As part of Ashada Masa, Homa Skanda Shashti Mahayaga will be performed at Sri Balasubramanyaswamy Temple located close to CEG Hospital, KRS Road, Vontikoppal, at 7 am tomorrow (July 19). The Mahayaga features several homas. For more details, contact Mob: 90356-30189, according to a press release.
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Ex-servicemen Assn. anniversary
July 18, 2026The Mysore Armed Forces Ex-servicemen Association, having office at Varaha Badavane, Chikkanahalli Main Road, Yelwal post, Mysuru, will be celebrating its sixth anniversary at Hotel Coastal Rock Garden, Bogadi Ring Road in city, at 9 am tomorrow (July 19). MLA T.S. Srivatsa, former MLC G. Madhusudhan, BJP leader Dr. Shushruth Gowda, ex-Corporator R. Devaraj and…
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Ashada rush at Hill Temple
July 17, 2026Mysuru: Thousands of devotees from Mysuru and surrounding districts visited Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill here on the occasion of the first Ashada Friday. Devotees were seen assembling at the Shashiranjan Grounds, located near Hotel Lalitha Mahal Palace, early in the morning to board the KSRTC buses to the hilltop. The authorities have banned…
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Investigators probe arrested American’s two-month stay in Mysuru
July 17, 2026Mysuru: The investigation into American national Jordan Brown has widened after security agencies reconstructed what they describe as an unusual cross-country trail spanning more than three months, with particular focus on his nearly two-month stay in Mysuru before his arrest near India-Nepal border. Sources said Brown stayed in Mysuru from May 14 to July 7,…
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Chamundeshwari Seva Samithi distributes 35,000 laddus
July 17, 2026Mysuru: Sri Chamundeshwari Seva Samithi located at Chamaraja Double Road in city distributed 35,000 laddus to the devotees visiting Goddess Chamundeshwari Temples atop Chamundi Hill, Gowdagere and Suvarnanagar on the occasion of Ashada Friday today. While the Samithi distributed 25,000 laddus atop the Hill, both Chamundeshwari Temple at Gowdagere and Suvarnanagar will be sent 5,000…
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B.R. Mahesh takes charge as MDA Commissioner
July 17, 2026Mysuru: B.R. Mahesh, a senior grade KAS Officer, currently serving as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) at Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI), who has been given an additional charge as the Commissioner of Mysuru Development Authority (MDA), took charge this morning. Mahesh replaces K.R. Rakshith, the previous Special Land Acquisition Officer (SLAO) of MDA,…
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Stage set for Kambala; 182 buffaloes registered
July 17, 2026Races during Dasara to attract over three lakh spectators: MLA Ashok Kumar Rai Mysuru: The stage is set for the inclusion of Kambala, the coastal region’s traditional buffalo race, in this year’s Mysuru Dasara, with organisers confirming that registrations have already exceeded 180. Puttur MLA and Chairman of the Mysuru and Bengaluru Kambala Committee, Ashok…
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Protest against Dasara Kambala tomorrow
July 17, 2026Mysuru: A coalition of farmers’ organisations, Dalit groups, environmental activists, ‘Parisarakkagi Naavu’ and Kannada organisations will hold a protest meeting at 10 am near the VTU Regional Centre on Outer Ring Road at Sathagalli, tomorrow (July 18), opposing the State government’s proposal to host Dasara Kambala. The protest is expected to bring together several prominent…
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Don’t dilute Dasara’s heritage with Kambala: Sandesh Swamy
July 17, 2026Mysuru: Former Mysuru Mayor Sandesh Swamy has written to Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, urging the State government to preserve the traditional character of Mysuru Dasara by not including Kambala buffalo races in its official programme. In his letter, Swamy said Dasara is more than a festival, describing it as a symbol of Karnataka’s culture, heritage,…
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Mysuru gets 7-member Bomb Disposal Squad
July 17, 2026Trained and equipped at NSG headquarters in Haryana Mysuru: In a significant move to strengthen security, the Karnataka Government has established a permanent Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) in Mysuru, recognising the city’s cultural prominence and the presence of several strategically important installations. Mysuru is home to the iconic Mysore Palace, major IT companies…
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