Mysore/Mysuru: Prison staff at the Mysuru Central Jail seized prohibited items during a surprise inspection conducted late on March 31. Acting on the orders of the Chief Superintendent, officials searched the barracks at around 10.50 pm in the punishment wing. During the inspection, security personnel checked the area near the toilet of Cell No. 4…
Gold worth lakhs stolen
April 4, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Thieves broke into a house through rear door and made away with gold valuables worth several lakhs of rupees at T.K. Layout in the city recently. The theft has occurred at the house of one Jayaprakash, when he along with his family members, had reportedly gone out of station after locking the house. On…
Boy electrocuted
April 4, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: A seven-year-old boy died after he was electrocuted while playing in his house at Kailaspuram, Mandi Mohalla on Thursday last . The deceased boy is Mohammed Ali (7), son of Mohammed Kareem. It is learnt that the marriage of Kareem’s relative was scheduled on Sunday and a pre-wedding event was held at Kareem’s house….
Two convicted in Govt. cheque defrauding case
April 4, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The First Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court has sentenced C. Venkatesh, aged 63 and Jayalakshmi, 68, residents of Janathanagar here, to one year and six months of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs. 30,000 for conviction under each IPC sections, for defrauding the Government of Rs. 4 lakh. Venkatesh, a Group-D…
Aged woman dies in road accident
April 4, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: A 75-year-old woman was killed, after a two-wheeler allegedly knocked her down, while crossing Male Mahadeshwara road (Mysuru-T. Narasipur road) at Yaraganahalli, in the city recently. Mahadevamma, a resident of Vidyanagar, is the deceased person. She was allegedly hit by a two-wheeler ridden by Prem Kumar, which was coming from Giriyabhovi Palya side, in…
City to get Rs. 400 cr. Vande Bharat upkeep depot
April 3, 2026Mysore New Goods Terminal Wagon Depot to be shifted to Yeliyur in Mandya Mysore/Mysuru: In a major railway infrastructure boost, plans are underway to establish a dedicated Vande Bharat Maintenance Depot in Mysuru city at an estimated cost of Rs. 400 crore to support its growing fleet, with key facilities. The proposed facility will cater…
40-year lease of Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion: Syndicate Member objects, sends legal notice to UoM VC
April 3, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: University of Mysore Syndicate (UoM) Member Dr. T.R. Chandrashekar has alleged that the Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion in Manasagangothri is being illegally leased out to a private organisation for 40 years, free of cost. The Mansion, which was recently renovated at a cost of nearly Rs. 33 crore through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funding and…
Proposal under discussion, no final decision yet: UoM
April 3, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) has refuted allegations made by Syndicate Member Dr. T.R. Chandrashekar regarding the proposed agreement to hand over Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion building to a private entity. On Apr. 1, Chandrashekar had accused the VC and the Registrar of acting unlawfully in pushing forward the lease proposal. Responding to the allegation,…
Lack of auto LPG drives distress
April 3, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: As the war between US, Israel and Iran escalates, with no sign of ending even a month after the war began on Feb. 28, autorickshaw operators in the city are largely hit. The inadequate supply of auto LPG has kept the owners and drivers of autos on tenterhooks, as they have been queuing up…
Kodagu youth scales Thadiyandamol 100 times
April 3, 2026Madikeri: While trekking up mountains is a passion for many, a youth from Kodagu has taken that passion to an extraordinary level by climbing the district’s highest peak a hundred times. Areyada Girish Thimmaiah from Paadi village near Napoklu has achieved the rare feat of scaling Thadiyandamol, the tallest mountain in Kodagu, 100 times. Rising…















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