Thousands seek divine grace for auspicious beginning Mysore/Mysuru: With the dawn of New Year 2026, a heavy rush was witnessed at temples across the city this morning as thousands thronged the shrines to offer prayers and usher in the year on an auspicious note. Long queues of devotees included newlyweds, youths and senior citizens, arriving…
Vishwakarma Amarashilpi Jakanachari Samsmarana Day: Protest erupts over absence of elected representatives
January 1, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Venting their ire over the absence of elected representatives despite official invitations for the Vishwakarma Amarashilpi Jakanachari Samsmarana Day event today, members of the Vishwakarma community staged a sit-in protest on the steps of Kalamandira this morning. The event, organised jointly by the District Administration, Kannada & Culture Department and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC),…
Actor ‘Kiccha’ Sudeepa visits city theatre
January 1, 2026Fans go frenzy to see ‘Abhinaya Chakravarti’ Mysore/Mysuru: Following the successful run of his new release ‘Mark,’ Kannada film actor Sudeepa visited Sangam theatre on Chandragupta Road in city yesterday. Sudeepa, who is popular as ‘Kiccha’ among his fans, told media persons, that he was grateful to his fans, for making the film a grand…
Kogilu housing exposes Govt. double standards
January 1, 2026Squatters in Bengaluru get houses in days while Mysuru slum dwellers wait for years! Mysore/Mysuru: While the Congress Government has announced a swift decision to provide houses within just three to four days to displaced migrant families in Bengaluru’s Kogilu Layout — who had encroached upon vast stretches of Government land — the move has…
Houses to be handed over tomorrow
January 1, 2026Bengaluru: Housing Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan said, houses will be distributed tomorrow (Jan. 2) to eligible families displaced by the demolition of unauthorised houses in Kogilu Layout near Yelahanka. He announced this yesterday and explained that the distribution, originally scheduled for Jan. 1, had to be postponed by a day to complete the verification of…
Siddu-Vijayan display bonhomie after Kogilu spat…
January 1, 2026Thiruvananthapuram: Amid the ongoing tension over the Kogilu Layout demolition row in Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan shared a stage yesterday and shook hands. However, despite the clear portrayal behind the ‘all is well’ gesture, the stress between the leaders could be sensed as Pinarayi left the event before…
Major changes in IPS, IAS postings
January 1, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: In a major shake up on New Year’s eve, the State Government has transferred 80 IAS and 68 IPS Officers, with some of them elevated with a promotion. Prominent among the IPS Officers promoted include DIGP (Southern Range) Dr. M.B. Boralingaiah, who has been promoted as IGP and retained, while Superintendent of Police (SP)…
MP Yaduveer presents Shikshana Nava Chetana Awards
January 1, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Shikshagraha Movement presented Shikshana Nava Chetana Award, a district-level school innovation initiative aimed at recognising and encouraging low-cost, context-driven improvements in schools across Mysuru and Kodagu districts. The awards were presented during Shikshana Samvaada, a district-level education dialogue, by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, at Rani Bahadur auditorium, Manasagangothri in city. The winners…
Activists flay housing plan for squatters
January 1, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government’s decision to distribute houses in Baiyappanahalli to migrants displaced from the unauthorised Kogilu settlement in Bengaluru has drawn sharp criticism. Girish Shivarchak, Founder and State President of Kasturi Karnataka Nyayapara Vedike, has urged that priority be given to homeless Kannadigas rather than migrants. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakarthara Bhavan yesterday,…
New Year Bash…
January 1, 2026Mysureans ushered in New Year 2026 with music and dance as organisers made elaborate arrangements to welcome the guests for the celebrations. People along with their friends and families visited various clubs, hotels and resorts located in and around the city as the countdown began. Celebrations were also held at some residential layouts and apartments…















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