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MDA asset protection Task Force inactive?
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MDA asset protection Task Force inactive?

January 28, 2026

Dedicated Task Force soon to protect MDA properties: Commissioner Mysore/Mysuru: The Task Force formed by the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) to protect its assets has failed to begin operations, remaining only on paper and earning the label of a “non-functional task force.” MDA Commissioner K.R. Rakshith had issued an order on Oct. 13, 2025, creating…

Ajit Pawar dies in plane crash
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Ajit Pawar dies in plane crash

January 28, 2026

Maharashtra Dy.CM, four others were flying to Baramati from Mumbai Mumbai: Maharashtra Dy.CM Ajit Pawar and 4 others were killed after an aircraft carrying them crashed in Pune this morning. Aircraft reportedly crashed while attempting to land near Baramati. According to Flight Radar, the flight took off from Mumbai at 8.10 am and disappeared from…

Empathy Drive held to make Bogadi Road safer and accessible
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Empathy Drive held to make Bogadi Road safer and accessible

January 28, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Greenpeace India, a Bengaluru-based NGO, in association with Mysore School of Architecture (MSA), held a Public Feedback Board and an Empathy Drive as part of Bogadi Road Re-design under the ‘Mysuru Rising’ Campaign by engaging directly with street users and motorists to create awareness on supporting people with disabilities to safely navigate the crossing…

Malpe boat capsize: One more succumbs; death toll touches 3
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Malpe boat capsize: One more succumbs; death toll touches 3

January 28, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: One more person, whose condition was critical following drowning after the boat she was travelling on capsized at Hangarkatta Ship Building Yard in Udupi district on Monday, succumbed at a hospital on Tuesday, taking the death toll in the incident to three. Disha (23), a resident of Jalapuri in the city, who was battling…

Free HPV vaccine
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Free HPV vaccine

January 28, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Under National  Immunisation Programme to prevent cervical cancer, the Health and Family Welfare Department in the district is making preparations to administer free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to over 8,000 girl children in the age group of 14 to 15 years. The Medical Officers of Health and Family Welfare Department are provided pre-requisite training,…

Crocodile spotted at Kukkarahalli Lake
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Crocodile spotted at Kukkarahalli Lake

January 28, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: A crocodile was spotted at the bank of Kukkarahalli Lake in the city recently, triggering panic among morning walkers. Vikas Gowda, an environmental lover, saw the crocodile, as he entered the lake from the gate on Manasagangothri Road side, leading towards the rear side of Rangayana theatre repertory. The reptile was seen resting on…

Mysuru musicians commemorate Saint Thyagaraja in the finale
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Mysuru musicians commemorate Saint Thyagaraja in the finale

January 28, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Acclaimed director and theatre personality Dr. T.S. Nagabharana said that a nation which preserves its cultural wealth will prosper and earn global recognition. He stressed that art plays a vital role in sustaining and nurturing human life and therefore deserves greater encouragement in the present times. He was speaking at the valedictory ceremony of…

Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa’s 127th birth anniversary celebrated
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Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa’s 127th birth anniversary celebrated

January 28, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Kodava Samaja, Mysuru, along with the Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa Fans’ Association, Mysuru, celebrated the 127th birth anniversary of Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa. The programme was organised in front of the statue of Field Marshal Cariappa at the Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa Circle (Metropole Circle) on Vinoba Road this morning. Former MP Prathap…

State-level Science Expo, Open Day at JSS Polytech for Differently Abled
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State-level Science Expo, Open Day at JSS Polytech for Differently Abled

January 28, 2026

Job Fair for Persons with Disabilities tomorrow Mysore/Mysuru: JSS Polytechnic for the Differently Abled (JSS PDA), Mysuru, in association with the Karnataka Science and Technology Academy (KSTA), Bengaluru and The Association of People with Disability (APD), Bengaluru, is organising a three-day inclusive programme from Jan. 29 to 31. Announcing this at a press meet at…

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