Mysore/Mysuru: Seeking payment of long pending bills amounting to Rs. 200 crore, Mysuru City Corporation, MCC Civil Contractors staged a demonstration in front of the MCC office on Sayyaji Rao Road here on Monday. “We carried out works under various Government schemes in the MCC, borrowing loans from Banks and other financial institutions and even…
Food safety and adulteration awareness at Orchids School
March 4, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: An informative Food Safety and Adulteration Awareness Programme was conducted at The Orchids Public School to educate students on safe food practices and the detection of common adulterants in daily-use items. With this event, Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) launched the celebration of World Consumer Rights Day-2026 (WCRD) to create greater awareness about consumer rights…
Waste burning below Varuna Canal aqueduct: Aqueduct pillars to get safety wall
March 3, 2026CNNL officials inspect spot, initiate measures to prevent unauthorised entry Mysore/Mysuru: The Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) has finally initiated steps to safeguard the Varuna Canal aqueduct that runs over the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway near Old Kesare, following concerns over damage caused by waste burning beneath the structure. Proposed measures include constructing a compound wall around…
Proposed stadium at KSIC Filature Factory land: Looms spin after five-day stir
March 3, 2026Stadium plan to be shelved if it disrupts silk production, assures Mysuru District Minister Mysore/Mysuru: Silk saree production at the famed Mysore Silk weaving unit of Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) on Manandavadi Road resumed this morning after coming to a complete halt on Feb. 26, with protesting employees returning to work. The workers had…
Ensure no water crisis in summer: District Minister instructs officials
March 3, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: With the summer season round the corner, Mysuru District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa directed the officials to ensure that there is no water crisis in any part of the district. Presiding over a meeting of officials at the ZP Office here yesterday, Dr. Mahadevappa said that the Task Force at the District and Taluk-levels…
Lunar eclipse: Hill temple to re-open at 8.30 pm
March 3, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: On account of Lunar eclipse, Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hill will be closed for devotees from 2 pm to 8.30 pm today. However, temple will be re-opened for half-an- hour from 8.30 pm to 9 pm tonight. According to the Hill temple Chief Priest Dr. Shashishekar Dixit, the temple will remain shut for devotees…
Reshme Krishi Mela
March 3, 2026To inspire more farmers to take up sericulture; Experts hint at increase in demand for farmers, silk in future Mysore/Mysuru: Reshme Krishi Mela-2026, themed ‘Advanced Technologies for Sustainable Sericulture,’ organised by Central Silk Board (CSB) – Central Sericulture Research and Training Institute (CSRTI), Mysuru, in coordination with Department of Sericulture, was inaugurated at Anugraha Convention…
Tobacco price: HDK seeks report by tomorrow
March 3, 2026Tobacco purchasing companies instructed to fix a price on the lines of Andhra Pradesh Mysore/Mysuru: Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) has sought a report from Tobacco Board by tomorrow (Mar. 4), after holding discussions with tobacco products manufacturing companies on purchasing tobacco from the farmers at a fair and remunerative…
JSS STU-Hokkaido University launch Student Exchange Programme
March 3, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: JSS Science and Technology University (JSS STU) recently inaugurated the WANDERVOGEL-II Programme in collaboration with Hokkaido University, Japan, along with a one-day International Conference on “Bridging Chemistry and Food – An Integrated Approach for a Sustainable Society” at the JSS TI Campus in city. Prof. K.S. Rangappa, Ambassador, Hokkaido University and NASI Distinguished Chair…
Employee cheats company of over Rs. 34 lakh
March 3, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Alanahalli Police have registered a case against an employee of a private company on charges of cheating the company of over Rs. 34 lakh. The Cops, following a complaint from the company owner Madhu, have registered a case against Mahesh, the employee and a resident of Udayagiri in city. Madhu has been running the…















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