Mysore/Mysuru: Following a complaint by representatives of Apple Inc., Lashkar Police have registered FIRs against owners of nine mobile phone shops on K.T. Street for allegedly selling duplicate Apple gadgets. The shops booked are Naresh Telecom, Srikrishna Telecom, Raj Telecom, Mahesh Telecom, Madan Telecom, Neminath Telecom, Lalith Telecom and Hanuman Telecom. According to the complaint,…
PM’s call for fuel austerity: CM Siddaramaiah on inspection-spree in Mysuru; 30-vehicle convoy raises eyebrows
May 14, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Amid a nationwide push for fuel conservation and austerity measures advocated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the West Asia conflict and fuel shortage concerns, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s inspection spree in Mysuru city this morning raised eyebrows over the sheer size of his motorcade, which exceeded 30 to 35 vehicles. The Chief Minister was…
‘JD(S) will win more seats in next Assembly polls’
May 14, 2026Nikhil Kumaraswamy at ‘Janarondige Janata Dal’ event Mysore/Mysuru: Saying that the JD(S) has accepted Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s statement that the number of JD(S) Legislators will come down to single digit in the next Assembly polls as a challenge, State JD(S) Youth Wing President Nikhil Kumaraswamy asserted that the party will end up with more than…
Karnataka rolls back 2022 ban, allows hijabs in schools
May 14, 2026Students cannot attend schools wearing saffron shawls and saffron turbans. Only traditional headgear that has existed from the beginning will be allowed. If the colour of the turban is changed now, it will not be accepted. We have not permitted only hijabs; janivara (sacred thread) and shivadhara turban have also been allowed. However, new forms…
Mysore Travel Mart-2026 at JCAC from June 5 to 7
May 14, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The fifth edition of Mysore Travel Mart-2026 has been organised by Mysore Travels Association (MTA), in collaboration with GRS Fantasy Park, Central Tourism Department, Karnataka Tourism Department, Mysore Hotel Owners Association and SKAL International Mysore, at Jagannatha Centre for Art and Culture (JCAC) in Vijayanagar 1st Stage from June 5 to 7. Announcing this…
Approval must for private Water Purification Plants
May 14, 2026Complaints of foul-smelling water, drinking water crisis raised at MGP meeting Mysore/Mysuru: Private Drinking Water Purification Plants can no longer be set up without mandatory approval from local authorities, clarified Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW) Assistant Executive Engineer (East) S.L. Ravikumar. He was speaking during a public interaction organised by the Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP)…
NEET row: Youth Congress activists protest near MP Yaduveer’s Office
May 14, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Condemning the alleged irregularities in NEET, Youth Congress activists staged a protest near the office of Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Wadiyar at the CADA office complex yesterday. The protesters raised slogans against PM Narendra Modi and the Union Govt., accusing them of failing to prevent the alleged leak of NEET question papers. Police had erected…
Cops trace ‘missing valuables’ in a jiffy at Chamundi Hill
May 14, 2026Concerted action helps K.R. Police Outpost staff crack cases; devotees thank Policemen Mysore/Mysuru: In the last 10 days, Police personnel attached to K.R. Police Station Outpost at Chamundi Hill, have acted swiftly, by tracing and returning the lost valuables to the devotees. In one case, a devotee who came out of Goddess Chamundeshwari Temple, after…
World’s biggest Charaka planned at Badanavalu Khadi Centre: MLA
May 14, 2026Nanjangud: Nanjangud MLA Darshan Dhruvanarayan has said, the world’s biggest ever Charaka (spinning wheel) will be built on the premises of Khadi and Village Industries Centre at Badanavalu in Nanjangud taluk, to develop it as a prominent tourist attraction of the State. He was speaking to media persons after inspecting the Khadi and Gramodyog Centre,…
Swadesi touch for government employees
May 14, 2026Two-day khadi sales begin at DC Office Mysore/Mysuru: Following State Government’s circular instructing the Government employees to wear khadi on first Saturdays of every month and during celebrations of national festivals including Gandhi Jayanthi among others, a two-day sale of khadi clothes began at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office premises in Siddarthanagar here this morning. The…















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