In the backdrop of ‘Gruha Lakshmi’ scheme, one of the five Guarantee Schemes of the State Congress Government, completing three years of implementation, the Mysore Palace was illuminated with pink lights last night. While regular weekend illumination was held from 7 pm to 8 pm, the special pink light illumination was from 8 pm to…

The students of Ananthageetha Vidyalaya — Niranjan and Raksha — secured first places in boys and girls categories of the State-level Junior Dance Competition ‘Mime Fest-2026’ organised by Mysore Miracles in memory of Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar. They are seen with Venugopal Kallur, Director Manjula Kallur, Head Master H.P. Lokesh and Senior Teacher Kaveramma.

City’s noted pharmacist and environmentalist N. Raghavan of Raghulal & Co. being felicitated during 355th Aradhana Mahotsava of Sri Raghavendra Swamy yesterday by Sri Raghavendra Prathistana President S. Nagaraj as Sulochana, Harish and social worker V. Rajendra look on.

Chamaraja MLA K. Harishgowda, ABS Syed Abbas and ABS Syed Umar presenting the 27th Annual Syed Yusuff Memorial Cup to the tableau of Masjid-e-Aqsa, which bagged the first prize in the procession of tableaux taken out during Eid Meelad celebration in city on Aug. 26. Anjuman E Farooqia Committee and Abdur Rahman Sab Taleem also…

Mysuru Santhe-2026, a three-day carnival of shopping, food and entertainment, was inaugu-rated at Maharaja’s College Grounds in city yesterday by Karnataka State Commission for Women Chairperson Dr. Nagalakshmi Chowdhary in the presence of former international cricketer Javagal Srinath and actress-producer Shruthi Naidu. The event, featuring 150 curated stalls from across India, is organised by Pooja…

Mysuru’s Raksha R. Karpoor (centre), who won first place in the PowerSpeak Championship-2026, an All India Competition organised by SBY Academy, is seen receiving the trophy from the Jury, Tanvi Bhatt, at Hotel Mirador, Andheri East, Mumbai, on Aug. 9. Also seen are (from left) Indian voice-over artist and actor Vijay Vikram Singh, Entrepreneur Rohit…

A group photo of the new office-bearers of Pommale Kodava Okkuta, Ramakrishnanagar, who were elected at the Annual General Body (AGM) meeting held at Kodava Samaja, Mysuru, recently. Seen are (from left) Kanjithanda Ashika Kushalappa – Vice-President; Cheruvalanda Shalini Palangappa – Special Invitee; Chimmanamada Veena Shashikumar – Committee Member; Chenanda Lalitha,  Mukkatira Subbaiah – President;…

Mysuru’s wildlife photographers (from right) S.R. Madhusudhana, V. Sheshadri and M.R. Bhaskar, who were honoured by the Federation of Indian Photography (FIP) with EFIP (Excellence FIP) distinction recently. To get the EFIP distinction, one must have 300 acceptances and over 50 national or international prizes.

Dr. B. Nandeesha, Assistant Library and Information Officer (ALIO), All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysuru, receiving the National Best Librarian Award-2026 from the Madras Library Association (MALA) at the awards function held at Anna Centenary Library, Chennai, on Aug.16, in recognition of his contributions and dedicated service to library and information services.

Mysore Medical College and Research Institute Dean and Director Dr. K.R. Dakshayani (now transferred) inaugurating the CBCT and Dental 3D Printer at Farooqia Dental College in city recently. Rifa-Ul-Muslimeen Educational Trust (RMET) Hon. Secretary Taj Mohammed Khan, Dean and Director of Farooqia Dental College Dr. H.P. Srinath, Principal  Dr. Sanjay Murgud, HoD of Oral Medicine…