Mysore/Mysuru: With tourists and visitors arriving in the city in droves during weekends, extended holidays and other Public Holidays throughout the year, the Traffic Police have set up a total of four Tourist Information Kiosks (Centres) in the vicinity of the Palace in the heart of the city, for the benefit of tourists. The KR…
Murdered for gold
December 29, 2025Srirangapatna: A woman, who had gone to the canal to wash clothes, has been allegedly murdered by miscreants, who have decamped with gold ornaments she was wearing. The incident took place near the Varuna Canal, near a resort at Palahalli in the taluk. The deceased woman has been identified as Mamatha (35), wife of Jagadish…
UoM VC inaugurates ‘Bhavanotsava’
December 29, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB) School, Mysuru, celebrated its Annual Day ‘Bhavanotsava’ at Open Air Theatre in Manasagangothri here on Saturday. Inaugurating the celebrations, University of Mysore (UoM) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. N.K. Lokanath said that BVB Mysuru had been serving the educational sector and the society for the past 20 years. “Parents, instead of concentrating…
Programmes at Dattagalli Sri Mahalakshmi Temple
December 29, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The following events have been organised at Sri Mahalakshmi Temple in Kanakadasaranagar (Dattagalli) here: Dec. 30 – Vaikunta Ekadashi, Vaikunta Dhwara Pravesha; 6 am to 7 am: Prakarotsava; 7 am to 8 am: Suprabhata and Stotra Pathana by the members of Godeya Balaga; 10 am to 11 am: Devaranama by Rajalakshmi and troupe; 11…
Fellowship for city Professor Dr. K.N. Amruthesh
December 29, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. K.N. Amruthesh, former Chairman, Department of Studies in Botany and currently the Director of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), University of Mysore (UoM), has been awarded the prestigious Fellowship of the National Academy of Sciences (FNASc) for the year 2025. The award ceremony was held on Dec. 9 at the Indian Institute…
Youth goes missing
December 29, 2025Yalandur: A 23-year-old youth, who had gone to Chamarajanagar to watch a movie, has gone missing since Dec. 25. The missing youth is Shivanayaka of Changachalli village, according to the complaint lodged by his father Puttamadanayaka with the Police. Those having any information about the missing youth may contact Mob: 94808-04649 or Chamarajanagar District Police…
Unidentified man dies at K.R. Hospital
December 29, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: An unidentified man, aged about 60 years, who was found lying sick near Vijayanagar Ring Road traffic signal lights and admitted to K.R. Hospital on Dec. 13, has breathed his last at the hospital on Dec. 23. The deceased has the names ‘Nanjundegowdru’, ‘N. Manju’ and ‘N. Mani’ tattooed in Kannada on his right…
Passport Seva Kendra now silk showroom!
December 28, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has handed over a newly constructed building near Mysuru Zoo — originally intended to house a Passport Seva Kendra and the office of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) — to private parties, triggering serious concerns over the use of public assets. The building has been leased to…
Missing in action…
December 28, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: While the Mysore Palace and its surroundings were teeming with visitors and tourists on Thursday evening during the helium cylinder blast where three persons were killed, the Mobile Command Centre — launched by the City Police in 2018 to assist personnel in maintaining law and order during large gatherings — was inexplicably stationed at…
Stuck…: Woman Cop rescued after leg gets stuck in cow trap
December 28, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: In an unusual incident on Friday, a woman constable was rescued by Fire and Emergency Services after her leg got stuck in a cow trap. Nalini, a constable from Lakshmipuram Police Station, had attended a routine parade at the City Armed Reserve (CAR) Grounds under the supervision of the City Police Commissioner at the…















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