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Unidentified bodies found
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Unidentified bodies found

September 17, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, Mysuru Railway Police have found bodies of three unidentified persons, who were run over by trains and have registered cases. The deceased in the first case is a woman aged between 55 and 60 years. She is 5.3 ft. tall, normal built, dark complexioned, oval faced, has a scar of an…

The Rs. 1.20 crore con
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The Rs. 1.20 crore con

September 16, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: In a shocking case of cybercrime, a retired Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) — now Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) — was conned out of Rs. 1.20 crore by a gang posing as officials from Central Investigative Agencies, including the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED) and…

Online sale of Yuva Dasara tickets from tomorrow
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Online sale of Yuva Dasara tickets from tomorrow

September 16, 2025

Priced at Rs. 5,000 & Rs. 2,500; one entry per ticket Mysore/Mysuru: The tickets for Yuva Dasara, to be held from Sept. 23 to 27, will be made available online from tomorrow (Sept. 17). Tickets will also be sold offline at the event venue near Uttanahalli on the city outskirts on the day of the…

Mysuru set for first-ever tree census, MoU signed
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Mysuru set for first-ever tree census, MoU signed

September 16, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Following the successful implementation of the Tree Census in Mangaluru under the leadership of Dr. Smitha Hegde from the Nitte University Centre for Science Education and Research (NUCSER), a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Sunday to launch a similar initiative in Mysuru. The MoU was formalised between Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) and…

Stray crackdown: MCC raises fines, catches 123 animals
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Stray crackdown: MCC raises fines, catches 123 animals

September 16, 2025

Penalties of Rs. 500 to Rs. 1,500; animals of fourth-time offenders to be sent to Pinjrapole Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), in a bid to control and prevent the menace of stray animals such as cows, bulls, buffaloes and horses roaming freely on roads and causing problems to the public, has enhanced the fines…

Golden Throne assembled at Palace
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Golden Throne assembled at Palace

September 16, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: The fabled Golden Throne of Wadiyars, the erstwhile rulers of Princely State Mysore, was assembled during the auspicious time at Private Durbar Hall of Mysore Palace this morning. The Golden Throne, that comes in different parts and wrapped by cloths and kept at the strong room of the Palace, was removed amidst the watchful…

MCC wakes up!
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MCC wakes up!

September 16, 2025

Neglected elephant sculpture fountain gets last-minute Dasara makeover Mysore/Mysuru: Workers from the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) have begun cleaning the iconic elephant sculpture fountain at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Circle, popularly known as Highway Circle, which had fallen into shocking neglect. Once a grand landmark, the fountain had become a makeshift notice board for flex…

Dasara inauguration row: CM calls Prathap Simha a ‘fool’ for opposing Banu Mushtaq
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Dasara inauguration row: CM calls Prathap Simha a ‘fool’ for opposing Banu Mushtaq

September 16, 2025

Bengaluru: On the day that the Karnataka High Court junked pleas filed by three individuals, including former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha, seeking to restrain International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq from inaugurating Dasara, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday lashed out at Prathap Simha, calling him a ‘fool’ for opposing Banu Mushtaq’s selection. Speaking after inaugurating…

Tumakuru seeks Ambaari Bus as Mysuru demand peaks
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Tumakuru seeks Ambaari Bus as Mysuru demand peaks

September 16, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: With tourists — both domestic and international — already arriving in large numbers for the forthcoming Dasara festival, the ‘Ambaari’ double-decker buses operated by the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) are witnessing an all-time high demand in Mysuru during this festive season. An ‘Ambaari’ bus is an open-top double-decker tourist bus specially designed…

Dasara Jumbo Abhimanyu rehearses with Wooden Howdah
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Dasara Jumbo Abhimanyu rehearses with Wooden Howdah

September 16, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: With Dasara festivities set to be inaugurated on Sept. 22 and Jumboo Savari, the grand finale of the 11-days festivities to be held on Oct. 2, Golden Howdah carrier Abhimanyu yesterday carried the wooden howdah on the Jumboo Savari route till the Torchlight Parade Grounds at Bannimantap with ease. Carrying the total weight of…

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