Month: August, 2026

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Woman claims divine powers, allegedly cheats elderly man of Rs. 31.80 lakh

August 5, 2026

Saraswathipuram Police register case following Court direction Mysuru: A woman, claiming that she has divine powers, has allegedly cheated an elderly man from Bantwal of Rs. 31.80 lakh and Sarswathipuram Police, based on the direction from the Third JMFC Court, have registered a case. The accused woman is M.M. Vijayalakshmi, a resident of Saraswathipuram in…

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Two held for transporting ganja

August 5, 2026

Cops launch hunt to nab ganja supplier in Periyapatna Mysuru: In separate cases, Mandi Police have arrested two persons and seized 592 grams of ganja, while youths prevented smuggling of ganja at a village in Periyapatna and have handed over 1 kg of the narcotic substance to the Police. In the first case, Mandi Police…

Action & Auction…
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Action & Auction…

August 5, 2026

Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner M.K. Savitha has served a deadline of Aug. 15 for the vehicle owners to voluntarily clear their vehicles — unused, scrap or abandoned — parked on public roads, footpaths, road side and public places since a longer time. Any failure on the part of vehicle owners to heed the…

Vishwanath accuses Siddu of thwarting Tanveer Sait’s inclusion in Ministry
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Vishwanath accuses Siddu of thwarting Tanveer Sait’s inclusion in Ministry

August 5, 2026

Mysuru: Accusing former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of thwarting senior NR MLA Tanveer Sait’s entry to the State Cabinet, former MLC A.H. Vishwanath alleged that Siddaramaiah  has done so because he believes that the induction of Sait would pose a challenge for his Minister son Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah’s Mysuru District in-Charge responsibility. Addressing a press meet…

Chamundeshwari Vardhanti concludes with Durbar Utsava
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Chamundeshwari Vardhanti concludes with Durbar Utsava

August 5, 2026

Wadiyar era custom and tradition still practiced at Hill temple; Pramoda Devi Wadiyar participates in rituals performed to Utsava Murti Mysuru: The Vardhanti Mahotsava (birthday celebration) of Goddess Chamundeshwari atop Chamundi Hill in city concluded yesterday night with Durbar Utsava performed to the Utsava Murti of the presiding deity. Chief Priest of Chamundeshwari Temple Dr….

Legal awareness must among all: KSLSA Member-Secretary
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Legal awareness must among all: KSLSA Member-Secretary

August 5, 2026

Awareness programme on ‘POCSO Act, NDPS Act and The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act’ held in city Mysuru: District Judge and Member-Secretary of Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA) H. Shashidhara Shetty has said it is essential for every public to be aware of law. He was speaking after inaugurating a legal awareness programme on…

Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar remembered
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Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar remembered

August 5, 2026

Mysuru: The Maharaja High School and PU College Alumni Association recently celebrated the Jayanti of Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, the Founder of the nearly two-centuries-old Maharaja High School on JLB Road here. The School Alumni and the current staff garlanding the bust of the erstwhile Mysore ruler. Elder Citizens Council, Jayalakshmipuram, former President S.V. Gowdappa, aged…

P.S. Mahesh appointed MDA Special Land Acquisition Officer
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P.S. Mahesh appointed MDA Special Land Acquisition Officer

August 5, 2026

Mysuru: In a minor reshuffle, the State Government on Tuesday  transferred  eight KAS officers in the backdrop of the ongoing SIR (Special Intensive Revision) of electoral rolls. P.S. Mahesh, who was awaiting posting, has been appointed as Special Land Acquisition Officer of Mysuru Development Authority (MDA). C.R. Kalpashri, who is serving as the Chief Administrative…

Activist questions cutting of trees before land transfer
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Activist questions cutting of trees before land transfer

August 5, 2026

‘Tree felling at Sathagalli for Dasara Kambala, not cycling velodrome’ Mysuru: Parashuramegowda, General Secretary of Parisarakkagi Naavu organisation, has alleged that authorities violated the law and damaged the environment by felling trees in the name of preparations for the Dasara Kambala. Addressing a press conference at Pathrakarthara Bhavan in Mysuru recently, he said 17.5 acres…

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