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Domestic help’s house burgled; gold worth Rs. 1.44 lakh stolen
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Domestic help’s house burgled; gold worth Rs. 1.44 lakh stolen

March 16, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: A theft case has been registered at Vijayanagar Police Station after gold ornaments worth about Rs. 1.44 lakh were stolen from a house in Chamundeshwari Nagar. The complaint was filed on Mar. 9 by 27-year-old Saraswathi, wife of Siddappaji and a resident of Chamundeshwari Nagar behind Belawadi Church. She lives with her two children…

Man loses Rs. 2.71 lakh via OTP transactions
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Man loses Rs. 2.71 lakh via OTP transactions

March 16, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: A case of cyber fraud has been registered at Metagalli Police Station after a resident lost Rs. 2,71,662 from his bank account through unauthorised OTP transactions. In his complaint, M. Jayashankar, a resident of Bhyraveshwara Nagar, stated that he received multiple OTP messages on his mobile phone around 8.30 pm on Mar. 8. Soon…

138-tonne seized sandalwood auction
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138-tonne seized sandalwood auction

March 15, 2026

Forest Department auction on Mar. 25; base price Rs. 1.25 crore; bid value to go up to Rs. 3 crore Mysore/Mysuru: For the first time in more than 10 years, the Karnataka Forest Department will auction sandalwood logs stored at the Government Sandalwood Depot (Sandal Koti) at Aranya Bhavana in Mysuru. According to a notification…

Male elephants outnumber females at forest camps
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Male elephants outnumber females at forest camps

March 15, 2026

Skewed sex ratio: Of 78 elephants in 8 camps, 64 are males, 9 are females, 5 are female calves Mysore/Mysuru: Elephant camps in Kodagu and Chamarajanagar districts that supply elephants for the Mysuru Dasara festival are facing a noticeable shortage of female elephants. According to data available with the Forest Department, of the 78 elephants…

Lalitha Mahal Grounds fenced
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Lalitha Mahal Grounds fenced

March 15, 2026

Mysore Royal Family puts up ‘Private Property’ boards Mysore/Mysuru: The erstwhile Mysore Royal Family has begun fencing the open grounds in front of Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel, popularly known as Lalitha Mahal Grounds, asserting that the land is their private property. Signboards declaring the land as ‘Private Property’ are also being installed. Cement poles are…

Kempegowda Circle flyover works: Ensure movement of smooth traffic: MP Yaduveer
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Kempegowda Circle flyover works: Ensure movement of smooth traffic: MP Yaduveer

March 15, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar yesterday inspected the progress of the ongoing  flyover works at Kempegowda Circle (Manipal Hospital Junction) on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway, being carried out by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Later speaking to presspersons, Yaduveer Wadiyar said that the traffic signal at the junction used to often become a ‘Choke…

S.R. Mahesh urges crackdown on LPG cylinder black market
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S.R. Mahesh urges crackdown on LPG cylinder black market

March 15, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Alleging that some vested interests were indulged in hoarding and black marketing of LPG cylinders for creation of  artificial shortage, former Minister and senior JD(S) leader S.R. Mahesh urged the State Government to take stringent action against such unscrupulous elements. Addressing a press meet at a private hotel here yesterday, Mahesh asserted that as…

CSIR-CFTRI develops Mobile Processing Unit for Northeast Region
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CSIR-CFTRI develops Mobile Processing Unit for Northeast Region

March 15, 2026

Meghalaya Governor C.H. Vijayashankar inaugurates Unit Mysore/Mysuru: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, has developed a Mobile Processing Unit (MPU) for Northeast Region for processing of fruits and vegetables. This was designed and developed for Northeast Centre for Technology Application & Reach (NECTAR), Shillong, an autonomous institute under DST, Government of India. The Unit…

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