Mysore/Mysuru: V.V. Puram Police have found a body of an unidentified man at the Bus Stand, opposite PKTB Hospital on KRS Road in city, on Nov. 14 and have shifted the body to MMC&RI mortuary besides registering a case. The deceased is aged between 40 and 45 years, 5.5 ft. tall, oval faced, dark complexioned,…
65th Annual Puja Celebrations at Sree Ayyappa Swamy & Sree Guruvayurappan Temple
November 18, 2025Mysuru: Sabarimala Sree Ayyappa Pooja Samithi has organised 65th Annual Puja Celebrations at Sree Ayyappa Swamy and Sree Guruvayurappan Temple, foot of Chamundi Hill, Mysuru, in December as follows: Dec. 20 – 5 am to 10 am: Maha Ganapathi Homa, Ghee Abhishekam, Alankara Puja to Sri Ayyappa Swamy with Vadyam, Astapathi Ganam with Edakka by…
Mahabhisheka to Nandi atop Chamundi Hill
November 17, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The annual Mahabhisheka to Nandi statue atop Chamundi Hill, organised by Bettada Balaga Charitable Trust on the last Monday of Kartika Masa, was performed this morning in the presence of Seers and devotees. The monolithic Nandi was bathed in a vibrant palette of sacred colours as over 32 traditional puja materials were used for…
Dog bite & snakebite cases: Hospitals liable for jail terms if care denied
November 17, 2025Bengaluru: In response to rising street dog attacks and recent Supreme Court directives on dog bite management, the Karnataka Government has issued a crucial circular mandating that all Government and private hospitals maintain an uninterrupted stock of anti-rabies vaccines, Equine Rabies Immunoglobulin and anti-snake venom. The circular stresses that these life-saving treatments must be available…
Back-to-front human face masks to keep tigers at bay
November 17, 2025As tigers avoid direct eye contact, farmers create an illusion of constant watchfulness Mysore/Mysuru: In a bold and imaginative step to protect farmers working in forest-fringe areas from tiger attacks, the Forest Department has rolled out an unusual yet time-tested awareness initiative in the villages of Saragur taluk, bordering the Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Borrowing inspiration…
‘Name Anjanadri Hill Range as Valmiki Wildlife Sanctuary’
November 17, 2025MLA Janardhan Reddy inaugurates Birsa Munda Jayanti celebrations in city Mysore/Mysuru: Gangavathi BJP MLA G. Janardhan Reddy has demanded naming of Anjanadri Hill Range in Koppal district of the State, which finds mention in Valmiki’s Ramayana, as Valimiki Wildlife Sanctuary. He was speaking at Birsa Munda Jayanti, celebrated as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas, programme organised by…
CM to inaugurate centenary of Sri Ramakrishna Ashram
November 17, 2025Union & State Ministers to attend 4-day celebrations from Nov. 21 Mysore/Mysuru: The four-day centenary celebrations of Sri Ramakrishna (RK)Ashram will take place from Nov.21 to 24 at the Ashram premises in Yadavagiri, Mysuru. Announcing this at a press meet at the Ashram this noon, RK Ashram President Swami Muktidanandaji said that the centenary celebrations…
India’s first Silk Museum to come up in Mysuru
November 17, 2025120-acre land at Central Silk Board identified; silk’s 2,000-year journey to be showcased Bengaluru: The country’s first Silk Museum is set to come up in Mysuru, the birthplace of the world-renowned Mysore Silk. The museum will showcase the history of silk in India, tracing its journey from the era of Tipu Sultan to the present…
Tigers close to villages: 11 caught, 21 more roaming
November 17, 2025As tigers avoid direct eye contact, farmers create an illusion of constant watchfulness Mysore/Mysuru: Following a series of tiger attacks in the forest-bordering villages of Saragur taluk, which left three people dead and one farmer seriously injured, the Forest Department has launched an intensive combing operation. So far, 11 tigers, including six cubs, have been…
42 Indians dead in bus-fuel tanker collision near Medina in Saudi
November 17, 2025Most passengers who were on the bus were from Hyderabad in Telangana New Delhi: At least 45 people are feared to have died after a bus carrying Umrah pilgrims collided with a diesel tanker near Medina. Around 42 of those who died were Indian nationals, according to local media in Saudi Arabia. The bus was…











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