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DC nod must for hiring child actors
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DC nod must for hiring child actors

January 30, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: The District Administration has made it mandatory for producers and organisers of audio and visual media, to obtain prior permission from the Deputy Commissioner (DC), before engaging children as actors or artistes in films, television serials and other audio-visual commercial programmes. According to a press release issued by the Assistant Labour Commissioner, Mysuru, under…

Glow by Kirtilals new Showroom in Mysuru
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Glow by Kirtilals new Showroom in Mysuru

January 30, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Glow by Kirtilals,’ the renowned diamond jewellery brand, is celebrating a significant milestone with the grand opening of its 9th showroom on D. Devaraj Urs Road in Mysuru. This marks a major step in the brand’s ongoing expansion and dedication to offering high-quality, natural diamond jewellery to a growing base of customers, especially Gen…

IOB employees’ nationwide strike on Feb. 2 and 3
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IOB employees’ nationwide strike on Feb. 2 and 3

January 30, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Seeking fulfilment of its various demands, the All India Overseas Bank Employees Union (AIOBEU), affiliated to National Confederation of Bank Employees (NCBE), has called for a 2-day nationwide strike of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) employees on Feb. 2 and 3. The demands include putting an end to unilateral and uncontrolled QR code based individual…

KSOU to confer Honorary Doctorates on 8 personalities tomorrow
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KSOU to confer Honorary Doctorates on 8 personalities tomorrow

January 30, 2026

Brahmakumari Lakshmiji, MCCI President K.B. Lingaraju and Prof. Bhashyam Swamiji among awardees Mysore/Mysuru: The 21st Annual Convocation of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) will be held at its Convocation Hall in Mukthagangothri campus tomorrow (Jan. 31) at 11.30 am. Governor-Chancellor Thaawarchand Gehlot will preside. Dr.  Sukanta Majumdar, Union Minister of State for Education and Development…

Man falls to death while removing cut-outs; contractor absconding
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Man falls to death while removing cut-outs; contractor absconding

January 30, 2026

Nanjangud: A man, who was removing a huge cut-out of Suttur Jathra Mahotsava, slipped and fell to his death on Jan. 21. The deceased has been identified as Ravikumar (37), a resident of Kyathamaranahalli in Mysuru. On Jan. 21, Ravikumar was removing a huge cut-out of Suttur Jathra Mahotsava, when he slipped, fell down and…

Wins first prize in State-level Extempore Speech Contest
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Wins first prize in State-level Extempore Speech Contest

January 30, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: In the State-level co-curricular activities competitions for primary school teachers for the academic year 2025-26, organised by the Karnataka State Teachers’ Welfare Fund and the Department of School Education and Literacy, T. Satish Javaregowda, a teacher and litterateur from the Government Higher Primary School, Mellahalli, Mysuru taluk, won the first prize in the Extempore…

Talk on ‘A Demography Without Dividend’ at Mysore Open Forum
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Talk on ‘A Demography Without Dividend’ at Mysore Open Forum

January 30, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Open Forum has organised a talk on the topic ‘A Demography Without Dividend — When the brain fails before the bell rings’ by Ashvini Ranjan, Founder Trustee of Pratham Mysore at 10.30 am on Feb. 1 (Sunday) at Kalpa Kshetra Auditorium, 581/1, Vijayanagar 4th Stage, 1st Phase, Mysuru. A graduate from the University…

Unidentified bodies found
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Unidentified bodies found

January 30, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, Mysuru Railway Police have found bodies of three unidentified persons in their jurisdiction and have registered cases besides shifting the bodies to MMC&RI mortuary. On Jan. 23, the Railway Cops found a body of a man aged between 35 and 40 years, who was run over by a moving train between…

Nruthyopasana Two-day Bharatanatyam Fest
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Nruthyopasana Two-day Bharatanatyam Fest

January 30, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Kala Sandesha Prathishtana has organised ‘Nruthyopasana 2026,’ a two-day Bharatanatyam Festival at Ganabharathi’s Ramagovinda Kalavedike in Kuvempunagar, on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at 6 pm. Jan. 31: The inaugural ceremony will be attended by Savitha Ramesh, Chairperson, Kaynes Technology. The evening will feature a solo Bharatanatyam dance-drama titled ‘Moulyanidhi Bheemasena,’ choreographed by Guru…

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