Mysore/Mysuru: Marking 112 years since Rabindranath Tagore became the first Indian and the first Asian to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, a special dance-drama was presented on Dec. 10 at the Indian Institute of Educational Theatre (IIET), Mysuru. The commemorative performance was conceptualised, curated and organised by M.R. Srividya, offering a soulful artistic tribute…
Karnataka Janapada Academy awardees
December 26, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: A total of 30 artistes from 30 districts in State have been selected for the prestigious Karnataka Janapada Academy awards. The awardees include: Chennajamma of Mysuru (Sobane Pada and Folk songs), Honnaiah of Mandya (Kolata), Yogendra Dudda of Hassan (Gigi Pada, Lavani and Bhajan), Basavaraju of Chamarajanagar (Gorukana Nrithya) and Ammanni of Kodagu (Solagitti…
Rs. 22 cr. site con foiled
December 25, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Thanks to the alertness of a DTP operator, an attempt to fraudulently transfer a property comprising 22 sites, estimated to be worth Rs. 22 crore, was foiled at the office of the Sub-Registrar (West) at Vijayanagar Second Stage yesterday. The sites form part of Chamundi Sooru Nagar, a private layout developed by former BJP…
X-mas celebrated in city
December 25, 2025Bishop Francis Serrao SJ leads rituals at St. Philomena’s Church Mysore/Mysuru: Special prayers were offered at Churches across the city to mark the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated worldwide as Christmas, last midnight. More than 40 Churches, particularly St. Philomena’s Church on Ashoka Road in Lashkar Mohalla, wore a festive look as a huge congregation…
Six charred to death in bus-truck collision
December 25, 2025Chitradurga: In a horrific accident, at least 6 people were charred to death while several others sustained injuries when a heavy container truck rammed into a private bus after jumping the road divider on the National Highway (NH-48) at Gorlathu Cross near Javagondanahalli in Hiriyur taluk of Chitradurga district in the wee hours of today….
AI camera to check man-animal conflict
December 25, 2025Hunsur: Artificial Intelligence (AI), that is fast pervading every other sector, has now added teeth to Forest Department’s fight to prevent man-animal conflict. The experiment of Forest Department by incorporating the new age technology has met with a success. AI equipped camera was installed in the fringes of Nagarahole forest, where the wild elephants were…
New OPD complex to ease patient rush at K.R. Hospital
December 25, 2025Rs. 75 crore Outpatient Department facilities to strengthen regional healthcare hub Mysore/Mysuru: Founded and built by Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar with the vision of providing free healthcare to poor, Mysuru’s Doddaspathre — K.R. Hospital — is set to witness a major infrastructure upgrade. A modern multi-storey Outpatient Department (OPD) complex will soon come up within…
AIIMS-like super speciality hospital in Mandya: PM Modi approves
December 25, 2025Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy seeks 10 acres of land close to Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway for the hospital Bengaluru: In a major boost to health infrastructure in Mandya district and surroundings, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given his consent for the proposal to establish a super speciality hospital on the lines of All India Institute of Medical…
Mysuru Zoo tigress ‘Thayamma’ dies
December 25, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Zoo’s tigress ‘Thayamma,’ who had been suffering from illness, passed away early yesterday morning, according to Zoo Executive Director P. Anusha. Thayamma was 4 years and 10 months old. She was rescued as a two-month-old cub from the Bandipur Tiger Reserve on March 28, 2021 and brought to Mysuru Zoo, where she…
Disproportionate Assets case: Lokayukta raids 10 locations linked to Minister Zameer’s aide
December 25, 2025Searches conducted in Bengaluru, Kodagu coffee estates and resort at Kabini, Mysuru Bengaluru: Lokayukta sleuths yesterday conducted searches at more than 10 properties linked to Sardar Sarfaraz Khan, a senior official currently on deputation to the Karnataka Housing Department from the Directorate of Co-operative Department, in connection with allegations of amassing assets disproportionate to his…















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