Former MP Prathap Simha says no visible progress on saving heritage structure Former MP Prathap Simha speaking at Mysore Travel Mart in JCAC yesterday. Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha has expressed concern that the proposed renovation of the century-old Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel could meet the same fate as the Lansdowne Building, which he said…
Forest staff gain firepower
June 7, 202642 frontline staff undergo intensive firearms training to curb poaching Forest staff practice rifle firing at Doddabyadarahalli Firing Range in Mandya. For the first time in Karnataka, frontline Forest personnel in Mysuru, Mandya and Chamarajanagar have undergone intensive firearms training aimed at strengthening forest protection and curbing poaching. With large tracts of Mysuru and Chamarajanagar…
MOF to host talk on ‘How Old is Bangalore?’ tomorrow
June 6, 2026Mysuru, June 6- Mysore Open Forum (MOF) has organised a talk on ‘How Old is Bangalore? – A City Read Through Its Stones’ by P. L. Udaya Kumar, Heritage Conservationist and Project Director (Hon.), The Mythic Society, at 10.30 am on June 7 at Kalpa Kshetra Auditorium, #581/1, Vijayanagar 4th Stage, 1st Phase, Mysuru [Mob:…
Chamundi Hill Authority clarifies on Rs.50 entry ticket
June 6, 2026Mysuru, June 6 – Following reports in a section of the press that the Chamundi Hill Development Authority has done away with Rs.50 entry ticket to the Hill temple, the Chamundeshwari Hill Development Authority (officially the Shree Chamundeshwari Kshetra Development Authority) has clarified that the Rs. 50 entry ticket counter has been restarted after a…
No leaders behind me: DKS sets tone on day one as CM
June 6, 2026Mysuru, June 6 – On his first day as Karnataka Chief Minister, D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) held a series of meetings with senior Government officials at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on June 4, issuing directions on administrative functioning and reviewing key issues. Shortly after taking the oath, during a press interaction at Vidhana Soudha, the Chief…
Malabar distributes scholarship
June 6, 2026Mysuru, June 6- Malabar Gold & Diamonds, Mysuru Branch, conducted a scholarship distribution event on June 4, awarding scholarships to 442 students, under Malabar Charitable Trust. The total value of the scholarships amounted to Rs. 35.66 lakh. Chief guests Dr. D.S. Prathima, Regional Joint Director, Mysuru, C.K. Bhavya, Director of RUDSETI Mysuru, P. Shivanna, Principal…
Echo of inmate death at Madikeri Jail: DGP, IGP review security lapses; investigation on
June 6, 2026Madikeri, June 6 – The investigation into the stabbing of an undertrial prisoner at Madikeri Central Jail has intensified, with senior prison officials conducting a detailed inspection of the facility yesterday. Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services) Alok Kumar and IGP (Southern Zone Prisons) Divyashree visited the jail and reviewed security arrangements, barrack…
Mysuru needs long-term tourism vision: Minister Shekhawat
June 6, 2026Union Minister for Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurating Mysore Travel Mart (MTM-2026) at JCAC yesterday as MP Yaduveer Wadiyar, Tourism Department Commissioner Dr. K.V. Trilok Chandra, Mysore Travels Association President B.S. Prashanth, MTM Chairman C.A. Jayakumar, Vice-President C. Narayanagowda, industrialist and philanthropist Dr. M. Jagannath Shenoy and Baliga Investments MD Yogesh Dange look on. Mysuru,…
96% voter mapping done under SIR: DC
June 6, 2026BLO home visits: June 30-July 29; Draft voter roll: Aug. 5; Claims/ objections: Aug. 5-Sept. 4; Final electoral roll: Oct. 7 Mysuru, June 6 – Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy said, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is underway in Mysuru district in line with Election Commission directions, with 96 percent voter mapping…
KRS party alleges corruption at CESC tuning up to crores
June 6, 2026Former MD Munigopal Raju accused of flouting norms to favour his son’s firm KRS Party State Organising Secretary Ravikumar addressing media persons at Pathrakarthara Bhavan in city yesterday. Mysuru, June 6 – Karnataka Rashtra Samithi (KRS) Party, alleging fraud tuning up to crores of rupees at Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC), has written letters to…












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