Private vehicles banned from entering Chamundi Hill on Ashada Fridays and Vardhanti Day Mysuru: Mysuru Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy has directed officials to begin preparations for the upcoming Sri Chamundeshwari Vardhanti and Ashada Fridays, both of which draw thousands of devotees to Chamundi Hill each year. Chairing a preparatory meeting at the D. Devaraj…
Vipra communities should shed ego, stay united: MLA T.S. Srivatsa
May 8, 2025Mysuru: “Vipra community sub-sects should shed ego and stay united,” said MLA T.S. Srivatsa, here yesterday. He was speaking at a felicitation function organised for newly elected members of Akhila Karnataka Brahmana Mahasabha (AKBMS) and launch of membership drive by Brahmana Yuva Vedike at Krishnamurthypuram Sri Rama Mandira in the city. “Brahmin community form a…
Neglected Temple Kalyanis turn into mosquito breeding grounds
May 8, 2025Mysuru: Two ancient Kalyanis (traditional stepped wells) near the Saraswathipuram swimming pool in Mysuru have deteriorated into a sorry state, with stagnant green water and piles of garbage accumulating in what was once a vital water source from the royal era. Former Corporator K.V. Sridhar has raised serious concerns about the neglect, calling it a…
APMC Market rots in garbage, sewage mess
May 8, 2025Rotten fruits, sewage water, mosquitoes, and stench make life miserable for customers, merchants Mysuru: The Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), popularly known as the old Regulated Market Committee (RMC), is located at Bamboo Bazaar on New Sayyaji Rao Road in the city. It has around 150 wholesale fruit stalls and witnesses roaring business every day….
Re-form Tree Authority: MGP urges Conservator of Forests
May 8, 2025Mysuru: Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) has submitted a memorandum urging Conservator of Forests, Mysuru Circle, Dr. Malathi Priya to reconstitute a Tree Authority of Mysuru by nominating new members, which is pending since 2009. The MGP delegation led by its Working President Shobana Sambashiva was of the view that, the absence of such a Tree…
Waste, plastic ban violations: MCC collects Rs. 5.33 lakh in penalties
May 8, 2025Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), in line with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and as per the Karnataka Gazette Notification dated Mar. 11, has intensified enforcement of waste disposal regulations and the plastic ban. Between Feb. 21 and Mar. 30, the MCC imposed fines amounting to Rs. 5,33,600 for various violations. A total…
Life Insurance policy distributed to priests
May 8, 2025Mysuru: Life Insurance Policies were distributed to Priests (Archakas and Purohits) during the Sri Shankaracharya and Sri Ramanujacharya Jayanti celebrations organised by All India Unorganised Purohit Federation at Vidyaranyapuram here yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, MLA T.S. Srivatsa said it is happy to note that priests have received a Government benefit during such a programme….
Read literature, Mysuru jail inmates told
May 8, 20253-day literature workshop begins; Karnataka Sahitya Academy launches unique experiment from Mysuru Central Prison Mysuru: A three-day special literary workshop for the inmates of Mysuru Central Prison, organised by Karnataka Sahitya Academy in association with the Department of Prisons and Correctional Services, was inaugurated yesterday. Chairman of Karnataka Sahitya Academy L.N. Mukund Raj, in his…
MyRealty-2025 mega property expo from May 9 to 12
May 8, 2025Mysuru: The Builders’ Association of India (BAI), Mysore Centre and the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Associations of India (CREDAI), in association with the Mysore Builders’ Charitable Trust (MBCT), have organised the ‘Mega Property Expo, MyRealty 2025’ from May 9 to 12, at the Bharat Scouts and Guides Grounds in city. Addressing a press meet…
Cervical Cancer Prevention Centre inaugurated at PHRII
May 8, 2025Mysuru: Public Health Research Institute of India (PHRII) inaugurated its state-of-the-art Cervical Cancer Prevention Centre at its premises on Gaganachumbi Double Road in Kuvempunagar recently marking a significant step in the fight against cervical cancer in the State. District Surveillance Officer Dr. D.G. Nagaraj and District Reproductive and Child Health Officer Dr. Mohammed Shiraz Ahmed…















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