Bengaluru: The Mysore Bar Association greeted Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar in Bengaluru recently and also presented a memorandum to him seeking funds for overall development of the Association building, out of the CM’s Rs.10 crore special grant. Responding to the plea, Shivakumar said he will take measures for releasing funds. The Association also brought to…
MCC seeks support for ‘Clean Chamundi Hill – Plastic-Free Ashada Month’ campaign
July 16, 2026Warns against littering, use of plastic atop hill during Ashada festivities Mysuru: Pointing out that protecting the environment and maintaining cleanliness atop Chamundi Hill is a collective responsibility, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has urged organisations, volunteers, traders and devotees to support its ‘Clean Chamundi Hill – Plastic-Free Ashada Month’ campaign. The MCC has warned…
SIR of electoral rolls in State extended till Aug. 8
July 16, 2026Door-to-door distribution of enumeration forms, collection & digitisation was scheduled to end on July 29; draft electoral rolls to be published on Aug. 17 New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has yesterday announced that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka will be extended by 10 days. With this extension,…
FIR against Chandigarh youth for harassing Mysuru woman
July 16, 2026Homemaker alleges cyberstalking, criminal intimidation, blackmail and trespass Mysuru: A 38-year-old homemaker from Lashkar Mohalla has lodged a complaint with the Devaraja Police, alleging that a youth from Chandigarh subjected her to prolonged harassment, blackmail and intimidation after she had initially sheltered him at her residence. Based on her complaint, the Police have registered FIR…
High Court acquits all five accused
July 16, 2026Paduvarahalli Kariyappa Murder Case Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court (HC) has acquitted the five accused in the murder of rowdy sheeter Kariyappa alias Umesh, which had taken place 16 years back in Mysuru. The five accused, who were acquitted by the HC, are Manjesh, Ashok, Hemanth, Praveen and B.K. Ramesh. The accused had submitted two…
Inmates assault Chief Warder at Mysuru Central Prison
July 16, 2026Mysuru: Four inmates have allegedly assaulted the Chief Warder at Mysuru Central Prison on July 10 and a case has been registered at Mandi Police Station in this regard. While the Chief Warder, who was assaulted, is Anil Kumar, the inmates, who assaulted him, are Lathif, Hemanth, Mohammed Mansoor and Mathin Khan. On July 10…
Greater Mysuru proposal on hold until census completion
July 16, 2026Mysuru: Mysuru District in-Charge Minister Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah has said that the proposed ‘Greater Mysuru City Corporation’ project will not be approved until the ongoing national population census is completed. Speaking to reporters after chairing a district-level officers’ meeting at the Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Hall yesterday, the Minister said, administrative changes cannot be undertaken while…
Kambala outside Tulunadu will dilute its authenticity
July 16, 2026Founder-President of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Sangha Sudhakar S. Shetty appeals to scrap ‘Dasara Kambala’ Mysuru: Former President of Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) and Founder-President of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Sangha, Mysuru, Sudhakar S. Shetty, has urged that Kambala, the traditional buffalo race of Tulunadu, should continue to be held only in…
R.K. Narayan Museum turns into an eyesore
July 16, 2026• Residents complain of garbage dumping, burning of plastic waste • Lack of security personnel poses threat to rare memorabilia Mysuru: The backyard of Mysuru’s iconic novelist and writer R.K. Narayan’s house in Yadavagiri — R.K. Narayan Museum — has turned into an eyesore, with discarded thermocol, plastic banners and other waste dumped indiscriminately. The…
Woman loses gold jewellery while boarding bus
July 16, 2026Mysuru: A woman has lost her box containing gold jewellery worth about Rs. 4.08 lakh while boarding a bus at the Rural Bus Stand in city on July 12. The woman, who lost her gold is 33-year-old Supriya, a resident of Dandikere village. Supriya, who had come to her relative’s house at Hebbal, boarded a…








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