Month: September, 2026

Yuva Sambhrama off to a colourful start
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Yuva Sambhrama off to a colourful start

September 29, 2026

Mysuru: The opening day of ‘Yuva Sambhrama-2026’ witnessed youths gathered dancing to the tunes of some of the popular songs as the students from various colleges performed on stage at the Kuvempu Open Air Theatre in Manasagangothri premises yesterday. The 8-day event will be held between 4.30 pm and 10 pm till Oct. 5 and…

Open-Air Theatre in Gangothri named after Kuvempu
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Open-Air Theatre in Gangothri named after Kuvempu

September 29, 2026

Mysuru: With the University of Mysore (UoM) naming its Open-Air Theatre at the Manasagangothri campus ‘Kuvempu Bayalu Rangamandira’ (Kuvempu Open-Air Theatre) after Poet Laureate Kuvempu, the Mysuru-Chamarajanagar District Vokkaligara Sangha felicitated University Vice-Chancellor Prof. N.K. Lokanath at his office in Crawford Hall yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Lokanath said, Kuvempu had a close association…

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‘Organise Food Mela at Yuva Dasara venue’

September 29, 2026

Mysuru: As the city gears up for this year’s ‘Yuva Dasara’ to be held at the 100-acre land near Uttanahalli in city outskirts, the demand to organise Food Mela at the venue has also witnessed steady growth. In a press release, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Secretary Varuna Mahesh has urged the authorities to organise…

Prophet Muhammad’s message transcends religion: Siddaramaiah
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Prophet Muhammad’s message transcends religion: Siddaramaiah

September 29, 2026

Mysuru: Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah observed that Prophet Muhammad was not confined to Islam alone but worked to cleanse society of its impurities for the transformation of humanity. He was speaking at the ‘Prophet Muhammad’s Light of Revolution — Public Seerath Conference’ organised by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind at Jaganmohan Palace auditorium in city on Sunday. Siddaramaiah…

Guv releases books on former UoM VC
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Guv releases books on former UoM VC

September 29, 2026

Mysuru: Two books titled Hemantha (‘ºÉêÀÄAvÀ’) and  Jnanadeguladalli  (‘eÁÕ£ÀzÉÃUÀÄ®zÀ°è’) were released by Thaawarchand Gehlot, Governor – Chancellor of the Universities of Karnataka in Bengaluru on Sept. 25. Hemantha is a felicitation volume containing articles on Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar, former Vice-Chancellor of University of Mysore (UoM), from 2018-2022. The articles have traced the trajectory of Prof….

Toddler dies under school bus while reversing
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Toddler dies under school bus while reversing

September 29, 2026

Mysuru: A one-and-a-half-year-old girl child was killed after being run over by a school bus at Nanjapura in Hunsur taluk yesterday afternoon. The victim, Lathiksha, was the daughter of Basavaraju and Kanchana, residents of the village. The bus (KA-45-A-2509) belonged to Shastri Vidya Samsthe, Hunsur. Residents and passers-by caught the driver, Siddaraju, 42 and handed…

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Alleged sexual harassment on minor school girls: Case under POCSO Act registered against Govt. School Head Master

September 29, 2026

Mysuru: Mysuru Rural Police have registered a case under POCSO Act against Hanchya Government School Head Master for alleged sexual harassment on a minor school girl. The Mysuru Rural Police at about 9 pm on Sept. 27 has registered a POCSO case against Hanchya Government Primary School Head Master 59-year-old Ramu Shetty. Details: On Sept….

Youth killed as tipper hits car
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Youth killed as tipper hits car

September 29, 2026

Nanjangud: A youth was killed on the spot when a tipper rammed into the car he was driving in front of Taluk Panchayat Office in the town on Sunday midnight. The deceased is Ganesh (26), son of Tagadur village APMC former Vice-President R. Mahadevu. On Sunday at about 11.30 pm, Ganesh, who was proceeding towards…

Batteries from KSRTC bus stolen near Police Station
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Batteries from KSRTC bus stolen near Police Station

September 29, 2026

Mysuru: Miscreants have made away with the batteries of a KSRTC bus parked near Ambedkar Bhavan when the bus driver had gone to the nearby Devaraja Traffic Police Station to solve an issue regarding an accident. In his complaint, bus driver V. Basanth Kumar has stated that on Sept. 27 at about 3.15 pm, when…

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