Mysore/Mysuru: City’s 5th Additional District and Sessions Court sentenced a man and his mother to rigorous imprisonment besides imposing a fine on them after finding them guilty of harassment leading to a woman committing suicide. Those convicted are Ranganath and his mother Gowramma, residents of Benaganahalli village in K.R. Nagar taluk, while the deceased is…
Mysuru to get Regional Drug Testing Laboratory
April 2, 2026Bengaluru: The State Government has announced that a Regional Drug Testing Laboratory will be established in Mysuru. At present, Mysuru is the only revenue division without a testing laboratory. Drug samples from Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu, Udupi, Mysuru, Mandya and Chamarajanagar are now being sent to Bengaluru for testing. The new laboratory is being set up…
SWR’s Passenger Reservation System at Kuvempunagar
April 2, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Division of South Western Railway (SWR) has commissioned the New Generation Passenger Reservation System (PRS) at the Advance Ticket Reservation Counter in Kuvempunagar. This achievement marks a significant milestone, as Kuvempunagar becomes the first Non-Rail Head (NRH) location in Indian Railways to operate the Advanced Passenger Operating System (APOS) based PRS through a…
The Jewellery Show in city from tomorrow
April 2, 2026Actress and Brand Ambassador Amrutha Prem to inaugurate Mysore/Mysuru: ‘The Jewellery Show,’ a three-day jewellery expo and sale, has been organised at Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel in city from tomorrow (Apr. 3 to 5) between 10 am and 9 pm. The Show will be inaugurated tomorrow at 12.30 pm by actress and Brand Ambassador Amrutha…
Jayanth Kaikini releases Kannada translation of Marathi play ‘Party’
April 2, 2026The play to be staged at Mini Theatre in Kalamandira premises on Apr. 3, 4 and 5 Mysore/Mysuru: Senior writer and lyricist Jayanth Kaikini has expressed concern that changing lifestyles in urban areas are causing cracks in relationships. He noted that today’s youth living in cities wear neatly ironed clothes at home and even wear…
Pay more for water
April 1, 2026MCC revises water tariff; hikes Property Tax by 3%; introduces vehicle cess Mysore/Mysuru: The financial burden on residents within Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) limits has increased from today (Apr. 1) with the Civic Body revising drinking water tariffs and raising several other civic charges. Property tax, trade licence and Solid Waste Management (SWM) charges have…
Costly Affair…
April 1, 2026New financial year begins with higher tariffs and revised banking rules Bengaluru: With the onset of the new financial year 2026-27 from today, the cost of living is set to rise as several tariffs and charges across sectors have been revised. From electricity and drinking water tariffs to highway tolls and motor vehicle cess, multiple…
Nandini milk price to go up?
April 1, 2026Bengaluru: Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) Chairman and former MP D.K. Suresh, has hinted at the hike in prices of Nandini milk and its other products. Suresh has said, following the US, Israel war on Iran, the Central Government has regulated the supply and use of LPG for cooking purposes, which has affected the production of…
Online investment trap: Senior citizen loses Rs. 19.65 lakh
April 1, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: A senior citizen from Yadavagiri lost Rs. 19.65 lakh to cyber criminals after falling prey to a fake investment advertisement on the internet. According to the complaint, the victim saw the advertisement on Dec. 17, 2025 and completed an online application form. Soon after, a person identifying himself as Jaspreeth contacted him and provided…
Mysuru-based Kaynes begins chip production in Gujarat
April 1, 2026PM Modi inaugurates Rs. 3,300 crore OSAT facility at Sanand, Gujarat Sanand (Gujarat): Kaynes Technology, a Mysuru-based electronic design and manufacturing company (Kaynes Semicon), has begun commercial production at its semiconductor OSAT (Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test) Plant in Sanand, Gujarat, following its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Mar. 31. The facility will…














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