Mysore/Mysuru: Samskruthi Trust, Mysuru, is organising a cultural programme titled ‘Shivoham,’ featuring dance and music, today (Feb. 27) at 5.45 pm at Ramagovinda Kalavedike, Ganabharathi, Kuvempunagar, Mysuru. Prof. K. Ramamurthy Rao of Noopura Kalavidara Cultural Trust and V.N. Mallikarjunaswamy, Joint Director, Department of Kannada and Culture will be the chief guests. The programme will feature…
Unidentified man dies at hospital
February 27, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: An unidentified man, who was found lying in an unconscious state in Nazarbad Police limits on Feb. 15 and admitted to K.R. Hospital, has breathed his last at the hospital on Feb. 24. The deceased is aged about 45 years, 5.6 ft. tall, normal built, dark complexioned, oval faced, sports beard and moustache and…
‘Baandhavya’ Rotary Midtown to host Sports Meet on Mar. 1
February 27, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Rotary Mysore Midtown, a part of Rotary International, has been successfully organising the “Baandhavya” programme for the past 15 years. This year too, the Club is conducting “Baandhavya-2026,” a special sports meet for children with special needs at Oval Grounds in city on Mar. 1. The inauguration ceremony will be held at 9 am,…
Protest against stadium at KSIC Filature Factory land: Spinning Stops
February 26, 2026Mysore Silk saree stocks may run out in two days! Mysore/Mysuru: Silk saree production at the famed Mysore Silk weaving unit of the Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) on Manandavadi Road in city came to a complete halt this morning, as employees struck work in protest against the proposed construction of a stadium in the …
5.8 acres gone; Silk Unit feels the heat
February 26, 2026Over 500 trees absorb intense heat from cocoon boilers Mysore/Mysuru: Of the 12 acres of land at the KSIC Filature Factory at T. Narasipur, the State Government has handed over 5.8 acres to the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES) for the construction of a stadium. While officials maintain that the Filature unit itself…
Waste burning menace continues… Aqueduct in danger; yet no action!?
February 26, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Open burning of heaps of waste and electric cables to extract copper at the base of pillars supporting Varuna Canal aqueduct that passes over Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway near Old Kesare, continues unabated, posing a serious threat to the structure. Despite the jurisdictional NR Police writing to the Executive Engineer of Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL),…
First Police Officers’ Annual Conference – 2026: Sessions deliberate various laws, procedures
February 26, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The 1st Police Officers’ Annual Conference-2026 was inaugurated at Hotel Le Ruchi Prince in city this morning. The day-long conference, comprising seven different sessions, was inaugurated by City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar. DCP (Crime and Traffic) K.S. Sundar Raj and ACP (Traffic) Shivashankar were present. Participating in a session on the topic ‘Fugitive Criminals,’ …
‘Save KSIC’ cry grows louder; silk production disrupted
February 26, 2026Weaving units in Mysuru and Channapatna join agitation; T. Narasipur bandh likely T. Narasipur/Mysuru: The protest against the proposed construction of a stadium in the premises of Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) Filature Factory at T. Narasipur intensified yesterday, with employees from the weaving units in Mysuru and Channapatna joining the agitation. Workers fear that…
Proposed stadium at KSIC Filature Factory land: MP urges CM to protect heritage, trees, livelihoods
February 26, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has made a fervent appeal to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to save the historic Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) Filature Factory in T. Narasipur, established by Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. In a memorandum submitted to the CM, who was in Mysuru last evening, the MP said, Mysuru, known as the…
Row over missing girl: Murder bid on man; 11 held
February 26, 2026Mandya: A Special Police Team formed to investigate into the daylight murder attempt on a man, over the issue of a missing girl, has arrested 11 accused and seized a car and two-wheeler, used to commit crime, while the search is on for three other accused persons in the case, who have gone absconding since…











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