Month: July, 2026

Mysuru youth arrested for ‘blackmailing’ Channapatna Tahsildar
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Mysuru youth arrested for ‘blackmailing’ Channapatna Tahsildar

July 9, 2026

Cops on a lookout for two more accused Mysuru: Channapatna Police have arrested a native of Chamarajanagar district, on charges of threatening and blackmailing Channapatna Tahsildar B.N. Girish (former Mysuru Tahsildar) and have launched a search to nab two others who are absconding. The arrested is Anush, a resident of Mysuru, hailing  from Yanagumba village…

After 2-day ordeal…: Elephant walks out of estate pond
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After 2-day ordeal…: Elephant walks out of estate pond

July 9, 2026

Siddapur: A 15-year-old wild elephant that had been stranded for two days in a pond inside a coffee estate near Kannambadi, close to Thithimathi, walked out on its own and is now under the watch of Forest Department officials. The tusker entered the coffee estate owned by Kallichanda Raja on Monday evening and became trapped…

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G Square Group launches G Square Alchemy

July 9, 2026

A Premium Plotted Community in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Mysuru Mysuru: G Square Group, India’s largest plotted developer, recently launched G Square Alchemy, a premium plotted residential community in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Mysuru. Marking the company’s continued expansion in Karnataka, the project has been designed to meet the growing demand for premium plotted developments in an infrastructure-led residential…

‘Mahatmana Magalu’ book release & interaction programme
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‘Mahatmana Magalu’ book release & interaction programme

July 9, 2026

Mysuru: The Indian Institute of Educational Theatre (IIET), Mysuru, has organised the book release and interaction programme for the Kannada translation of ‘Mahatmana Magalu’ (The Mahatma’s Daughter), the autobiography of Madeleine Slade, popularly known as Mirabehn (Meerakka). The book has been translated into Kannada by Manjunath Chand. Mirabehn, whom Mahatma Gandhi accepted as his own…

Daksha’s Campus Clean-Up Drive
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Daksha’s Campus Clean-Up Drive

July 9, 2026

Mysuru: Daksha College in Hootagalli Industrial Area, Mysuru, marked World Environment Day-2026 with a strong commitment to sustainability through a Campus Clean-Up Drive and Road Adoption Programme in the presence of chief guest H.K. Madesh, Development Officer at Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB). Extending its responsibility beyond the campus, the college launched a Road…

Prof. H.R. Chetana deputed as UoM Folklore Museum Director
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Prof. H.R. Chetana deputed as UoM Folklore Museum Director

July 9, 2026

Mysuru: Prof. H.R. Chetana has been appointed on deputation as the Director of Folklore Museum of University of Mysore (UoM) at Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion in Manasagangothri campus in the city. Prof. Chetana has been serving as the Head of Folklore Department, Maharaja’s College. She will continue to discharge her duty additionally as a teaching faculty…

Talk on ‘Fruit Flies’ at Science Sanje
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Talk on ‘Fruit Flies’ at Science Sanje

July 9, 2026

Mysuru: As part of ‘Science Sanje,’ Kalasuruchi and Kutuhali-Kannada have organised a talk on ‘Flirting Fruit Flies and the Origin of Species’ by Dr. Rajanikanth Chowdanayaka, Post Doctoral Researcher, Department of Entomology, Michigan State University (MSU), East Lansing, USA, at Suruchi Rangamane in Kuvempunagar on July 11 from 6.15 pm to 8 pm. Born in…

KSCA to host U-19 zonal tournament for girls
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KSCA to host U-19 zonal tournament for girls

July 9, 2026

Veda Varshini to lead Mysuru Zone U-19 team Mysuru: City’s Veda Varshini will be leading Mysuru Zone U-19 Girls team at the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) U-19 zonal tournament to be held in Bengaluru. Meanwhile, Kashvi S. Shekar was appointed as Vice-Captain. The KSCA Managing Committee has taken the decision to form zone teams…

Mysore Warriors cruise past Shivamogga Yodhas
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Mysore Warriors cruise past Shivamogga Yodhas

July 9, 2026

Season 5 Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 Make it to the knockout stage; to take on Yodhas again in the eliminator Bengaluru: Skipper Vyshak Vijaykumar produced a sensational spell as Mysore Warriors stormed into the knockout stage of Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 tournament with a six-wicket victory over Shivamogga Yodhas at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here…

Ashoka and the Unifier of China
Decoding Mythology, Feature Articles

Ashoka and the Unifier of China

July 9, 2026

By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Over 2,200 years ago, two rulers on opposite ends of Asia confronted a similar problem: how to hold together vast, diverse territories emerging from long periods of conflict. Qin Shi Huang in China and Ashoka in India both inherited States forged through conquest. Yet the solutions…

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