Mysore/Mysuru: The city’s Third Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced a man to rigorous life imprisonment after finding him guilty of murdering his employer and stealing 14 kg of silver bars. The deceased has been identified as Govinda, a silversmith from Bankli village in Sumerpur taluk of Pali district, Rajasthan. The convict, Arjunkumar alias…
Minor riding case: Court slaps Rs. 25,000 fine on parent
December 19, 2025Underage riding cases cross 50 in five Traffic Police Stations; City Top Cop appeals to parents Mysore/Mysuru: The Second Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court in the city has imposed a fine of Rs. 25,000 on a two-wheeler owner for allowing his minor son to ride the vehicle on a public road. The case was…
A new lifeline for mentally-ill destitutes
December 19, 2025Emergency Care Centre at K.R. Hospital Stone Building; inauguration tomorrow Mysore/Mysuru: To ensure proper care for destitute persons suffering from mental illness and abandoned by their families, the Department of Health and Family Welfare is establishing Emergency Care and Recovery Centres (ECRC) across all districts in the State. In Mysuru, the ECRC has been set…
Mysuru jail to get high-tech upgrade
December 19, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: In a major move to strengthen prison security and enhance transparency, the Karnataka Government is rolling out a technology-driven prison management system across nine major prisons in the State, including the Central Prison in Mysuru. The digital overhaul will feature real-time inmate movement tracking, cashless canteen systems and QR code-based biometric prisoner phone calling…
CM’s MUDA 50:50 site case: Court raps Lokayukta Police over delay in final report
December 19, 2025Mysuru Lokayukta SP directed to produce case diary; hearing posted for Dec. 23 Bengaluru: The Special Court for People’s Representatives in Bengaluru on Wednesday pulled up the Mysuru Lokayukta Police for failing to submit the final investigation report in the multi-crore Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case, which involves allegations that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah illegally…
Feeding pigeons in public attracts punitive action
December 19, 2025Health and Family Welfare Minister announces regulatory guidelines; levying of fine, six-month jail sentence for guilty Bengaluru: Henceforth, if you feed pigeons in public places, be ready to cough up the fine amount and serve the jail sentence. The State Health and Family Welfare Department, has drafted guidelines to regulate the practice of feeding pigeons…
National Herald case: Congress workers’ bid to lay siege to BJP office foiled
December 19, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Members of District and City Congress Committee staged a protest in front of Ramaswamy Circle against BJP, accusing the Central Government of misusing probe agencies, after a Delhi Court refused to take cognisance of money laundering charges made by Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Congress leaders and MPs Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi…
Elusive tiger finally rescued in Gundlupet
December 19, 2025Big cat was trapped in the combing operation assisted by trained elephants Gundlupet: A tiger, that had created a havoc among the villagers at Bommalapura and surroundings in Gundlupet taluk for the past one year, was finally captured by the Forest Department recently. A team of Forest personnel consisting veterinarians and sharp shooters, assisted by…
DCF warns of legal action against circulating AI photos of wild animals
December 19, 2025Photos of leopard on tree and drinking water are fake Mysore/Mysuru: Photos of a leopard sitting on a tree near Railway Workshop in Ashokapuram and a leopard drinking water in a residential area, which are being widely circulated in various social media platforms, are fake and generated through Artificial Intelligence (AI). Deputy Conservator of Forests…
Mysuru youth arrested for chain snatching in Pandavapura
December 19, 2025Gold chains weighing 47 grams, two-wheeler worth about Rs. 5.6 lakh recovered Pandavapura: The Pandavapura Police have arrested a youth from Mysuru on charges of snatching a gold chain from a woman on the pretext of seeking drinking water. The Police have recovered gold jewellery and seized the two-wheeler used in the crime. The arrested…















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