Mysore/Mysuru: Hoskote Basavaraju, Divisional Organising Secretary of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS), has warned of staging indefinite stir in front of Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) office in Metagalli in city, if they fail to pay compensation to the genuine farmers, whose 589 acres of lands were acquired for the proposed Film City and…
CM to begin Budget preparations after Special Session
January 21, 2026Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the Finance Portfolio, will begin the State Budget preparations after the Special Session of the State Legislature (Jan. 22 to 31). Speaking to presspersons here yesterday, Siddaramaiah said the Special Session has been called to discuss the Centre’s decision to scrap MNREGA and replace it with VB G…
JCAC to host ‘Uttarayana’ Art & Culture Festival from Jan. 23
January 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Jagannatha Centre for Art and Culture (JCAC) will be conducting its first edition of ‘Uttarayana’ Art and Culture Festival at its premises in Vijayanagar 1st Stage here from Jan. 23 to 27. Addressing the media persons at JCAC premises here yesterday, Festival Curator and former Rangayana Senior Artiste S. Ramnath said that the Festival…
GTD remembers JD(S) only during polls: MLC Manjegowda
January 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: “Chamundeshwari JD(S) MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD), who says that he is still with the JD(S) and would contest the next Assembly election on a JD(S) ticket, is actually involved in anti-party activities in his current tenure,” alleged JD(S) MLC C.N. Manjegowda. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakarthara Bhavan in city yesterday, he said GTD’s…
Swachh Survekshan 2025-26: MCC to conduct contests
January 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Swachh Survekshan 2025-26, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is conducting Swachh Mysuru Quiz contest and Swachh Category Competitions, with the sole objective of promoting cleanliness, public health and effective waste management. The quiz competition has been organised on Jan. 31 at 10.30 am at Kalamandira in city, in association with Department of…
Mysuru BJP workers celebrate
January 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Following the appointment of Nitin Nabin as the new National President of the BJP, celebrations were held at party office in city. Speaking on the occasion, former MLA and City BJP President L. Nagendra highlighted that Nabin has assumed leadership as the youngest-ever National President of the BJP, a party with the largest membership…
Clear e-Khata issue: ABGP to DC
January 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat (ABGP), Mysuru Unit, has submitted a memorandum to the District Administration at Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) Office in the city, to clear the hassles related to e-Khata. Vikram Iyengar, Vice-President of ABGP, Mysuru Unit, who submitted the memorandum to DC said, the property owners are still finding it difficult to obtain…
Citizens’ Collective submits proposals for MCC Budget
January 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Citizens’ Collective, a delegation of professionals, social activists and concerned citizens, under the banner of ‘Greater Mysuru with Great Vision’ submitted a memorandum to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif, urging the administration to include citizen-centric and future-ready proposals in the 2026-27 MCC Budget. The delegation was led by Dr. Shushrutha Gowda,…
Man sets fire to owner’s house for asking rent
January 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: A man has set fire to the house of a building owner after the latter asked him to pay the rent for the room in which his brother was staying. The incident took place on Jan. 18 at about 10.30 pm at Janata Layout in Yaraganahalli and a case has been registered at Alanahalli…
Students visit Tribal Museum
January 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: About 255 students of the city’s Podar International Public School visited the Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute (KSTRI) at Kergalli here recently. Speaking on the occasion, KSTRI Deputy Director H.S. Girijamba said that the Museum Curator Dr. D.C. Ramakrishnaiah explained the visiting students about the importance of every article in the Tribal Museum, which…















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