Wheels of 14 Thar vehicles in Vijayanagar Second, Third Stages stolen in one night Mysore/Mysuru: Gone are the days when tyre thieves would painstakingly balance vehicles on large stones to remove all four wheels. These criminals have now adopted new tactics and have started targeting the spare wheels mounted on the back of Mahindra Thar…
CM to chair Dasara High Power Committee meeting on June 26
June 21, 2025Bengaluru: Hopes flicker high on grand Dasara celebrations this year, with the situation being conducive as the dams in Mysuru region are nearing its brim, following incessant rainfall in Cauvery catchment area. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds Finance portfolio, has convened Dasara High Power Committee meeting here on June 26 at the Banquet Hall…
Drop Cauvery Aarti, Amusement Park plans at KRS Dam: Farmers
June 21, 2025Government has taken a unilateral, irrational decision without public consultation, alleges Raitha Sangha Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) State President Badagalapura Nagendra has urged the State Government to immediately drop its proposed plans for conducting Cauvery Aarti and establishing an Amusement Park at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Reservoir. Addressing a press conference at…
Voters to get EPICs within 15 days: ECI
June 21, 2025New Delhi: To ensure faster delivery of Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPICs) to the voters, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has introduced a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) enabling the delivery of EPICs within 15 days of an update in the electoral rolls, including new enrolment of an elector or change in any particulars…
MCC inks pact with BPCL to set up Compressed Biogas Plant
June 21, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: An official agreement was signed on Thursday evening between Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) to establish a Compressed Biogas (CBG) Plant at the Vidyaranyapuram Solid Waste Management Plant (Sewage Farm or Excel Plant). The signing ceremony took place at the office of MCC Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif. Among those…
Lack of culture sparking evil thoughts: Sanskrit Varsity VC
June 21, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. S. Ahalya, Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Karnataka State Sanskrit University, has said that the spate of unsavoury incidents being reported in the recent days stem from the lack of culture in man triggering evil thoughts in them. Dr. Ahalya was addressing the gathering after inaugurating the two-day national seminar on the topic ‘From Sound…
Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana Mysuru Chapter celebrates Yoga Day
June 21, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana (BJS), Mysuru Chapter, celebrated International Day of Yoga with great enthusiasm and participation at the Children’s Traffic Park in city this morning. The event aimed to promote the importance of yoga for physical and mental well-being among the community. The yoga session was conducted by Rachna, an experienced yoga trainer,…
2-day Seminar on ‘Yoga Pranayama’ held
June 21, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Scientific Pranayama Foundation Trust (SPFT), Mysuru, had organised ‘Yoga Pranotsava-2025,’ a two-day State-level Seminar on ‘Yoga Pranayama,’ on June 19 and 20 in collaboration with GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women (GSSSIETW) in Metagalli here. The programme, held in association with ATME College of Engineering, Mysuru, RV College of Engineering, Bengaluru and…
Nitin Kushalappa wins Kendra Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar
June 21, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Kodagu-based author and engineer Mookonda P. Nitin Kushalappa has been awarded the prestigious Kendra Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar for his latest work, Dakshin: South Indian Myths and Fables Retold, published by Puffin Books in 2023. The awards were announced in New Delhi on Wednesday (June 18), and Nitin is among 24 writers to…
Chamarajanagar writer bags award for literary criticism
June 21, 2025Chamarajanagar: Youth writer from Chamarajanagar, R. Dileep Kumar and Ballari district writer, Shivalingappa Handihalu, have bagged the prestigious Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award this year (2025). Dileep Kumar, a resident of Chamarajanagar, has won the Akademi’s ‘Yuva Puraskar’ for his work ‘Pachheya Jaguli’, a collection of literary criticism articles. Born on March 16, 1991, Dileep Kumar…















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