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
September 29, 2026Mysuru: 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…
‘Organise Food Mela at Yuva Dasara venue’
September 29, 2026Mysuru: 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
September 29, 2026Mysuru: 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
September 29, 2026Mysuru: 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
September 29, 2026Mysuru: 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…
Pledging fake jewellery worth Rs. 8.16 lakh: Private bank manager, two others booked
September 29, 2026Mysuru: Devaraja Police have registered a case against three persons including the Manager of a private bank for allegedly pledging fake gold jewellery and obtaining a loan of Rs. 8.16 lakh from a private bank. The case has been registered against Manager of city’s Manappuram Finance Ltd. Sudeep, gold appraiser Sanjay and M.B. Prabhuswamy of…
Alleged sexual harassment on minor school girls: Case under POCSO Act registered against Govt. School Head Master
September 29, 2026Mysuru: 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
September 29, 2026Nanjangud: 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
September 29, 2026Mysuru: 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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