Mysore/Mysuru: A case of cyber fraud has been registered at Metagalli Police Station after a resident lost Rs. 2,71,662 from his bank account through unauthorised OTP transactions. In his complaint, M. Jayashankar, a resident of Bhyraveshwara Nagar, stated that he received multiple OTP messages on his mobile phone around 8.30 pm on Mar. 8. Soon…
138-tonne seized sandalwood auction
March 15, 2026Forest Department auction on Mar. 25; base price Rs. 1.25 crore; bid value to go up to Rs. 3 crore Mysore/Mysuru: For the first time in more than 10 years, the Karnataka Forest Department will auction sandalwood logs stored at the Government Sandalwood Depot (Sandal Koti) at Aranya Bhavana in Mysuru. According to a notification…
Male elephants outnumber females at forest camps
March 15, 2026Skewed sex ratio: Of 78 elephants in 8 camps, 64 are males, 9 are females, 5 are female calves Mysore/Mysuru: Elephant camps in Kodagu and Chamarajanagar districts that supply elephants for the Mysuru Dasara festival are facing a noticeable shortage of female elephants. According to data available with the Forest Department, of the 78 elephants…
Lalitha Mahal Grounds fenced
March 15, 2026Mysore Royal Family puts up ‘Private Property’ boards Mysore/Mysuru: The erstwhile Mysore Royal Family has begun fencing the open grounds in front of Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel, popularly known as Lalitha Mahal Grounds, asserting that the land is their private property. Signboards declaring the land as ‘Private Property’ are also being installed. Cement poles are…
Kempegowda Circle flyover works: Ensure movement of smooth traffic: MP Yaduveer
March 15, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar yesterday inspected the progress of the ongoing flyover works at Kempegowda Circle (Manipal Hospital Junction) on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway, being carried out by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Later speaking to presspersons, Yaduveer Wadiyar said that the traffic signal at the junction used to often become a ‘Choke…
S.R. Mahesh urges crackdown on LPG cylinder black market
March 15, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Alleging that some vested interests were indulged in hoarding and black marketing of LPG cylinders for creation of artificial shortage, former Minister and senior JD(S) leader S.R. Mahesh urged the State Government to take stringent action against such unscrupulous elements. Addressing a press meet at a private hotel here yesterday, Mahesh asserted that as…
Hoteliers demand 25 percent LPG cylinder supply to hotel industry
March 15, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: With the entire country grappling with LPG cylinder crisis due to war in the Gulf, the Mysuru Hotel Owners Association has urged the Government to route at least 25 percent of commercial LPG cylinder supplies to the hotel Industry. Addressing a press meet here yesterday, Association President C. Narayanagowda said that the current situation…
CSIR-CFTRI develops Mobile Processing Unit for Northeast Region
March 15, 2026Meghalaya Governor C.H. Vijayashankar inaugurates Unit Mysore/Mysuru: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, has developed a Mobile Processing Unit (MPU) for Northeast Region for processing of fruits and vegetables. This was designed and developed for Northeast Centre for Technology Application & Reach (NECTAR), Shillong, an autonomous institute under DST, Government of India. The Unit…
Centre committed to support sports: Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya
March 15, 2026Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs lays foundation for multi-purpose sports stadium costing Rs. 14 crore Mandya: The Government of India, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has provided special preference for sports by allocating sufficient funds over the past 11 years, said Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. Mansukh…
Rs. 25 lakh Fraud
March 14, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: A racket involving six persons, including a woman from Mysuru city, has allegedly cheated a 37-year-old businessman from Hubballi-Dharwad of Rs. 25 lakh under the pretext of facilitating a whopping Rs. 25 crore hand loan. Acting on a complaint lodged by Harsha Hubballi on Mar. 9, Mysuru South Police (Mysuru Rural Police) filed a…















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