Mysore/Mysuru: Based on the direction of Karnataka Legal Services Authority, a National Lok Adalat will be held at all Law Courts in the city and district on Mar. 14. This will be the first Lok Adalat in the New Year 2026. Lok Adalat is one of the alternative dispute redressal mechanisms and is meant for…
ITPI National Best Thesis Award-2025 for UG and PG Planning students
January 21, 2026Awards presentation at Planners Conference in Ahmedabad on Feb. 7 Mysore/Mysuru: The National Best Thesis Award-2025 for Undergraduate (UG) Planning students has been awarded to P.A. Charan, B.Tech in Planning, Department of Planning, School of Planning and Architecture, University of Mysore (UoM), Mysuru, for securing 1st place. Charan has completed a Planning Thesis titled ‘Mitigating…
Digital Payments in India: How UPI Changed Spending Habits Across Cities and Towns
January 21, 2026Over the past decade, India has undergone a digital payment revolution driven by the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). This processing interface is operated by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), a non-profit organization regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Launched in 2016, UPI is the backbone of India’s digital landscape. Originally a…
Midnight Murder
January 20, 202626-year-old youth hacked to death in Udayagiri Police Station limits Mysore/Mysuru: Close on the heels of a daylight assault at Rajivnagar on Sunday that left three people seriously injured, a youth was murdered between midnight and early hours of today at Ghousianagar, leaving residents in a state of shock. The deceased is identified as Shabaz…
Land conversion around Chamundi Hill: No illegality
January 20, 2026MDA Commissioner Rakshith clarifies Mysore/Mysuru: Reacting to allegations by environmental activists that the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) had permitted the development of new housing layouts over nearly 50 acres abutting the forest belt of Chamundi Hill, MDA Commissioner K.R. Rakshith clarified that the proposal sent to the Government falls outside the ‘no development zone’ of…
Caught on ‘sleaze video, audio’: DGP Ramachandra Rao suspended
January 20, 2026Bengaluru: In a major embarrassment to the State Government, a video and audio clip allegedly showing a senior IPS officer behaving inappropriately with women went viral yesterday, triggering swift administrative action. To prevent further controversy, the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) placed the officer under suspension, pending an inquiry. The officer, Dr. K….
City Congress demands Rs. 1,000 crore for GMCC
January 20, 2026Conveys 15-point charter to CM via DC ahead of Budget Mysore/Mysuru: With Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the Finance portfolio, set to present the State Budget for 2025-26 in the first week of March, the City Congress has demanded a minimum special package of Rs. 1,000 crore for the newly formed Greater Mysuru City…
BJP seeks inclusion of Varuna villages in GMCC
January 20, 2026T. Narasipur: Following the Government’s official notification on the formation of the Greater Mysuru City Corporation (GMCC), BJP leaders from the Varuna Assembly Constituency, represented by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, have urged the authorities to include several villages of Varuna hobli within the GMCC limits. Addressing a press conference at the PWD Guest House in T….
Hyder Ali Road levelling, widening works pick up
January 20, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The road levelling and widening project on Hyder Ali Road in Nazarbad is progressing at a rapid pace. The existing 10-metre-wide stretch is being expanded to 30 metres as part of a comprehensive redevelopment initiative. The project, being implemented at an estimated cost of Rs. 4 crore, includes the construction of a central median,…
Fire safety norms: Relief soon for private hospitals
January 20, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has assured private hospitals that the State Government will take steps to ease difficulties faced in implementing fire safety norms in older hospital buildings. He also announced that reimbursement rates under the State Health Assurance Scheme (SAST) will be revised in line with the Health Benefit Package (HBP) 2022…















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