Mysore/Mysuru: A 30-year old man ended his life by falling under a moving train on the Railway track between Jayanagar Gate and Chamarajapuram Railway Station of Mysuru-Nanjangud section on Friday morning. The deceased has been identified as Kumar, son of Murthy and a resident of Ashokapuram in the city. Kumar, who worked as a labourer,…
N. Rangaswamy is Zoo Authority of Karnataka Chairman
October 11, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: N. Rangaswamy of Hadya village in Nanjangud taluk has been appointed as the new Chairman of Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK), Mysuru. In other appointments, the State Government has named B. Nagendra Kumar of Aipanahalli in K.R. Pet taluk of Mandya district as Chairman of Hubballi based Karnataka State Handlooms Development Corporation, M. Ramappa,…
Appointed as Secretary of Industries and Commerce Department
October 11, 2025Bengaluru, Oct. 11 (KMS&DM)- IAS Officer Rohini Sindhoori, who was awaiting posting, has now been appointed as the Secretary of the Department of Industries and Commerce (MSME and Mines). Another IAS Officer Sameer Shukla, who held this post, has been transferred as the Secretary of Rural Development and Pachayat Raj (RDPR) Department. Rohini Sindhoori had…
‘Krishnaarpanam’ flute duet on Oct. 12
October 11, 2025Mysuru, Oct. 11 (BCT)- Bamboo Melody Raagas will present the third concert in its ‘Krishnaarpanam series’, featuring a flute duet by Vidwan Rakesh Sudhir and his disciple Vibhav Omkar Gayatri from Bengaluru. The concert will take place tomorrow (Oct. 12) from 10 am to 12.30 pm at Kalpa Kshetra, Vijayanagar 3rd Stage, Mysuru. The flautists…
Minor girl’s murder: Accused shot in the leg, arrested
October 10, 2025Mysuru: In a swift operation, Mysuru City Police have arrested a man accused of abducting, raping and murdering a 10-year-old girl near the Dasara Exhibition Grounds. The crime occurred on the intervening night of Wednesday (Oct. 8) and Thursday (Oct. 9). The arrest was made within 24 hours of the crime. The accused, who attempted…
Simha hits out at rising crimes, Police meddling
October 10, 2025‘Mysuru Police busy escorting ruling party politicians to coffee shops, dosa joints’ Mysuru: Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha has sharply criticised the Karnataka Government for its silence and alleged interference in Police operations following a spate of murders in Mysuru, including the rape and murder of a minor girl near Dasara Exhibition Grounds. Speaking to…
Back-to-back murders spark public outrage
October 10, 2025Residents demand Police accountability as fears about law and order situation grow Mysuru: Just days after a grand Dasara, Mysuru is grappling with two brutal murders within three days near the Exhibition Grounds, raising alarm over the city’s law and order situation. Residents fear a breakdown in policing and say rowdy elements roam freely and…
Kollegal Court convicted Karthik in 2019 attempt to murder case
October 10, 2025Conviction on Feb. 22, 2025; appeals in High Court, gets bail, returns to crime Mysuru: K.S. Karthik, the accused in the abduction, rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl in Mysuru, had previously been convicted by the Additional District and Sessions Court, Kollegal, for sexual harassment and attempted murder in a 2019 case. He was…
Two dead, 14 injured in Hunsur bus-lorry accident
October 10, 2025Mysuru: In a tragic road accident early this morning, two people died and 14 others were injured when a private bus collided head-on with a cement-laden lorry near Madhugiri Koppalu Gate in Hunsur taluk. The accident occurred around 4.30 am on the Mysuru-Hunsur Highway near Jagalakuppe on the Hunsur-Bannikuppe stretch. A Kerala-based private bus travelling…
MP Yaduveer expresses concern over alarming rise in street crimes
October 10, 2025Mysuru: Expressing concern over alarming rise in street crimes in the city, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar accused the State Government of failing to curb heinous crimes in the home district of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Addressing the press meet at the BJP Office in Chamarajapuram here this morning, Yaduveer said that a couple of…















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