Incident occurs at 600 metres from Maralahalla Anti-Poaching Camp Mysore/Mysuru: A forest watcher attached to an Anti-Poaching Camp (APC) at Bandipur Tiger Reserve was killed in a tiger attack yesterday near Maralahalla in Gundlupet taluk of Chamarajanagar district. The deceased has been identified as Sanna Haida (56), a member of the Jenukuruba community from Neralekuppe…
Watcher’s death rekindles debate on staff safety
December 28, 2025Tribal leaders seek Rs. 1 crore ex gratia as per Forest Minister’s announcement Mysore/Mysuru: Forest, Ecology, and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre condoled the death and stated that financial assistance would be provided as per rules. Just three days earlier, Khandre had announced that families of forest staff who die in the line of duty would…
Vishwanath flags security lapses at Mysore Palace
December 28, 2025MLC questions CM Siddaramaiah’s silence after three deaths in his hometown Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of the tragic incident in which a balloon seller and two pedestrians were killed when a helium cylinder burst while filling a balloon near the Jayamarthanda Gate of the Mysore Palace on Thursday night, MLC A.H. Vishwanath has raised serious…
17th edition of BIFFes from Jan. 29 to Feb. 6
December 28, 2025Actor Prakash Raj appointed as Film Festival ambassador Bengaluru: The 17th edition of Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes), organised by Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy and the Department of Information and Public Relations, will be held from Jan. 29 to Feb. 6, 2026, said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah here recently. Presiding over the preparatory meeting and releasing the…
‘Puppets can entertain audience in theatre’
December 28, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Puppets, being a cultural tool, can attract a lot of audience if used in theatre, said Senior Theatre Director Prasanna. Speaking at the inauguration of National Puppetry Festival Colloquium organised by Indian Institute of Educational Theatre in association with Astikya Foundation at Hardwicke School premises recently, he said that puppets have been an important…
Emission testing in State hit as hologram supply dries up
December 28, 2025Bengaluru: Karnataka’s vehicle emission monitoring system has all but collapsed, with over 400 Pollution Under Control (PUC) centres across the State shutting down after the Transport Department failed to supply mandatory hologram stickers for nearly a month. Most of the affected centres are located at petrol bunks, disrupting routine emission testing and leaving thousands of…
African Hunting Cheetah dies at Mysuru Zoo
December 28, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Bruke, a male African Hunting Cheetah, died in the early hours of Dec. 27 at Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo). He was 6 years and 8-months-old and was suffering from meningitis. Bruke had been under veterinary care after refusing food for three consecutive days. Despite intensive treatment by the Zoo’s medical team, he…
Commercialisation of Chamundi Hill: Citizens’ Walk on Jan. 4 to protect ecology
December 28, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Concerned over the rapid ecological degradation of Mysuru’s iconic Chamundi Hill, citizens and environmental groups have organised a Citizens’ Walk on Jan. 4, 2026, to draw attention to the growing impact of unchecked construction, traffic and commercial activity on the sacred Hill. The walk will begin at 7.30 am from the Chamundi Hill footsteps…
‘Karnataka rich in folk arts compared to other States’
December 28, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka is rich in folklore compared to other States in the country, said noted Folklore expert Dr. P.K. Rajashekar here yesterday. Speaking after inaugurating a programme titled ‘Sharanende Bhoomi Taayige,’ organised by Karnataka Janapada Academy at Mini Theatre in Kalamandira premises, Dr. Rajashekar said that the State Government must provide funds to safeguard the…
Govt. must frame rules for Ayurveda surgery practice
December 28, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: “The State Government should come up with a policy that allows Ayurveda practitioners to perform surgery”, said SDM Ayurveda Institutions Director Dr. Prasanna N. Rao. He was speaking at the valedictory of the two-day International conference on “Intersecting Nutrition, Lifestyle Medicine and Sustainable Health Care” organised by Cauvery Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital with…















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