Mysuru: Tech Connect 2025 – Bridging Innovation and Enterprise, a collaborative roadshow hosted by CSIR-CFTRI in partnership with the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), brought together over 150 stakeholders at Cheluvamba Hall, CFTRI Campus, Mysuru recently. The event aimed to connect cutting-edge food and allied processing technologies with MSMEs, entrepreneurs and industry leaders. R. Saravanakumar,…
Gruhashobhe International Trade Fair inaugurated
August 11, 2025Mysuru: Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha and Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) Chairman Ayub Khan inaugurated the 10-day Gruhashobhe International Trade Fair Exhibition at Maharaja’s College Grounds in city on Aug. 8. Simon Exhibitors Director Nagachandra and others were present on the occasion. The exhibition is a heaven for people who are on the lookout for…
Combating drug menace ABVP’s Mysuru Chalo rally in city tomorrow
August 11, 2025Mysuru: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Karnataka South, has organised Mysuru Chalo, an awareness rally and public function aimed at freeing Mysuru and Karnataka from the menace of drugs, tomorrow (Aug. 12) at 10.30 am. Announcing this at a press meet at Pathrakarthara Bhavan in city recently, ABVP State Secretary H.K. Praveen said that…
Matti Puja performed at Sahukar Channaiah Kusti Akhada
August 11, 2025Mysuru: On the occasion of Varamahalakshmi Festival on Aug. 8, the traditional ‘Matti Puja’ was performed at Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Garadi Sangha, Sahukar Channaiah Kusti Akhada at Doddakere Maidan in city. Continuing with the past traditions, the matti (red mud) was brought in a procession from the foot of Chamundi Hill to Doddakere Maidan, in…
KRS Dam danger zones to be fenced
August 10, 2025Mysuru: A 300-metre-long chain-mesh fencing will be installed along Right Bank wall of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam to prevent tourists from straying into the hazardous water release zones adjacent to reservoir. The 93-year-old Dam, which draws thousands of visitors daily, has repeatedly faced criticism for its inadequate and sloppy safety measures. One of the…
‘Shirt photo’ code !
August 10, 2025Mysuru-Mumbai drug couriers used WhatsApp ‘shirt photo’ as a code to hand over Mephedrone pack Mumbai, Aug. 10 (Agencies)- Unravelling the Rs. 434-crore inter-State drug racket originating in Mysuru, Mumbai’s Sakinaka Police have exposed a bizarre smuggling tactic — a covert ‘shirt photo’ code used to move Mephedrone (MD) between cities. According to the Police,…
Mumbai Police seize Rs. 10.07 crore Mephedrone; probe into Mysuru link
August 10, 2025Mumbai: In a crackdown on city’s drug trade, the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Mumbai Police seized Mephedrone (MD) worth Rs. 10.07 crore in coordinated operations across Malad, Jogeshwari, Dadar, and Dongri on Aug. 9. Five people have been arrested and investigators are probing whether the haul is tied to the large-scale MD unit on Mysuru’s…
Money laundering, digital arrest: Senior citizen robbed of Rs. 1.55 crore
August 10, 2025Mysuru: An 81-year-old retired resident of Vijayanagar 2nd Stage was conned out of a staggering Rs. 1.55 crore after falling prey to an elaborate money laundering hoax. The Cyber Economics and Narcotics (CEN) Police have registered a case. On July 7, the victim received a WhatsApp call from a man posing as a Telecom Regulatory…
Mathrumandali is a model for women’s education: Umashree
August 10, 2025Mysuru: Actress and MLC Umashree said that Mathrumandali Educational Institution, which was established 90 years ago, has made an outstanding contribution for the education of women in Mysuru for decades. She was speaking after inaugurating the 90th anniversary of Mathrumandali Educational Institution at Mathrumandali Circle in V.V. Mohalla here yesterday. Pointing out that it is…
Rs. 70 lakh lost in online trading scam
August 10, 2025Mysuru: A 69-year-old man from Srirampura 2nd Stage has been cheated of Rs. 69.67 lakh in a Facebook-promoted online trading and investment fraud. The victim clicked on an ad for a trading platform and was coaxed into investing large sums in multiple stages. But when he tried to withdraw the promised profits, the scammers demanded…















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