Elephant calf in search of… Mysuru: With Kerala showing negligence to take care of a female elephant calf, which had crossed Kerala border to enter Karnataka in search of its mother, the Karnataka Forest Department is showing concern to the baby elephant by becoming its caretaker. After the baby elephant was found near the river…
Retaining wall around Kapila River soon: MLA
August 24, 2025Mysuru: State Government has approved the construction of retaining wall around Kapila River at a cost of Rs. 70 crore and also for establishing Trauma Care Centre at a cost of Rs. 10 crore at Nanjangud Taluk Hospital, said MLA Darshan Dhruvanaryan. Speaking to media persons in Nanjangud yesterday, Darshan said the retaining wall will…
Small traders can be safe by GST registration: Tax Consultant
August 24, 2025Mysuru: Tax Consultant and senior Advocate B.C. Bhat said that small traders should get GST registration and pay taxes accordingly in order to avoid problems. He was speaking at the seminar on ‘GST registration and UPI transactions’ organised by Bhavani E-tenders at Ideal Jawa Rotary Hall on JLB road yesterday. Pointing out that at present,…
Ganesha Festival celebrations on Aug. 27: Pollution Board, MCC to provide mobile tankers for idol immersion
August 24, 2025Mysuru: With Ganesha festival to be celebrated on Aug. 27, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has issued a notification on the guidelines for immersion of Ganesha idols in mobile immersion tankers on the evening of Aug. 27, the schedule of which is as follows: 4 pm to 5.15 pm: Near Metagalli Police Station on…
‘Both Banu Mushtaq, Deepa Bhasthi deserve equal honours for Dasara’
August 24, 2025Mysuru: BJP OBC Morcha State President R. Raghu Kautilya has opined that this year’s Dasara inauguration would have held greater significance had both International Booker Prize winners — writer Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi — jointly lit the ceremonial lamp. Responding on ‘X’ to the State Government’s decision to invite only Banu Mushtaq to…
Health, eye check-up camp held at Mysore Co-operative Bank
August 24, 2025Mysuru: The Mysore Co-operative Bank held a two-day health and eye check-up camp for its members in the Bank’s Head Office premises at Gandhi Square in city recently. Speaking after inaugurating the camp, Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Societies Manoj Kumar said that the Bank, which is functioning as per the principles of co-operation, is entering…
‘Model Solar Village’ Contest in Mysuru
August 24, 2025Mysuru: Seven villages in Mysuru district have been selected as contestants, under the ‘Model Solar Village’ scheme of the Central Government. According to a press release from the Mysuru Division Engineer (Works and Maintenance), Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) Limited, the competition will be held from July 1 to Dec. 31. Winning village will receive…
MDA site e-auction BUMPER: 20 x 30 Rs. 2 crore; 50 x 80 Rs. 9 crore
August 23, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The recent scams in the then Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), now Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) seems to have no effect on people as they continue to vie for purchasing MDA sites. This was evident in the recently held e-auction of sites where 20×30 ft. and 50×80 ft. residential sites, located in Vijayanagar 4th…
Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate Dasara
August 23, 2025Bengaluru: Ending speculation on who would inaugurate Mysuru Dasara this year, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that Hassan-based writer and International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq would inaugurate Dasara on Sept. 22. Speaking to media persons here yesterday, Siddaramaiah said it is a matter of pride that a Kannada writer and that too a woman, has…
Dharmasthala ‘mass burial’ case: ‘Mask Man’ arrested by SIT for false information
August 23, 2025Mangaluru: In an interesting turn to the alleged Dharmasthala ‘mass burial’ case, where allegations were made about the burial of a number of unidentified bodies, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) officials today arrested ‘Mask Man’, the complainant, on charges of providing false information. The ‘Mask Man’, who has been identified as C.N. Chinnaiah by the…















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