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Lower Court Acquits, High Court Convicts
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Lower Court Acquits, High Court Convicts

September 6, 2026

13 years later, man gets life imprisonment for killing six family members at Udayagiri Mysuru: Thirteen years after a man set fire to a house in Mysuru, killing six members of a family, the Karnataka High Court has convicted him and sentenced him to life imprisonment, overturning the Trial Court’s order acquitting him. The accused,…

Dasara Air Show uncertain?
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Dasara Air Show uncertain?

September 6, 2026

Sarang team to miss display due to packed schedule; Surya Kiran team yet to confirm Mysuru: Even as the State Government has written to the Defence Ministry seeking an Air Show for this year’s Dasara, the event remains highly uncertain, with the Sarang Helicopter Display Team’s schedule already packed. Highly placed IAF sources told Star…

GTD flexes muscle with massive political rally
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GTD flexes muscle with massive political rally

September 6, 2026

Thousands celebrate his 7th election as President of Karnataka State Co-operative Federation Mysuru: A grand political rally was held in Mysuru this morning to mark Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda’s (GTD) recent election as President of the Karnataka State Co-operative Federation for the seventh time. The rally drew a large crowd, estimated at 15,000 to 20,000…

Dasara Jumbos on Special Diet
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Dasara Jumbos on Special Diet

September 6, 2026

13-14 kgs daily for male jumbos; 11-12 kgs for females Mysuru: The first batch of nine Dasara elephants which have arrived in city from various elephant camps to participate in the world famous Jumboo Savari and housed in Mysore Palace premises, are being given special care and are put on special nutritional diet. Conservator of…

Residents cry foul over plan to divert Roopanagar water
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Residents cry foul over plan to divert Roopanagar water

September 6, 2026

Bogadi Town Panchayat plans to connect overhead tanks to neighbouring Cauvery Nagar layout Mysuru: Residents of Roopanagar have objected to the Bogadi Town Panchayat’s move to divert drinking water from the layout to neighbouring Cauvery Nagar. Roopanagar layout was developed in 1990 by Deepa House Building Cooperative Society (DHBCS), about 10-km from Mysuru City Railway…

‘Best Teacher’ awards conferred
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‘Best Teacher’ awards conferred

September 6, 2026

Technology can’t replace teachers: Minister Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah Mysuru: District Minister Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah said that though Information Technology is advancing rapidly, with the advent of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in all sectors, technology can never replace the role of teachers. He was speaking after inaugurating  the District-level Teachers Day celebrations marking the 138th birth anniversary…

Rajivnagar gets two Miyawaki mini forests
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Rajivnagar gets two Miyawaki mini forests

September 6, 2026

Mysuru: In a bid to reduce rising temperatures, curb air pollution and enhance biodiversity, a mini-forest developed using the Miyawaki method was inaugurated at a park in front of Shine International School in Rajivnagar recently. Mysuru City Corporation Commissioner M.K. Savitha formally launched the project by planting saplings and watering them. The initiative is being…

Kalyani Cleaning Drive, Shramadhan by Seshadripuram students
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Kalyani Cleaning Drive, Shramadhan by Seshadripuram students

September 6, 2026

Mysuru: Seshadripuram Degree College, Hebbal, Mysuru, in association with the IQAC and NSS Unit, took an active initiative to clean the historic Kalyani at Doddamaragowdanahalli in Yelwal, Mysuru district, recently. Around 42 NSS volunteers actively participated in the cleaning drive. The Kalyani, which is more than 200 years old, had been completely covered with weeds,…

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Senior citizen duped of Rs. 5 lakh by online fraudsters

September 6, 2026

Mysuru: Cyber criminals, on the pretext of providing Senior Citizen Pension Card, have duped a 63-year-old man of Rs. 5 lakh. The senior citizen, who lost his money, is Lokesh (name changed), a resident of Ramakrishnanagar in city. On Sept. 2, when Lokesh was browsing his Facebook account, he came across a website link offering…

GTD elected as Karnataka Co-op. Federation President for 7th time
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GTD elected as Karnataka Co-op. Federation President for 7th time

September 6, 2026

Bengaluru: In yet another display of his dominance in the State Co-operative sector, Chamundeshwari JD(S) MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) has been elected unopposed as the President of Karnataka State Co-operative Federation (KSCF), Bengaluru, on Friday. This is the seventh time that he has been elected President. B.K. Shivakumar has been elected unopposed as the Vice-President…

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