Mysuru: With Gowri-Ganesha festivals to be celebrated tomorrow (Sept. 14), Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has issued guidelines to be followed while installing Ganesha idols in public places. The CESC Managing Director (MD) has appealed organisations, associations and individuals to ensure that pandals are not erected under EHT/HT/LT power lines and that they should get…
NDA and CDS exams held under tight security
September 13, 2026Mysuru: The National-level defence entrance tests — NDA & NA (II) and CDS (II) exams — conducted by the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) to select candidates for admission to the three wings (Army, Navy and Air Force) in the Indian Armed forces and for selection of officers in the Indian Armed forces, was held…
Dasara 2025: Activists seek financial records
September 13, 2026‘DC’s Office transferred RTI application to 15 Dasara Sub-Committees; still no response’ Mysuru: The Mysuru Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) Office does not have the complete accounts, payment records or audit report of the 2025 Dasara festival, alleged activists. Addressing a press conference at the Pathrakarthara Bhavan yesterday, software engineer and social activist Vidwath said, even Gold…
Demand for Dasara Film Festival grows
September 13, 2026Mysuru: A meeting held to discuss the exclusion of the Dasara Film Festival from this year’s Dasara celebrations unanimously decided to submit a memorandum to Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and District Minister Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah, seeking a re-look at the decision and speedy implementation of the Film City project in Mysuru. Noted film director S.V….
Panchakarma treatment for Mahouts and Kavadis
September 13, 2026Mysuru: With the AYUSH Department setting up a temporary medical check-up and treatment camp for Dasara elephant Mahouts and Kavadis near the Jayamarthanda Gate of the Mysore Palace, doctors at the camp are providing Panchakarma treatment to the elephant handlers and their family members. The Ayurveda treatment is being offered for stress, knee pain, back…
Former Rangayana Director Chidambara Rao Jambe no more
September 13, 2026Mysuru: Former Mysuru Rangayana Director and senior theatre personality Chidambara Rao Jambe (77), passed away at his residence in Heggodu village, Sagara taluk of Shivamogga district yesterday. He is survived by his wife, one son and a host of relatives and friends. Jambe received his theatre training at the National School of Drama (NSD) in Delhi…
Elevated manhole claims man’s life!?
September 12, 2026MCC’s faulty UGD works resulted in tragedy, allege relatives, residents Mysuru: A 48-year-old man died after suffering serious head injuries when the two-wheeler he was riding hit a protruding manhole on the night of Sept. 6, drawing attention to the hazards posed by incomplete and unscientific underground drainage (UGD) works in the city. The deceased…
Sudden water release from KRS Dam: 2 people, 6 cattle stranded; rescued
September 12, 2026Outflow surges from 3,000 to 9,000 cusecs Mandya: The sudden release of Cauvery water from the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya district to Tamil Nadu, without any flood warning, left two people and six cattle stranded on an island near Ganjam in Srirangapatna taluk on Thursday evening. The incident occurred after the discharge…
Extended Gowri-Ganesha weekend: Traffic crawls at Toll Plazas on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway
September 12, 2026Mysuru: With an extended weekend coinciding with the Gowri-Ganesha festival on Monday, motorists travelling from Bengaluru towards Mysuru faced long waits at Toll Plazas on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway from early this morning. The Toll Plazas at Kaniminike in Bengaluru South taluk and Sheshagirihalli in Ramanagara taluk and Gananguru near Srirangapatna witnessed heavy traffic, with a…
Holy Relics Expo of 2,000 saints opens at St. Theresa’s Church
September 12, 2026Mysuru: For the first time in Mysuru, the Holy Relics Expo 2026, featuring relics associated with around 2,000 saints and celebrating centuries of history, human values and inspirational lives, opened to the public at St. Theresa’s Church on Manandavadi Road in Mysuru South this morning. The expo, organised by Diocese of Mysuru as part of…













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