Mysuru: With an extended weekend coinciding with the Gowri-Ganesha festival on Monday, motorists travelling from Bengaluru towards Mysuru faced long waits at Toll Plazas on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway from early this morning. The Toll Plazas at Kaniminike in Bengaluru South taluk and Sheshagirihalli in Ramanagara taluk and Gananguru near Srirangapatna witnessed heavy traffic, with a…

Mysuru: For the first time in Mysuru, the Holy Relics Expo 2026, featuring relics associated with around 2,000 saints and celebrating centuries of history, human values and inspirational lives, opened to the public at St. Theresa’s Church on Manandavadi Road in Mysuru South this morning. The expo, organised by Diocese of Mysuru as part of…

Echo of Hanur forest encounter, Bandipur arms seizure Bengaluru: Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has warned people possessing unlicenced weapons, particularly those living in and around forest areas, to surrender them before Nov. 1. Speaking after offering floral tributes at the Forest Martyrs’ Day event in Bengaluru yesterday, he said people should surrender illegal and unlicenced…

Alok Kumar conducts surprise inspection; no objectionable items found in barracks Mysuru: Alok Kumar, Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services), conducted a surprise inspection at the Mysuru Central Jail yesterday, against the backdrop of the controversy over a mobile phone found with former MP Prajwal Revanna at Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara Central Jail. Arriving…

Mysuru: In yet another initiative to promote an eco-friendly Ganesha Chaturthi, with the festival scheduled to be held on Sept.14, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had organised a one-day workshop on making clay Ganesha idols for school students at the Town Hall premises on Thursday. MCC Commissioner M.K. Savitha, who interacted with the students, said…

Address used to contest South Teachers Constituency elections; Marithibbegowda denies charges Mysuru: Supreme Court Advocate D. Arun Das has accused former Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council Marithibbegowda of misusing his (Arun’s) residential address for election purposes. Arun has alleged that Marithibbegowda had been using the address for ‘benami’ property transactions involving his close aide…

Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner M.K. Savitha has suspended the Revenue Inspector (RI) of MCC Zone-2 Office D.M. Manjunath pending enquiry for dereliction of duty. Following complaints from the public that Manjunath was deliberately delaying the issuance of e-khata, MCC Zone-2 Commissioner had issued notices on various dates seeking explanation. As Manjunath did not…