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Inter-district burglars arrested
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Inter-district burglars arrested

January 16, 2024

Rs. 43.55 lakh worth gold, silver recovered Mysore/Mysuru: Narasimharaja (NR) Police have arrested two inter-district burglars and have recovered 700 grams gold ornaments and 6 kg silver articles, all worth Rs. 43.55 lakh from them. Those arrested are Syed Ayub, 31, of Rajivnagar 2nd Stage and Mohammed Munna, 36, a resident of Sultan Road 13th…

Echo of high-tension electric pole falling on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway
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Echo of high-tension electric pole falling on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway

January 14, 2024

Damaged electric poles to be rectified by CESC NHAI to pay Rs. 70 lakh to CESC; will handover maintenance of electric poles after repairs Mysore/Mysuru: Taking serious note of last Friday’s accident at Ragimuddanahalli in Mandya where a high-tension electric pole fell on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway, narrowly sparing a bike rider, the National Highways Authority of…

Crowds throng markets for Sankranti shopping
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Crowds throng markets for Sankranti shopping

January 14, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: As Makara Sankranti, the first major festival of the New Year, approaches for celebration tomorrow, Jan. 15, people are enthusiastically flocking to various shops across the city to purchase essential items for the occasion. The festival, dedicated to the Sun God (Surya), is traditionally celebrated on Jan. 14, but this year it will be…

8 online frauds; Rs. 53 lakh lost
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8 online frauds; Rs. 53 lakh lost

January 14, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: In a sequence of separate incidents, 8 individuals have fallen prey to online fraud, collectively losing a substantial amount totalling Rs. 53,47,609 in the city. In the first case, S. Karan, a 21-year-old student residing in J.T.K. Layout, Kuvempunagar, was enticed by online miscreants through Telegram App. They convinced him to invest Rs. 3.54…

Mysore Sandal Soap fake unit busted in Hyderabad
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Mysore Sandal Soap fake unit busted in Hyderabad

January 14, 2024

Counterfeit soaps worth Rs. 2 crore seized; two arrested by Malakpet Police on charges of forgery   Bengaluru: In a significant operation, the Malakpet Police in Hyderabad busted a network engaged in the illicit manufacturing and distribution of counterfeit Mysore sandal soap — a popular product endorsed by the Karnataka government. Two persons have been arrested. …

Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa visits Ayodhya Ram Temple
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Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa visits Ayodhya Ram Temple

January 14, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru:  Mysuru-based writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa and former Kuvempu Bhasha Bharathi Chairman Prof. Pradhan Gurudatta visited Sri Ram Mandir in Ayodhya yesterday. Dr. Bhyrappa and Prof. Pradhan Gurudatta were in Lucknow to attend a seminar hosted by Rajbhasha Karyanvayan Samiti and the Reserve Bank of India Lucknow unit at Indira Gandhi…

16th century Mantra-Tantra stone found at Machalaghatta
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16th century Mantra-Tantra stone found at Machalaghatta

January 14, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: A team of researchers unearthed 16th century inscription stone with “MANTRA-TANTRA” at Machalaghatta in Nagamangala taluk, Mandya district recently. It is a small hamlet, where stands Malleshwara Temple of Hoysala period and on the eastern side of the temple was found this half-hidden inscription. The research was conducted after obtaining permission from Dr. Shailendra…

Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra concludes in Mysuru district
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Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra concludes in Mysuru district

January 14, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, which is being organised across the country to create awareness about various pro-people programmes of the Central Government, has successfully completed its journey in Mysuru district. During the Yatra, which is being undertaken to ensure no one is deprived of the benefits under the various programmes, awareness was created about…

Five-day Mysuru Sankranti Theatre Fest begins in city
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Five-day Mysuru Sankranti Theatre Fest begins in city

January 14, 2024

Theatre in Mysuru is open to new experiments which is mind-blowing, says theatre, film director B. Suresh Mysore/Mysuru:  The five-day Mysuru Sankranti Ranga Habba (Theatre Fest), organised by Zilla Havyasi Rangakarmigala Vedike (Mysuru District Amateur Theatre Artistes Forum) began at Bhoomigeeta, Rangayana, in city yesterday. Theatre and film director B. Suresh, who inaugurated the fest…

Plea to rename ‘Mysuru Fest’ as ‘Mysuru Habba’
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Plea to rename ‘Mysuru Fest’ as ‘Mysuru Habba’

January 14, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: Kannada Kriya Samiti has submitted a memorandum to the Joint Director of Tourism Department urging to change ‘Mysuru Fest’ to ‘Mysuru Habba’ and give prominence to Kannada. Samiti office-bearers, who met Tourism Joint Director M.K. Savitha, who is also the Manager of ‘Mysuru Fest’ on Friday, submitted a memorandum and demanded prominence be given…

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