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NHAI drops free-flow tolling plan on NH-275
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NHAI drops free-flow tolling plan on NH-275

May 13, 2026

Open-loop road design hampers MLFF rollout on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway Mysore/Mysuru: The ambitious plan to convert the 117-km Mysuru-Bengaluru Access-Controlled Highway (NH-275) into a barrier-less, high-speed tolling corridor has been officially shelved. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) had planned to introduce the Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system from June 2026 to ensure seamless…

NEET-UG-2026 cancelled
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NEET-UG-2026 cancelled

May 13, 2026

Bengaluru: National Testing Agency (NTA) has cancelled National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET)-UG-2026  held on May 3 across the country, following the alleged question paper leak, putting 23 lakh students including 1.5 lakh students of Karnataka in a state of quandary. This development comes first time since NTA took over the responsibility of conducting NEET…

Jharkhand CM Soren visits Golden Temple at Bylakuppe
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Jharkhand CM Soren visits Golden Temple at Bylakuppe

May 13, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren paid a ceremonial visit to the Namdroling Monastery (Golden Temple) at Bylakuppe yesterday, where the monastery’s administrative officials received him. Soren was honoured with a traditional offering on behalf of the monastery and was later taken to the reliquary stupa of His Holiness and the Main Temple. His visit…

Mysore Palace leaves Speakers spellbound
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Mysore Palace leaves Speakers spellbound

May 13, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Palace, one of the city’s most iconic heritage landmarks, left the visiting State Assembly Speakers impressed with its architectural grandeur and rich history during a tour held last evening. The dignitaries visited the Palace after attending the preliminary meeting of the high-level committee. From the moment they entered through the ornate gateway,…

MDA reclaims encroached land worth Rs. 1.5 crore
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MDA reclaims encroached land worth Rs. 1.5 crore

May 13, 2026

Unauthorised structures built on Govt. land in Nachanahalli demolished Mysore/Mysuru: Continuing its drive against encroachment of Government lands, the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) reclaimed about one acre of encroached land at Nachanahalli in an operation carried out this morning. The reclaimed land forms part of 8 acres and 2 guntas in Survey No. 21 of…

Farmers plan padayatra to CM’s office in city on May 15
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Farmers plan padayatra to CM’s office in city on May 15

May 13, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Demanding cancellation of land allotted for building NIMHANS-like hospital at Gudumadanahalli in Varuna hobli in the district, farmers under the banner of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha, from Mysuru, Chamarajanagar and Kodagu districts, will be taking out a padayatra from Gudumadanahalli to Chief Minister’s office located at Zilla Panchayat office premises on Krishnaraja Boulevard in…

NIMHANS-like hospital Pourakarmika Okkuta stages protest demanding early works
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NIMHANS-like hospital Pourakarmika Okkuta stages protest demanding early works

May 13, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Pressing for the early launch of works for the construction of NIMHANS-like hospital at Gudumadanahalli in Varuna hobli of Mysuru, Karnataka Pourakarmikara Sanghatanegala Okkuta District Committee staged a protest in front of Deputy Commissioner’s office at Siddarthanagar in the city this morning. The protesters said that 20-acre land belonging to Government, is available at…

Special train between Mysuru and Hazrat Nizamuddin
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Special train between Mysuru and Hazrat Nizamuddin

May 13, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: South Western Railway has decided to run one trip special train between Mysuru and Hazrat Nizamuddin to clear the extra rush of passengers during the summer season. Train No. 06261 Mysuru – Hazrat Nizamuddin Express Special will leave Mysuru at 4 am on 21.5.2026 (Thursday) and reach Hazrat Nizamuddin at 5.45 am on 23.5.2026…

T-Series releases Mysuru poet’s ghazal
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T-Series releases Mysuru poet’s ghazal

May 13, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: The ghazal titled ‘Usko Paa Kar Bhi,’ written by Mirza Abbas Ali Nawaz of Mysuru, has recently been released under the prestigious banner of T-Series. The ghazal has been beautifully rendered by legendary ghazal singer Chandan Das and composed by well-known music director D.N. Shastri. The music video features Bollywood actors Kamal and Samhita,…

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