Job Aspirants Struggle Committee urges CM; submits memorandum to Addl. DC Mysore/Mysuru: Following the resolve of the State Government to fill 56,432 vacancies, as announced during the winter session of the State Legislature held at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi, the Job Aspirants Struggle Committee has submitted a memorandum addressed to the Chief Minister through…
Plan to axe 561 trees for flyover, road widening: MP promises eco-friendly execution of NHAI projects
May 8, 2026‘Affected trees to be translocated without affecting Mysuru’s heritage and green cover’ Mysore/Mysuru: Amid growing opposition to the proposed felling of 561 trees for National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) projects in and around Mysuru city, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar last evening inspected areas where trees have been marked for removal to facilitate…
Miscreants vandalise coffee estate in Kodagu
May 8, 2026Over 2,000 coffee plants, 250 pepper vines cut down at Kalakooru village Madikeri: In a shocking incident of large-scale vandalism, unidentified miscreants entered a coffee plantation at Kalakooru village near Birunani in Ponnampet taluk of Kodagu district and destroyed more than 2,000 coffee plants and 250 pepper vines, causing losses estimated to run into several…
Tipu Sultan Martyr’s Day observed
May 8, 2026MLA pays homage at Tipu Tomb, releases Urus Shariff invitation Mysore/Mysuru: MLA Tanveer Sait, along with several others observed Tipu Sultan Martyr’s Day at a Fatha Khawni programme organised by Hazarath Tipu Sultan Shaheed Welfare and Urus Committee Secretary Afroz Pasha at Tipu Tomb (Gumbaz), Ganjam in Srirangapatna recently. Hazarath Moulana Syed Inayathur Rehaman Razvi…
Row over vehicle parking fee atop Chamundi Hill: Security staff sacked
May 8, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Outsourced security staff of the parking lot attached to Sri Chamundeshwari Development Authority at Chamundi Hill, has been removed from the job, after a video of his alleged misconduct with devotees went viral recently. Lohit, who was deputed at the parking lot atop Chamundi Hill for the past 15 years, had allegedly issued the…
Excess free ticket demand costs Bengaluru IPL final: BCCI
May 8, 2026Bengaluru/Guwahati: In a major controversy ahead of the IPL playoffs, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) yesterday accused the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) of demanding over 10,000 extra complimentary tickets, including allocations for MLAs, MLCs and the Karnataka Government, forcing the Board to strip Bengaluru of hosting the IPL final and…
Bike Rally from Mysuru to Chitradurga
May 8, 2026T. Narasipur: A bike rally from Mysuru to Chitradurga, organised as part of BSY Abhimanotsava, was flagged- off at Tandavapura in Varuna Assembly Constituency on Wednesday. The rally, organised by BJP Tandavapura Shakti Kendra, was flagged off by BJP Varuna Constituency President Nagarle N.M. Mahadeva Swamy. Speaking on the occasion, Swamy said, the bike rally…
Three-day Vidyuth-2026 begins: Open Day for engineering aspirants at VVCE on May 10
May 8, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The three-day annual cultural fest Vidyuth-2026 organised by Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE) began at VVCE Campus in Gokulam today. VVCE Principal Dr. B. Sadashive Gowda said the College in association with NSS and Red Cross has also organised a blood donation camp at the premises. This year Vidyuth aims to be bigger and…
Centenarian passes away
May 8, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: R. Vishweshwaraiah (100), retired Principal of Government Junior College, former Secretary of Chinmaya Vidyalaya in city, passed away following age related ailment on May 6 in Bengaluru. He had celebrated his 100th birthday on Mar. 7. He leaves behind two daughters, grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at…
RPF nabs 2 for Railway signal cable theft, recovers stolen property
May 8, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel have arrested two persons for stealing Railway signal cable and have recovered the stolen Railway property from them. RPF personnel while conducting a surveillance operation between Ashokapuram and Kadakola Railway Stations on May 5, noticed two persons who were later identified as 23-year-old Raghu and 55-year-old Thippanna…















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