Madikeri: With summer season entering midway, the authorities are all set to release 500 cusecs of water from Harangi Dam everyday for drinking water needs to parts of Kodagu district. The water will be released on a daily basis from tomorrow (May 13) as per a decision taken at Harangi Water Committee Meeting which was…
293 Police Inspectors, 74 Dy.SPs transferred
May 12, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has transferred 293 Police Inspectors and 74 Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dy.SP) across the State. A directive to this effect was issued by the Home Department on Sunday. Police Inspectors M.L. Shekar has been transferred from Mysuru South Police Station to Nandini Layout Police Station in Bengaluru; P.K. Raju from Madikeri…
Fire Officer warns against waste burning amid rising blaze cases
May 12, 2026Human negligence behind most fire incidents, says Regional Fire Officer Chandan Mysore/Mysuru: With summer temperatures soaring, Mysuru city has witnessed a rise in fire accidents, with incidents reported in houses, shops and warehouses, triggering concern among residents. Officials said, electrical short circuits, negligence and the burning of dry grass and waste materials are among the…
SWR Mysuru celebrates 70th Railway Week
May 12, 2026DRM presents Rail Seva Puraskar, Appreciation Awards-2025 Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Division of South Western Railway (SWR) celebrated the 70th Railway Week at the Chamundi Club in Railway Quarters premises in Yadavagiri recently. The celebration was inaugurated by Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Mysuru, Mudit Mittal. During the event, the prestigious Rail Seva Puraskar (RSP) 2025-26 and…
Deed Writers urge for dropping of paperless registration
May 12, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that there are many lapses and shortcomings in Kaveri 2.0 software introduced by the Department of Stamps and Registration, Deed Writers have urged the Government to scrap the recently introduced paperless registration of properties. Addressing a press meet recently, Mysuru City and Taluk Deed Writers Federation President Nissar Ahmed said property owners are…
Daylight thefts target goldsmith worktables
May 11, 2026Over 8 ‘Meja’ thefts reported in Lashkar Mohalla; goldsmith community seeks Police intervention Mysuru: A spate of broad daylight thefts of ‘Meja’, specialised tables used in designing and manufacturing gold ornaments, has put the city’s gold jewellery-making community on high alert. More than eight cases of ‘Meja’ theft have been reported, particularly in the artisanal…
Rs. 12 crore drug seizure in Hunsur: Police secure fresh leads on kingpin
May 11, 2026Special team led by two Inspectors heading to Mumbai tomorrow Mysuru; Mysuru District Police have intensified their crackdown on narcotics networks following the seizure of synthetic drugs worth Rs. 12 crore from a farmhouse near Dasanapura and Rathnapuri villages in Hunsur. A special team will leave for Mumbai tomorrow (May 12) to trace and arrest…
Udayagiri car dealer murder case: Srirangapatna Police nab five
May 11, 2026Mandya: Srirangapatna Police have arrested five persons in connection with the murder of Mohammed Shoaib, a second-hand car dealer from Udayagiri in Mysuru, said Mandya Superintendent of Police (SP) Dr. V.J. Shobha Rani. Those arrested are Khaliq Ahmed, Syed Shoaib, Mohammed Saif, Masood Ahmed and Rihan Ahmed Khan, all residents of Udayagiri in Mysuru, the…
Rider escapes death as bike comes under truck
May 11, 2026Mysuru: A two-wheeler rider escaped the jaws of death after the bike he was riding hit a truck and came under its wheels on Chamaraja Double Road yesterday. The truck, bearing Maharashtra registration, after delivering goods, proceeded from Banumaiah Circle towards Chamaraja Double Road and took a turn towards Patashala Circle during which the wheel…
Weak rainfall fears grow amid El Niño warning
May 11, 2026Monsoon to enter Keralam coast by May end; KRS Dam level drops to 90.76 feet Mysuru: The Southwest Monsoon is expected to arrive earlier than usual this year, with forecasts indicating its onset over India between May 14 and 16 and its arrival along the Keralam coast by the end of May. From Keralam, the…













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