Mysuru: Jalopies, restored back to life and continuing to grab the eyeballs, dotted the city roads in style at a Vintage Car Show organised by Advaith Hyundai Showroom on JLB Road in the city yesterday. The Vintage Car Show saw Karnataka Vintage and Classic Car Club (KVCCC), Bengaluru, driving 28 old-fashioned cars from the capital…
Operation Abhyas for emergency readiness
May 11, 2025Mysuru: The Mysore Palace is among one of the most visited places in the world. As a measure to boost the preparedness to act in case of emergency situation, the District Administration, along with Police Department, CISF, Department of Fire & Emergency Services, Home Guards, Department of Health and Family Welfare, conducted a mock drill…
Free health camp, poet’s meet mark Mother’s Day
May 11, 2025Mysuru: As part of Mother’s Day celebrations, various organisations held programmes in city this morning. At first, District Kannada Sahitya Parishat held a poet’s meet ‘Ammana Madilu’ at its premises in Vijayanagar. Kannada Sahitya Parishat had invited poets from Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar and Hassan districts to recite the poems on ‘mother’ they had authored for…
‘Bunts have achieved Big’
May 11, 2025Former Minister Ramanath Rai at Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Mysore Bunts Association Mysuru: Stating that Bunts in Mysuru, though less in number, have achieved big, former Minister Ramanath Rai said that Bunts have made a significant contribution for the economy of the State. He was speaking at the Golden Jubilee celebration of Mysore Bunts Association…
1943 air raid sirens echo as 2025 drills revive wartime precautions
May 11, 2025Mysuru: As civil defence drills gain urgency across the country amid the ongoing India-Pakistan conflict, Mysuru’s Mock Drill was held at the Palace premises last evening. Interestingly, this isn’t the first time the city has tested its readiness under threat. Mysore had undertaken similar preparedness measures 82 years ago — a blast from the past….
5% rebate in property tax extended till June 30
May 11, 2025Mysuru: K. Nagesh, Under Secretary to the Government (City Corporation-2), Urban Development Department, has issued a notification dated May 9, 2025, extending the benefit of 5% rebate on property tax to be paid at all the City Corporation limits, except Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for two more months till June 30, 2025. Accordingly, those…
Motherly conscience is key for resolving crisis: Writer
May 11, 2025Prof. Aravind Malagatti’s two books released Mysuru: IPS Officer Dr. Dharanidevi Malagatti, who is also a writer, said that a poem too is filled with conscience and one should understand that an unconscientious poem cannot reach the heart and minds of the people. She was speaking after releasing senior littérateur Prof. Aravind Malagatti’s works ‘Yavva…
CM to visit H.D. Kote tomorrow
May 11, 2025Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be visiting H.D. Kote tomorrow to take part in 134th Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations and unveil the statue of Dr. Ambedkar at a function organised by the District Administration and Zilla Panchayat at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Bhavan in H.D. Kote town. The CM, who will leave HAL Airport, Bengaluru,…
Borewell recharging unit inaugurated at Manasagangothri
May 11, 2025Mysuru: University of Mysore Vice-Chancellor Prof. N.K. Lokanath inaugurated the borewell recharging unit installed near the Department of Studies in Earth Science, Manasagangothri campus in city recently. To increase the ground water level at Manasagangothri, the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government…
Doctor’s tips to avoid infectious diseases
May 11, 2025Mysuru: As part of the monthly ‘Health Talk’ series organised by Elder Citizens Council at its premises in Jayalakshmipuram, Dr. K. Kumar of CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital (Mission Hospital), Mysuru delivered a talk on the topic ‘Infectious diseases – How they develop, how to prevent their spreading into humans and to improve the health care,…















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