Mysuru: Two CESC Assistant Executive Engineers (AEE) were trapped by the Lokayukta Police while accepting bribe on Saturday for issuance of work completion certificate in respect of Solar Pumpset Unit installation for farmlands under ‘PM-KUSUM’ scheme. AEE Devarajaiah of Nanjangud Town division and AEE Kiran Kumar of Rural division are the ones who have been…
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Woman robbed of purse while boarding bus
October 4, 2026Mysuru: In a reported incident, a woman was robbed of her purse while boarding a bus at Sub-Urban Bus Stand in city recently. Chikkathayamma, 63, a woman farmer of Mangadahalli in Channapatna taluk is the victim. Chikkathayamma, who had come to the city to attend a wedding engagement on Sept. 21, returned to KSRTC Sub-Urban…
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Man gets 7-year jail term for abetting wife’s suicide
October 4, 2026Mysuru: A City Court has sentenced a man to 7 years imprisonment for abetting the suicide of his wife. Shivakumar alias Shivu of Yeraganahalli in city is the one who has been sentenced. Shivakumar had married Sowmya in 2018, during which he had received dowry. But some months after marriage, Shivakumar started physically and mentally…
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Police seize vehicle illegally transporting PDS rice
October 4, 2026Mysuru: Acting on a tip off, the Kuvempunagar Police, in association with Food and Civil supplies department officials, have seized a Bolero pick up vehicle that was found illegally transporting 4,590 Kgs of Public Distribution Scheme (PDS) rice. Food Inspector B.N. ShashidharNayak was in a Court on Sept. 30 as a witness in a case,…
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Attempt to assault Cops on duty with machete: Man sentenced to jail for threatening
October 4, 2026Mysur: The 6th Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced a murder accused to seven years rigorous imprisonment besides imposing a fine of Rs. 1 lakh after he was found guilty of issuing threats, attempting to assault Police personnel on duty with a machete and damaging a Police vehicle. The accused, who was sentenced to…
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Stepfather arrested for allegedly kidnapping stepson for ransom
October 4, 2026Mysuru: Kuvempunagar Police have arrested a man on charges of kidnapping his stepson and demanding a ransom of Rs. 55 lakh for the safe release. The arrested is Keralam-based Sharath Ram. Timely action from Kuvempunagar Police helped in rescuing Hemanth Gowda, who was kidnapped. Details: Roja, a resident of Kuvempunagar had divorced her husband and…
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Woman accuses daughter-in-law of selling house after son’s death
October 4, 2026Threatens to end life in front of Gram Panchayat or DC Office Mysuru: A 75-year-old woman, accusing her daughter-in-law of abandoning after selling the house they were dwelling following her son’s death has threatened to end her life in front of the Gram Panchayat Office or the DC Office if she did not get justice….
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Man arrested for storing deer meat
October 4, 2026Hunsur: The Forest Department sleuths have arrested a man on charges of storing deer meat in his house. The accused has been identified as Ramegowda, a resident of Rajegowdanahundi village, coming under Veeranahosahalli Range in Nagarahole National Park. The Forest officials have seized the deer meat from the house. Acting on a tip off, Veeranahosahalli…
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City-based author’s Kannada novel translated into Italian
October 4, 2026Mysuru: Mysuru-based scientist and Kannada author Dr.PrasannaSanthekadur’s acclaimed novel ‘Su’, based on the life and tragic death of Chinese-American cancer researcher Dr.Zao-Zhong Su, has now been translated into Italian. First published in 2020 by SamvahanaPrakashana, Mysuru, the novel has since been reprinted and translated into several Indian languages, including Malayalam, Telugu and Marathi. The novel…
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Pink Auto: Driving independence and dignity for women
October 4, 2026Mysuru: Rotary Mysore Metro, in association with Taliru Foundation and Automotive Axles, launched the transformative ‘Pink Auto’ project at Urs Gymkhana in city recently. The joint initiative distributed 10 autorickshaws to women beneficiaries, offering a pathway away from poverty, abuse and systemic hardship toward financial self-reliance. “The project seeks to uplift women by providing them…
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