800 out of 6,235 candidates undergo physical endurance test on Day-1 Mysore/Mysuru: The 9-day Agniveer Recruitment Rally (second level) for eligible youths from the districts of Karnataka and Kerala, began early this morning at Chamundi Vihar Stadium in Nazarbad. The rally is being held from Apr. 19 to 27 under the aegis of the Department…
Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar lauds Mysuru woman’s bravery
April 19, 2026Sujatha of Siddarthanagar, who saved her mother-in-law from the leopard, to be honoured with Kittur Rani Chennamma Bravery Award next year Bengaluru: Minister for Women and Child Development Lakshmi Hebbalkar has lauded the courage and bravery of Sujatha, a resident of Siddarthanagar in Mysuru, who risked her life to save her aged mother-in-law from a…
‘JD(S) will show its might in the MCC elections’
April 19, 2026Nikhil Kumaraswamy at ‘Janarondige Janata Dal’ campaign Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing the ruling Congress Government of showing apathy in holding long overdue Local Body elections, State JD(S) Youth Wing President Nikhil Kumaraswamy said that JD(S) will show its might in the MCC elections to Congress leaders who have been saying that JD(S) has no base in urban…
Neglected Bal Bhavan burgled
April 19, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Jawahar Bal Bhavan, coming under the Women and Child Development Department, which is lying in a state of neglect for years on Nelson Mandela Road in Bannimantap, opposite to Dasara Torchlight Parade Grounds in city, was burgled last night. The miscreants, who gained entry into Bal Bhavan building through the window, ransacked all…
Power tariff hike imminent
April 19, 2026Bengaluru: With Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) giving its nod for power tariff hike, the power companies in the State (BESCOM, CESCOM, HESCOM, MESCOM and GESCOM) are all set to hike power tariff soon. The power companies had been pressing the KERC for upward revision of power tariff in order to offset mounting losses. The…
Wild elephant blocks traffic on Kushalnagar-Mysuru Highway
April 19, 2026Madikeri: A wild elephant, which entered Kushalnagar-Mysuru National Highway-275, blocked the traffic for some time creating panic among the motorists yesterday. The wild elephant, which suddenly entered the Highway at about 12 noon, caused panic among the motorists, who brought their vehicles to a screeching halt as the wild elephant began to move on the…
Tiger on the prowl in Bandipur forest fringe villages captured
April 19, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Villagers near Hadanuru in Saragur taluk were gripped by fear after a tiger was spotted in broad daylight on Friday. In a swift, night-long operation, Forest officials captured the animal & relocated it to Bannerghatta Rehabilitation Centre in Bengaluru. The tiger, which had reportedly been attacking cattle in villages across the Hediyala range of…
Census-2027: DC Reddy inspects house mapping at T.K. Layout
April 19, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy inspected the progress of house mapping work, undertaken in Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) limits, as part of Census-2027. Deputy Commissioner Reddy, who visited the enumerators involved in house mapping at T.K. Layout in the city recently, collected feedback about the execution of the related works. The mapping of…
Agarwal Samaj donates Digital Classroom for Mahavir Instt.
April 19, 2026Mysore/Mysuru:The Agarwal Samaj, Mysuru, stepped forward to assist the students of the educational wing of city’s renowned Bhagwan Mahavir Darshan Eye Hospital, providing digital classroom facilities to facilitate modern pedagogical methods. Agarwal Samaj President Dr. Shrikrishna Mittal inaugurated the facility for higher education at Bhagwan Mahavir Institute for Paramedical Sciences by cutting the ribbon in…
Activist-writer Ananth no more
April 19, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Activist, writer and thinker G. Ananthapadmanabhan (65), popularly known as Ananth, passed away in the early hours of yesterday at his residence in Yadavagiri. He is survived by his wife, activist Kavita Kuruganti and a daughter. An alumnus of IIT Madras, where he completed a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering, Ananth began his career as…















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