CM says flex-free Mysuru… but MCC order limits it to Dasara Mysuru: Several attempts in the past to make Mysuru a flex-free city have failed to achieve the desired result, despite Government orders and campaigns. This time, however, the direction has come directly from Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. Speaking at a press conference after chairing…
Mysuru: Demands are growing among residents and civic activists to make Mysuru permanently free of illegal flex boards, hoardings and banners. Citizens are urging MCC and district authorities to ensure that the ban is strictly enforced not just during the Dasara season but on a permanent basis. MCC sources told SOM that despite explicit directions…
Sacked beedi company employee arrested Mysuru: The Devaraja Police have arrested a 65-year-old former employee of Mangalore Ganesh Beedi Works for allegedly making a hoax bomb threat call to the company’s office on Hunsur Road in DevarajaMohalla. The incident took place on Sept. 17, when the office landline received an anonymous call. The caller threatened…
Gang of youths stab man multiple times in broad daylight before fleeing Mysuru: A 40-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death by a gang of five to six youths in broad daylight at Gokulam yesterday. The deceased has been identified as T. Mahesh, a resident of Gayathripuram, who was working as a supplier at a…
Gulmohar branch, illumination arch crash near Palace, Gun House Circle Mysuru: With just a week to go for the Dasara festivities, two separate incidents near the Mysore Palace and Gun House Circle yesterday raised safety concerns, though no casualties were reported. A large branch of a Gulmohar tree suddenly snapped near the Palace and fell…
Mysuru: The Day-6 of YuvaSambhrama witnessed students paying tributes to late actor PuneethRajkumar at Kuvempu Open-Air Theatre in Manasagangothri here yesterday. Students from various colleges performed to songs featuring PuneethRajkumar. The event not only celebrated ‘Appu’, as PuneethRajkumar was fondly called by his family members and fans, it also enlightened the audience about the actor’s…
Mysuru: The winners of painting contest on Dasara, organised as part of ChitraSanthe at Manasagangothri campus, were distributed cycles as prize yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner M.K. Savitha, who is also ChitraSanthe Committee President, said that the MCC is striving to keep Mysuru, the cultural capital of the State, clean…
Mysuru: Calling upon engineers to use technology for the goodness of the society, Water Resources Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy said that engineers should build a sustainable Karnataka through innovation. He was speaking after inaugurating the 41st National Convention of Civil Engineers organised under the aegis of the Mysore Chapter of The Institution of Engineers (India) at…
21-day illumination; 40-50 actors in JumbooSavari; hotels warned against overcharging Mysuru: Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) has announced that 500 religious leaders from different faiths, including Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Jain communities, will be invited to the inauguration of MysuruDasara. Speaking at a press conference after chairing a meeting on Dasara 2026 preparations at MysuruZilla…
Mysuru: Strongly opposing the organisation of Kambala during Dasara despite stiff opposition from various quarters, ‘ParisarakkaagiNaavu,’ a city-based environmental group has said it will stage a demonstration at the Kambala venue on Oct. 6. Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday, the environmental group President Parashuramegowda said that a protest has been organised at…
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