2026Forest Department writes 15 letters to MCC, MDA, but no action so far Mysuru: Several dead fish were found floating in the scenic Lingambudhi Lake at Srirampura in city, raising concerns among residents and environmentalists over water contamination. The incident came to light today when T.L. Srinivas of Srirampura, who had gone for a walk,…
Ensure financial fraudsters do not escape law: KPA Director
June 12, 2026Mysuru: Karnataka Police Academy (KPA) Director Dr. N. Vishnuvardhana has called upon investigating officers to conduct thorough and precise inquiries into financial crimes to ensure that fraudsters do not escape legal action. Addressing a three-day training workshop on the detection of economic and financial frauds organised at the KPA for Police officers from across Karnataka,…
Heavy rains expose EVIL DEED as foetus washes up a drain
June 12, 2026Mysuru: A week after South West Monsoon entered the State, scattered heavy rains was received in the city yesterday evening. The downpour brought some respite from scorching heat but it also exposed an evil deed. The heavy downpour brought along with it gush of water pressure into the drain systems in city and a four-month-old…
Don’t use ‘Gruha Lakshmi’ aid for loan recovery, banks told
June 12, 2026Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Guarantee Schemes Implementation Committee Chairperson Pushpavalli has instructed banks not to force beneficiaries to adjust the financial assistance received under the Gruha Lakshmi scheme towards loan arrears or interest payments. Chairing a meeting of the MCC Guarantee Schemes Implementation Committee at the MCC main office on New Sayyaji Rao Road…
8,000 dead yet… Earning!
June 12, 2026By Bapu Lingaraj Urs Mysuru: In a startling revelation, a total of 13,000 beneficiaries among the 6.99 lakh (6,99,666) beneficiaries of the State Government’s ambitious ‘Gruha Lakshmi’ scheme in Mysuru district are ineligible. Moreover, 8,000 beneficiaries among them have died, yet they continued to be listed as earning members of the beneficiary families, resulting in…
Vijayanagar Police nab three ganja peddlers
June 11, 2026Seize 475-gm ganja, 3 cell phones, autorickshaw, cash Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police have arrested three ganja peddlers while they were selling the narcotic substance and have seized 475-gram ganja worth Rs. 40,000, three mobile phones, one autorickshaw (KA-09-AC-0314) and Rs. 2,500 cash from them. Those arrested are 25-year-old Manoj of Lokanayaka Nagar in Metagalli, 20-year-old Chandu…
Vid. Madurai Sivaganesh to perform in city
June 11, 2026Mysuru, June 11- Ganabharathi has organised a grand vocal concert by promising musician Vid. Madurai N. Sivaganesh at Ganabharathi’s Veene Seshanna Bhavan in Kuvempunagar on June 12 at 6 pm. He will be accompanied by Vid. Keshav Mohankumar on violin, Vid. Adamya Ramanand on mridanga and Vid. Bhargava Halambi on ghata. This programme, organised in…
Yama’s Journey from Vedic King to Cosmic Accountant
June 11, 2026Decoding Mythology Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Yama is the Hindu god of death, accountability and the afterlife. Often ignored, his history is long and complex, reaching back to Vedic, Indo-Iranian and Indo-European mythological traditions. The Sanskrit word yama means ‘twin,’ which alludes to his earliest mythic origins. Indo-European creation myths tell…













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