Mysore/Mysuru: A total of 9,157 candidates attended the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) examination for recruitment of various posts in government departments conducted by Karnataka Examination Authority across 29 centres in city this morning. While a total of 13,501 were issued hall tickets, only 9,157 candidates appeared for the examination and 4,344 candidates skipped the…
Greater Mysuru City Corporation: Leaders object to Varuna’s exclusion
January 25, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Leaders from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s home constituency of Varuna have decided to formally object to the State Government’s notification on the formation of the Greater Mysuru City Corporation (GMCC). A meeting to discuss the exclusion of Varuna Hobli from the proposed GMCC limits was held yesterday at the auditorium of a private engineering college…
Reform MCC first, then talk of Greater Mysuru: MP
January 25, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has alleged that corruption in the Mysuru City Corporation has crossed all limits and urged the State Government to first carry out greater reforms within the civic body before proceeding with the formation of a Greater Mysuru. In a press statement, Yaduveer accused the MCC of misusing public…
Traffic awareness programme at St. Philomena’s College
January 25, 2026Gouri Satya’s new book Mysurina Asamanyaru released Mysore/Mysuru: Senior journalist and columnist Gouri Satya’s new book ‘Mysurina Asamanyaru,’ a collection of 50 articles published in Mysuru Mithra, a sister publication of Star of Mysore (SOM), was released at Rotary Hall on JLB Road in city yesterday. JSS Mahavidyapeetha Executive Secretary Dr. C.G. Betsurmath released the…
Traffic awareness programme at St. Philomena’s College
January 25, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: As part of its continuous quality initiatives and commitment to social responsibility, IQAC of St. Philomena’s College, Mysuru, in collaboration with Mysuru City Traffic Police, organised a Traffic Awareness Programme on Jan. 17 in the College Indoor Stadium. Rev. Fr. Lourdu Prasad Joseph, Rector and Manager of the college, presided. Dr. Ravi J. D….
Pourakarmikas air grievances, list employment discrepancies
January 25, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Several Pourakarmikas aired their grievances during an interaction with Karnataka State Safai Karmachari Commission Chairman P. Raghu at Kalamandira in city recently. They alleged that although Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), including the Mysuru City Corporation are hiring them on outsourcing basis and no benefits were being extended to their next of kin in the…
Restrooms, insurance for Pourakarmikas under review
January 25, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka State Safai Karmachari Commission Chairman P. Raghu has instructed officers to decide on the construction of restrooms for Pourakarmikas. Speaking at a review meeting held at D. Devaraj Urs meeting hall in Zilla Panchayat premises here yesterday, Raghu stressed the need for restrooms where Pourakarmikas can relax for a while after breakfast, noting…
Special Police drives: 166 petty cases, 108 COTPA cases registered
January 25, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police, who have intensified enforcement across the city, conducted special drives in Udayagiri, Narasimharaja (NR) and Mandi Police limits on Saturday and have registered 166 petty cases and 108 cases under Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA). The special drives by Police officers and staff along with a commando team…
Fire in ambulance; fuel leak, short circuit suspected
January 25, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Fire erupted at an ambulance belonging to a Govt. Hospital, near Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Bhavan on Dewan Seshadri Iyer Road in city yesterday afternoon, triggering tense moments for some time. The ambulance belonging to Government General Hospital, Begur in Gundlupet taluk, Chamarajanagar district, was returning after shifting a patient to a private hospital here….
Unsold and expired liquor, beer destroyed
January 25, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Excise Department officials have destroyed 119.520 litres of liquor and 4791.090 litres of beer that was unsold and expired at Karnataka State Beverages Corporation Limited (KSBCL) Depot -1 and Depot – 2 at Koorgalli recently. Excise Deputy Superintendent H.K. Ramesh, officials and staff were present.















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