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Muslim Co-op. Bank fetes Neuro Surgeon
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Muslim Co-op. Bank fetes Neuro Surgeon

May 4, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: The Muslim Co-operative Bank Ltd., New Sayyaji Rao Road, Mysuru, recently felicitated Neuro Surgeon Dr. Maqsood Ahmed at a function held at the Bank premises in city on him receiving a Gold Medal from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd), London, United Kingdom. Dr. Maqsood Ahmed is currently serving as the Head,…

Selected for Karnataka Lalithakala Academy’s Varnashree award
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Selected for Karnataka Lalithakala Academy’s Varnashree award

May 4, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: City-based artist Sivakumara H. Doddarasinakere has been selected for the ‘Varnashree’ award given by Karnataka Lalithakala Academy for the year 2025-26. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 25,000 and a citation, said Academy President P.S. Kumar. A resident of Vagdevinagar, Sivakumara has established an art school, named ‘Aramane School of Arts,’ and…

Gambling: 10 held, Rs. 53,010 stake money seized
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Gambling: 10 held, Rs. 53,010 stake money seized

May 4, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, Varuna Police and Mysuru Rural Police, who raided gambling dens in their jurisdictions, have arrested a total of 10 gamblers and seized Rs. 53,010 stake money from them. In the first case, Varuna Police, who raided a gambling den, have arrested seven persons indulged in gambling and have seized Rs. 40,980…

11-member Mysore District Haj Co-ordinators Committee formed
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11-member Mysore District Haj Co-ordinators Committee formed

May 4, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka State Haj Committee Chairman Zulfiqar Ahmed Khan has nominated the following eleven members to Mysore District Haj Co-ordinators Committee. The 11 nominated members are: Moulana Arshad Ahmed, former Corporator Sami Ulla Ajju,  Moulana Syed Ibrahim Siddiqi,  Mumtaz Ahmed, Asgar Pasha, Humayun Shariff, Rehman Khan, Fazil Chand, Kaleem, Prof. Naseemuddin and Mohamed Shariff, according…

Mysuru youth murdered in Srirangapatna for revenge
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Mysuru youth murdered in Srirangapatna for revenge

May 4, 2026

Srirangapatna: In an act of revenge, a Mysuru youth was allegedly hacked to death by a gang at a sapota farm on Nimishamba Temple Road in Srirangapatna last evening. The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Shoaib (27), a second-hand car dealer and a resident of Ghousianagar in Mysuru. Those who brutally hacked him to…

Trading fraud: Man loses Rs. 17 lakh
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Trading fraud: Man loses Rs. 17 lakh

May 3, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: A Mysuru resident has been duped of Rs. 17.10 lakh in a well-planned online trading scam. The fraud was carried out through fake investment platforms and was coordinated by multiple individuals. A case has been registered at the City’s Cyber Crime, Economic Offences and Narcotics (CEN) Police Station. According to the Police, the victim…

Dr. R. Balasubramaniam of Mysuru appointed full-time Member of NITI Aayog
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Dr. R. Balasubramaniam of Mysuru appointed full-time Member of NITI Aayog

May 3, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: The Union Government yesterday appointed Mysuru-based Dr. R. Balasubramaniam as a full-time Member of NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog. Dr. Balasubramaniam is the Founder of the Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM) and the Grassroots Research and Advocacy Movement (GRAAM) in Mysuru. Dr. Joram Aniya of Arunachal Pradesh has also been appointed to…

Kharge also eyeing CM’s post: B.Y. Vijayendra
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Kharge also eyeing CM’s post: B.Y. Vijayendra

May 3, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: As there seems to be no end to the power struggle between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his Deputy D.K. Shivakumar over the CM’s post, State BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra said that AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge seems to have put in his towel too, going by his statement that the date of change…

A first in the State: Paperless registration on in Chamarajanagar
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A first in the State: Paperless registration on in Chamarajanagar

May 3, 2026

Chamarajanagar: In a first such initiative in the State, Inspector General of Registration and Commissioner of Stamps M.P. Mullai Muhilan launched the paperless registration of properties at Chamarajanagar Sub-Registrar’s Office, located in Taluk Office premises here recently. Speaking on the occasion, Mullai Muhilan said that the pilot project is implemented in Chamarajanagar, a first in…

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