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Award for actor ‘Mukhyamantri’ Chandru, journalist Amshi Prasanna Kumar
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Award for actor ‘Mukhyamantri’ Chandru, journalist Amshi Prasanna Kumar

December 20, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Veteran actor ‘Mukhyamantri’ Chandru and senior journalist Amshi Prasanna Kumar will be conferred with the prestigious ‘Sri Krishna Alanahalli’ State Award at the Kannada Rajyotsava programme organised under the aegis of Janapara Sahitya Parishat, Bengaluru, at  SCMS School premises, Alanahalli in H.D. Kote taluk at    9 am on Dec. 25. H.D. Kote MLA  Anil…

Murder for silver: Man sentenced to life
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Murder for silver: Man sentenced to life

December 19, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: The city’s Third Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced a man to rigorous life imprisonment after finding him guilty of murdering his employer and stealing 14 kg of silver bars. The deceased has been identified as Govinda, a silversmith from Bankli village in Sumerpur taluk of Pali district, Rajasthan. The convict, Arjunkumar alias…

A new lifeline for mentally-ill destitutes
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A new lifeline for mentally-ill destitutes

December 19, 2025

Emergency Care Centre at K.R. Hospital Stone Building; inauguration tomorrow Mysore/Mysuru: To ensure proper care for destitute persons suffering from mental illness and abandoned by their families, the Department of Health and Family Welfare is establishing Emergency Care and Recovery Centres (ECRC) across all districts in the State. In Mysuru, the ECRC has been set…

Mysuru jail to get high-tech upgrade
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Mysuru jail to get high-tech upgrade

December 19, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: In a major move to strengthen prison security and enhance transparency, the Karnataka Government is rolling out a technology-driven prison management system across nine major prisons in the State, including the Central Prison in Mysuru. The digital overhaul will feature real-time inmate movement tracking, cashless canteen systems and QR code-based biometric prisoner phone calling…

CM’s MUDA 50:50 site case: Court raps Lokayukta Police over delay in final report
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CM’s MUDA 50:50 site case: Court raps Lokayukta Police over delay in final report

December 19, 2025

Mysuru Lokayukta SP directed to produce case diary; hearing posted for Dec. 23 Bengaluru: The Special Court for People’s Representatives in Bengaluru on Wednesday pulled up the Mysuru Lokayukta Police for failing to submit the final investigation report in the multi-crore Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case, which involves allegations that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah illegally…

Feeding pigeons in public attracts punitive action
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Feeding pigeons in public attracts punitive action

December 19, 2025

Health and Family Welfare Minister announces regulatory guidelines; levying of fine, six-month jail sentence for guilty Bengaluru: Henceforth, if you feed pigeons in public places, be ready to cough up the fine amount and serve the jail sentence. The State Health and Family Welfare Department, has drafted guidelines to regulate the practice of feeding pigeons…

Elusive tiger finally rescued in Gundlupet
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Elusive tiger finally rescued in Gundlupet

December 19, 2025

Big cat was trapped in the combing operation assisted by trained elephants Gundlupet: A tiger, that had created a havoc among the villagers at Bommalapura and surroundings in Gundlupet taluk for the past one year, was finally captured by the Forest Department recently. A team of Forest personnel consisting veterinarians and sharp shooters, assisted by…

DCF warns of legal action against circulating AI photos of wild animals
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DCF warns of legal action against circulating AI photos of wild animals

December 19, 2025

Photos of leopard on tree and drinking water are fake Mysore/Mysuru: Photos of a leopard sitting on a tree near Railway Workshop in Ashokapuram and a leopard drinking water in a residential area, which are being widely circulated in various social media platforms, are fake and generated through Artificial Intelligence (AI).   Deputy Conservator of Forests…

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