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Siddu-Vijayan display bonhomie after Kogilu spat…
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Siddu-Vijayan display bonhomie after Kogilu spat…

January 1, 2026

Thiruvananthapuram: Amid the ongoing tension over the Kogilu Layout demolition row in Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan shared a stage yesterday and shook hands. However, despite the clear portrayal behind the ‘all is well’ gesture, the stress between the leaders could be sensed as Pinarayi left the event before…

Major changes in IPS, IAS postings
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Major changes in IPS, IAS postings

January 1, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: In a major shake up on New Year’s eve, the State Government has transferred 80 IAS and 68 IPS Officers, with some of them elevated with a promotion. Prominent among the IPS Officers promoted include DIGP (Southern Range) Dr. M.B. Boralingaiah, who has been promoted as IGP and retained, while Superintendent of Police (SP)…

MP Yaduveer presents Shikshana Nava Chetana Awards
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MP Yaduveer presents Shikshana Nava Chetana Awards

January 1, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Shikshagraha Movement presented Shikshana Nava Chetana Award, a district-level school innovation initiative aimed at recognising and encouraging low-cost, context-driven improvements in schools across Mysuru and Kodagu districts. The awards were presented during Shikshana Samvaada, a district-level education dialogue, by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, at Rani Bahadur auditorium, Manasagangothri in city. The winners…

Activists flay housing plan for squatters
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Activists flay housing plan for squatters

January 1, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government’s decision to distribute houses in Baiyappanahalli to migrants displaced from the unauthorised Kogilu settlement in Bengaluru has drawn sharp criticism. Girish Shivarchak, Founder and State President of Kasturi Karnataka Nyayapara Vedike, has urged that priority be given to homeless Kannadigas rather than migrants. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakarthara Bhavan yesterday,…

New Year Bash…
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New Year Bash…

January 1, 2026

Mysureans ushered in New Year 2026 with music and dance as organisers made elaborate arrangements to welcome the guests for the celebrations. People along with their friends and families visited various clubs, hotels and resorts located in and around the city as the countdown began. Celebrations were also held at some residential layouts and apartments…

Nrityagiri Monthly Dance Series – January Edition: Bharatanatyam recitals on Jan. 2
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Nrityagiri Monthly Dance Series – January Edition: Bharatanatyam recitals on Jan. 2

January 1, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Nrityagiri, Mysuru, will be organising Monthly Series of Dance Performances at its premises, #16/1, Preethi Layout, Srirampura, from January, 2026, showcasing exceptional talents in Bharatanatyam and classical arts. The January edition will feature performances by Ashwini Manjunath from the USA, senior disciple of Nrityagiri and Anveshha Madhusudan from Mysuru, disciple of Vidu. Lakshmi Shavanth…

City Urdu poetess at Saudi Arabia Poets’ Meet
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City Urdu poetess at Saudi Arabia Poets’ Meet

January 1, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. Maha Jabeen Nairn Ghazaal (Hindi pen-name “Madhoo”), an erudite Urdu-Hindi poetess, fiction writer and scholar from city, participated in an International Poets’ Meet held in the third week of December at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She was among four poets invited from India and also the sole woman participant from across the globe at…

Sadvidya student excels in Kannada essay contest
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Sadvidya student excels in Kannada essay contest

January 1, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: B.N. Druthi, a student of Sadvidya Semi-Residential PU College, Vijayanagar, has secured second place in Divisional-level Kannada essay competition held in Udupi recently. The competition, organised by the Pre-University Education Department, featured participants from across the division. Druthi wrote her essay on the topic “The Role of Teachers in the Digital Era” and was…

Mysuru readies to ring in New Year
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Mysuru readies to ring in New Year

December 31, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Colourful fireworks will light up the sky, marking the New Year celebrations at Mysore Palace tonight, with the illuminated architectural marvel providing a spectacular backdrop. The celebrations will begin with a performance by the Karnataka Police Band, whose English and Kannada orchestra will set the mood and keep the surging crowd engaged from 11…

Chamundi Hill braces for New Year devotee rush
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Chamundi Hill braces for New Year devotee rush

December 31, 2025

DC chairs meeting, directs special arrangements for deity’s darshan Mysore/Mysuru:  Anticipating a huge rush of devotees to Chamundi Hill on New Year tomorrow (Jan. 1), Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy has instructed officials to make suitable arrangements for the convenience of visitors. Chairing a meeting of officers at his office meeting hall here yesterday, DC…

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