Month: August, 2026

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Baara-Roz-Ijlaas celebrations at various Masjids from tomorrow

August 13, 2026

Mysuru: Bara-Roz-Ijlas celebrations as part of Jashne Eid Meelad-Un-Nabi — 1,501st year Birthday of Prophet Muhammad — will be held from Aug. 14 to 26 at various Masjids in city which have organised special lectures as follows: Daily after Namaz-e-Fajr Salath (Dawn Prayer): Madeena Masjid at Muslim Block in Kyathamaranahalli; Mohamadiya Masjid at Shanthinagar; Masjid-e-Mushayikeen…

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Have sacrificed for 18 years… till how long?!

August 13, 2026

NR MLA Tanveer Sait hits out at party top brass; tells District Minister Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah to derive experience from his previous role as ‘de facto CM’ Mysuru: Narasimharaja (NR) Constituency Congress MLA Tanveer Sait, who has been sulking over denying him the Ministry, ignoring his six-term-long stint as a legislator, vented his anguish over…

Monsoon Session begins
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Monsoon Session begins

August 13, 2026

Bengaluru: The 10-day Monsoon Session of the State Legislature began here this morning, the first for D.K. Shivakumar as the Chief Minister. The first two days of the session is being devoted to condolence references to the passing away of late Minister D. Sudhakar, Chennamma, wife of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda and other…

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A.S. Ponnanna, now made Political Secretary to CM

August 13, 2026

Bengaluru: Virajpet MLA A.S. Ponnanna has been made the Political Secretary  to the Chief Minister, with a Cabinet Minister rank. Ponnanna, a first time MLA, was earlier announced by AICC as candidate for the election to Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly. However, he was unwilling to become Dy. Speaker. Following  this, CM Shivakumar appointed him…

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Bandh impact: Mandya shops remain shut for some time

August 13, 2026

Mandya: Tension prevailed for some time as several pro-Kannada and farmer activists staged a protest at Sanjay Circle on the old Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway in the heart of Mandya city this morning, in support of the Karnataka bandh. Expressing solidarity, commercial establishments, including shops, hotels and others in the city, remained closed from morning till afternoon….

Sri Chidananda Swamiji of Sree Hosamath passes away
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Sri Chidananda Swamiji of Sree Hosamath passes away

August 13, 2026

Mysuru: Sri Chidananda Swamiji (76), President of Sree Hosamath and Sree Nataraja Prathistana on Shankar Mutt Road in Khile Mohalla, passed away following brief illness at a private hospital in city this afternoon. Born on Feb. 1, 1950 at Mudukanapura in T. Narasipur taluk, Chidananda Swamiji joined Sree Hosamath that has a history of 500…

Engaged couple found hanging
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Engaged couple found hanging

August 13, 2026

Both victims were bank staff in Hunsur and Ernakulam Mysuru: An engaged couple, who were scheduled to get married on Dec. 26, were found dead hours apart at Hunsur in Mysuru District and Ernakulam in Kerala on Aug. 12. The deceased have been identified as P. Anushree, 25, who was working at the State Bank…

Attempt to sell tiger teeth, claw: Three arrested
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Attempt to sell tiger teeth, claw: Three arrested

August 13, 2026

Four canine teeth, two molars, one claw recovered Chamarajanagar: Special Tiger Force (STF) and Bandipur’s Gopalaswamy Hill Range Forest Officers’ team have arrested three persons, while they were trying to sell tiger teeth and claw near the lake at Haradanahalli village in the district and have recovered six teeth and a claw besides seizing a…

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