Mysore/Mysuru: Two separate protests were held atop Chamundi Hill this morning against the development works being carried out under the Centre’s Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD), implemented by the Karnataka Tourism Department and Sri Chamundeshwari Temple Development Authority. One protest was staged near Mahishasura Statue and led by Parisarakkagi Naavu, Mysore Grahakara…
Hunsur gold heist: After mastermind’s arrest, remaining accused scatter
January 21, 2026Police closing in; 5 Inspectors, 30 Cops from Mysuru stationed in Bihar: SP Mysore/Mysuru: With the arrest of two Darbhanga-based gang members, including the mastermind, in the sensational robbery of 8.32 kg of gold jewellery worth over Rs. 10 crore from Sky Gold and Diamond Store in Hunsur on Dec. 28, 2025, the remaining suspects…
QR code technology for medicine packets
January 21, 2026State Government will submit proposal to Centre: Health Minister Mysore/Mysuru: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has announced that the State Government will submit a proposal to the Centre to make QR codes mandatory on medicine packets, enabling visually impaired persons and others to access essential drug information independently. Speaking at a roundtable organised at JSS…
Flyover at Kempegowda Circle: NHAI issues work order; construction to begin soon
January 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) yesterday officially issued a work order for the construction of a grade separator (flyover) at Kempegowda Circle, also known as the Manipal Hospital Junction, at the entry and exit point of the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway. The contract has been awarded to Dhariwal Buildtech Limited, paving the way for…
Nitin Nabin takes charge as BJP National President
January 21, 2026New Delhi: Nitin Nabin formally assumed charge as the National President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) yesterday. The 45-year-old leader succeeded J.P. Nadda, who is currently serving as a Union Minister. The change of guard took place at the BJP Head Quarters in Delhi in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit…
2028 Assembly Polls: JD(S) may field Mahesh from Chamundeshwari Constituency
January 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: With its sitting MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD), who is also a senior party leader, steadily moving away from the party for the past several months, the JD(S) seems to be keen on fielding former Minister S.R. Mahesh as JD(S) candidate from Chamundeshwari Constituency in the 2028 Assembly polls. Talks were held in this regard…
Former MP stops installation of advertisement hoarding
January 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha and his supporters have stopped the works on installing a huge advertisement board near Kalamandira on Vinobha Road (Hunsur Road) in the city yesterday. Prathap Simha, who took note of the supporting poles being installed to put up an advertisement board belonging to a private party, which he found…
Land acquired at Immavu for Film City: ‘KIADB must pay relief to real farmers within a week’
January 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Hoskote Basavaraju, Divisional Organising Secretary of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS), has warned of staging indefinite stir in front of Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) office in Metagalli in city, if they fail to pay compensation to the genuine farmers, whose 589 acres of lands were acquired for the proposed Film City and…
CM to begin Budget preparations after Special Session
January 21, 2026Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the Finance Portfolio, will begin the State Budget preparations after the Special Session of the State Legislature (Jan. 22 to 31). Speaking to presspersons here yesterday, Siddaramaiah said the Special Session has been called to discuss the Centre’s decision to scrap MNREGA and replace it with VB G…
JCAC to host ‘Uttarayana’ Art & Culture Festival from Jan. 23
January 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Jagannatha Centre for Art and Culture (JCAC) will be conducting its first edition of ‘Uttarayana’ Art and Culture Festival at its premises in Vijayanagar 1st Stage here from Jan. 23 to 27. Addressing the media persons at JCAC premises here yesterday, Festival Curator and former Rangayana Senior Artiste S. Ramnath said that the Festival…















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