Mysore/Mysuru: Manjira Mahotsava-2026, a three-day cultural programme, was organised by Shree Nataraja Performing Arts Centre (SNPAC), Mysuru, from Feb. 2 to 4 at Ganabharathi’s Ramagovinda Kalavedike in Kuvempunagar. Prof. Nagesh V. Bettakote, Vice-Chancellor of KSGH Music and Performing University, who inaugurated the event, emphasised the importance of India’s classical art traditions and stated that such…
‘Kaladeepti’ Award conferred on Musicians
February 22, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Music gives us mental peace,’ said noted industrialist and art patron Dr. M. Jagannath Shenoy. He was speaking at 39th anniversary of Thyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha Charitable Trust, Purandaradasa and Thyagaraja Aradhane and felicitation to music achievers at a programme organised at Prasanna Parvathi Kalyana Mantapa in Vontikoppal here recently. Pointing out that ‘Bhava, Raga,…
Nartana Namana at Ganabharathi
February 22, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: On the Occasion of Nartanan Namana, Ganabharathi, in association with Vid. Nandini Eswer’s Raasavrunda, in the memory of Smt. Saraswathamma and Dr. Radha Nanjundaswamy, will be presenting Tyagaraja’s Pancharatna Kritis, a unique programme in dance and music, at Ganabharathi in Kuvempunagar on Feb. 26 at 6.30 pm. Dance Choreography is by Vid. Nandini Eswer…
Sexual assault on minor; man sentenced to 20 years jail
February 22, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: City’s Additional District and Sessions Judge FTSC-I (Special Court for trial of cases filed under POCSO Act) has sentenced a man to 20 years jail term after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a minor girl resulting in the minor giving birth to a baby. The accused, who was sentenced is Gurumurthy, residing…
Two found dead in Varuna Lake
February 22, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Two unidentified persons were found dead at Varuna Lake on Mysuru- T. Narasipur Road yesterday morning. One of the deceased is aged about 50- 55 years and another, a 35-year-old. According to local fishermen, the 55-year-old person, had told them that he was from Chamarajanagar and was jobless. While the body of another is…
Illegal flexes: Ex-MP seeks action against all political parties
February 21, 2026Prathap Simha submits memorandum to MCC Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha has urged the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to immediately remove unauthorised flex boards and advertisement banners put up across the city, particularly those pasted over signboards, name boards and signages. Simha met MCC Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif at his…
Legacy waste at Excel Plant in Vidyaranyapuram: I delivered where local MLAs failed, says Prathap Simha
February 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The controversial Solid Waste Management Unit, popularly known as the Excel Plant, at the Sewage Farm, which had drawn repeated protests from residents over the foul stench from accumulated waste, will soon cease to exist as over six lakh tonnes of legacy waste have already been cleared, former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha said. Addressing…
Youth Congress’ shirtless protest during AI Summit: Police foil BJP’s attempt to lay siege to Congress Office
February 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Hundreds of BJP Yuva Morcha members, in protest against the Youth Congress workers’ shirtless protest during the AI Summit-2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi yesterday, tried to lay siege to City Congress Office on JLB Road here this morning. However, the Police personnel deployed at the spot, foiled the BJP’s attempts by blocking…
Intense Grilling…
February 21, 2026Bengaluru/Mysuru:The Central Crime Branch (CCB) Police of Bengaluru, who detained Mysuru-based Right To Information (RTI) activist Snehamayi Krishna at the premises of City Civil Court yesterday, subjected him to intense grilling. He was released by Police this afternoon. Krishna had recently dropped a bombshell, accusing State Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh of receiving a bribe of…
State defends promotion of former MUDA Commissioner
February 21, 2026Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has defended its decision to promote former Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Commissioner Dr. D.B. Natesh, stating that the move was in accordance with established legal procedures. In a six-page reply to Mysuru-based RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna, Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh said the promotion was discussed at a State Cabinet meeting…











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