Mysuru: Alleging that sewage water from Saragur and H.D. Kote taluks are flowing into Kabini Dam backwaters, thus posing a severe health risk to people and livestock, the Save Kabini Horata Samithi has threatened to lodge cases against the authorities for failing to act on the matter. Addressing a press meet here on Tuesday, Advocate…
Tiger swims across flooded Kapila River to reach Nagarahole Forest
August 6, 2026Hunsur: A video of a tiger swimming across the flooded Kapila River to reach Nagarahole Reserve Forest has gone viral on social media yesterday. Following heavy rains in Kerala, Kapila River water level had increased and was flowing in full spate. Meanwhile, Dammanakatte safari vehicle driver Pradeep saw an animal swimming across the swollen river…
Kannada inscriptions workshop at CIIL
August 6, 2026Mysuru: A two-day State-level workshop on ‘Kannada Inscriptions in Karnataka and Beyond,’ organised by the Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada (CESCK) under the Department of Higher Education at the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), began yesterday. Inaugurating the event, Prof. D.V. Paramashivamurthy, Vice- Chancellor, Hampi Kannada University, said, “This workshop…
Senior citizen succumbs to injuries
August 6, 2026Mysuru: A senior citizen, who had fallen from his scooter and injured himself, succumbed to injuries on Monday. The deceased is R. Govindaraju (70), a resident of H. Ramakrishnaiah Main Road at Vishweshwaranagar 2nd Stage in city. On July 13 afternoon, Govindaraju left his home on his scooter (KA-09-JT-6009) to go to a shop. After…
Youth killed as car topples, crashes into electric pole
August 6, 2026Mysuru: A youth died of injuries while his friend escaped with minor injuries when the car in which they were travelling toppled and crashed into an electric pole on Vijayanagar 2nd Stage Ring Road in the early hours of Tuesday. While the deceased has been identified as N. Yashwanth (21), a resident of Maratagere Bhovi…
Lecture on ‘Maangalya Sthavam’ sthothra from Aug. 7 to 9
August 6, 2026Mysuru: Sri Andal Mandiram Trust, Mysuru, has organised a unique Upanyaasam (lecture) by religious lecturer and Ubhaya Vedanta scholar Sri U.Ve. Velukkudi Krishnan Swami on ‘Maangalya Sthavam’ sthothra from Sri Vishnu Dharmam at its premises in V.V. Puram from Aug. 7 to 9. The lecture will be held from 6 pm to 8 pm on…
Elephant electrocuted
August 5, 2026Ponnampet: An elephant, suspected to have died of electrocution, was found inside an estate at Mayamudi in Ponnampet taluk of Kodagu district this morning. The elephant, aged between 35 and 45 years, was reportedly electrocuted yesterday night after it came in contact with a power line in the estate belonging to one A. Devaiah. Hunsur…
Mysuru has capability to be a model city of the country: Urban Planner
August 5, 2026Mysuru: “With an organised and well co-ordinated planning, Mysuru has the capability of becoming a model city not only for Karnataka but to the entire country,” said Varun Michael Pais, an Urban Planner and Researcher at University of California, Berkeley. He was delivering a talk on the topic ‘Mysuru at crossroads: Planning, democracy and the…
Unabated menace of fake RTI activists
August 5, 2026Former State Information Commissioner Dr. L. Krishnamurthy explains how RTI Act is blatantly being misused Mysuru: Former Commissioner of Karnataka Information Commission Dr. L. Krishnamurthy has expressed his regret over how the fake Right To Information (RTI) activists have reduced the very purpose of framing RTI Act. He was addressing the gathering at the 40th…
Woman claims divine powers, allegedly cheats elderly man of Rs. 31.80 lakh
August 5, 2026Saraswathipuram Police register case following Court direction Mysuru: A woman, claiming that she has divine powers, has allegedly cheated an elderly man from Bantwal of Rs. 31.80 lakh and Sarswathipuram Police, based on the direction from the Third JMFC Court, have registered a case. The accused woman is M.M. Vijayalakshmi, a resident of Saraswathipuram in…











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