Mysore/Mysuru: The Inner Wheel Club of Mysuru Aisiri held its installation ceremony in city recently. Dr. Sarika Prasad, Past District Chairman and renowned Paediatrician, was the chief guest. Uma Mahesh, District Secretary and Anitha Suresh, District Treasurer, were present. K.A. Anitha Venkatesh, Chairperson & Managing Director of AIMIT & ATPPL, was formally installed as the…
CFTRI invites applications for specialised Barista training
August 19, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: BioNEST at CSIR- Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), in collaboration with the Coffee Quality Division, Coffee Board of India, will organise a five-day specialised Barista training programme aimed at promoting excellence in coffee brewing and service. The event titled “A Bean to Brew Journey — Master the Basics of Brewing” will be held…
Flood Alert: 1.20 lakh cusecs of water released from KRS Dam
August 18, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Heavy rainfall in Kodagu district, the catchment area of the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, has triggered a sharp rise in reservoir levels, now nearing full storage capacity. In response, authorities have begun releasing surplus water into the Cauvery River, with the outflow increasing steadily. At 8 am today (Aug. 18), the cumulative outflow…
President in city on Sept. 1
August 18, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: President Droupadi Murmu will be arriving in city on Sept. 1 to participate in the Diamond Jubilee (60th anniversary) celebrations of the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) at Manasagangothri here. This will be the President’s second visit to Mysuru after she inaugurated Dasara on Sept. 26, 2022. President Murmu will fly…
Former British PM Rishi Sunak’s parents in city
August 18, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s parents, Yashvir Sunak and Usha Sunak, who are on a private visit to Mysuru, visited Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt at Krishnamurthypuram in city this morning. They were accompanied by their daughter-in-law’s father, Infosys Founder-Chairman Emeritus N.R. Narayana Murthy. Yashvir and Usha couple offered prayers at the Mutt, took…
Hotelier murdered for seeing jewellery store dacoity
August 18, 2025Four Police teams formed to nab dacoits Malavalli: A hotel owner, who saw dacoits fleeing after decamping with gold jewellery from the jewellery store adjacent to his hotel, has been allegedly murdered by the gang of dacoits at Kirugavalu village in the taluk in the early hours of yesterday. The deceased is Madappa (67), Proprietor…
Bengaluru-Mysuru Rail Corridor: Automatic signals to boost speed, capacity
August 18, 2025Mysuru Division to get Rs. 89.87 crore; tenders floated; project to be completed in 30 months Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru is set to witness a major leap in railway infrastructure with the introduction of an automatic block signalling system on the busy KSR Bengaluru City Junction – Mysuru Junction section. The South Western Railway (SWR) has taken…
Expert Committee set up for Kukkarahalli Lake development
August 18, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), in collaboration with the University of Mysore, has formed a nine-member Expert Committee to oversee the conservation, management and long-term development of Kukkarahalli Lake, one of Mysuru’s most iconic water bodies. The University Vice-Chancellor will head the panel. In its second meeting recently, the Committee held a detailed session chaired…
Tourists barred from entering Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary
August 18, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Following the heavy discharge of water from the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, which has now touched 1.20 lakh cusecs, tourist entry to the Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary near Palahalli in Srirangapatna Taluk has been banned. The popular sanctuary attracts lakhs of visitors every year. A notice announcing the closure has been put up at…
Ganesha arrives in unique avatars
August 18, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru city is preparing to celebrate the twin festivals of Goddess Gowri and Lord Ganesha with traditional fervour and devotion on Aug. 26 and 27, which fall in the ‘Bhadrapada’ month of the Hindu calendar. The Gowri festival, observed for the well-being and prosperity of families, will precede the Ganesha festival, celebrated to invoke…















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