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Rs. 1.02 cr. con
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Rs. 1.02 cr. con

August 23, 2026

Two senior citizens lose hard-earned savings Mysuru: Two senior citizens in Mysuru city have lost a total of Rs. 1.02 crore, their hard-earned money, to cyber fraudsters in two separate incidents. In one case, a senior citizen was cheated of Rs. 53.50 lakh after fraudsters, posing as a telecom officer and a CBI officer, claimed…

MUDA 50:50 ratio illegal sites row: CANCEL IS OFFICIAL
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MUDA 50:50 ratio illegal sites row: CANCEL IS OFFICIAL

August 23, 2026

MDA begins process to annul Sale Deeds, Khatas of 1,100 sites Mysuru: It is official. Following the State Government’s decision to cancel the illegal allotment of 1,100 alternative sites under 50:50 ratio scheme by erstwhile Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has now initiated steps to annul the related Sale Deeds…

Cancel all 4,350 MUDA 50:50 sites allotted since 2019: MLA
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Cancel all 4,350 MUDA 50:50 sites allotted since 2019: MLA

August 23, 2026

Mysuru: Questioning why the State Government’s order mentions cancellation of alternative sites allotted only after Mar. 14, 2023, KR MLA T.S. Srivatsa has urged the Government to cancel the allotment of sites sanctioned between 2019 and 2023 as well. Addressing a press meet at his office on the MCC Zone-1 office premises at Agrahara this…

Release list of cancelled sites
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Release list of cancelled sites

August 23, 2026

MLC Raghu Kautilya demands MDA Mysuru: Maintaining that the State Government passed an order cancelling the allotment of 1,100 alternative sites which were sanctioned on 50:50 ratio basis by the erstwhile MUDA (now renamed as MDA), fearing that the matter would come for a debate in the upper house during the ongoing State Legislature session, BJP…

MCC to develop two more Miyawaki Parks
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MCC to develop two more Miyawaki Parks

August 23, 2026

Parks opposite two schools at Rajivnagar to get 30,000 saplings Mysuru: To boost biodiversity, reduce sweltering heat and control air pollution, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has plans to develop two more parks using the Japanese-based Miyawaki method. The Miyawaki method, which envisages the development of mini forests in urban landscapes, has already been adopted by…

MMC&RI gets new Dean and Director
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MMC&RI gets new Dean and Director

August 23, 2026

Mysuru: With the tenure of Dr. K.R. Dakshayani, who was serving as the Dean and Director of Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) ending on Aug. 18, the Government has appointed Dr. Mudassir Azeez Khan, Professor & Head, Department of Community Medicine, MMC&RI, as In-charge Dean and Director with effect from Aug. 19. Dr….

Aug. 15 forest encounter case: Aluminium primers found on deceased
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Aug. 15 forest encounter case: Aluminium primers found on deceased

August 23, 2026

Primers used in country-made firearms to ignite gunpowder Chamarajanagar: There have been fresh developments in the forest encounter case that occurred in the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary in Hanur taluk on Aug. 15, with the investigation taking a new turn following the recovery of material that the Forest Department claims points to the deceased being poachers….

Wild elephant kills tourist from Bengaluru in Kodagu
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Wild elephant kills tourist from Bengaluru in Kodagu

August 23, 2026

Nine elephant attack deaths in eight months; two among them are tourists Madikeri: A 41-year-old Bengaluru resident, who had come to Kodagu on a holiday with friends, was killed in a wild elephant attack near Teralu village in Srimangala hobli of Ponnampet taluk yesterday evening. The victim has been identified as Murali Krishna, a resident…

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Karnataka Cabinet approves cloud seeding

August 23, 2026

Cloud seeding programme to be taken up at a cost of Rs. 28.52 crore for 60 days Bengaluru: Following the deficit in monsoon rainfall, the Karnataka Government has approved an emergency cloud seeding programme at a cost of Rs. 28.52 crore. The cloud seeding will be taken up for the next 60 days for 200…

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