Government Offices to prominently display contact numbers for reporting corruption Bengaluru: Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) has directed senior Government officials to work towards building a corruption-free Karnataka, stressing accountability and transparency at all levels of administration. Shivakumar was speaking to reporters on Saturday after a marathon seven-hour meeting at Vidhana Soudha with Deputy Commissioners, Superintendents of Police, Chief Executive Officers, District…
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Mettur Dam storage dips further; monsoon yet to pick up in Wayanad
June 15, 2026Mysuru: The water released from the KRS and Kabini reservoirs eventually reaches Tamil Nadu’s Mettur Dam. However, with both reservoirs witnessing poor inflows due to below-normal rainfall, storage at Mettur has also declined significantly. Against its full reservoir level of 120 ft, Mettur was holding only 79.56 ft of water today. The drop has raised concerns in Tamil Nadu’s Cauvery delta region, which depends heavily on Cauvery…
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Poor monsoon cuts dam inflows in Cauvery Basin
June 15, 2026KRS Dam level drops to 81.34 ft from 109.12 ft in 2025; Kabini stands at 2,252.80 ft against 2,276.36 ft Mysuru: A significant rainfall deficit in Mysuru district, Kodagu and Kerala’s Wayanad region has triggered concern over falling water levels in the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) and Kabini reservoirs, raising fears of water scarcity in the months ahead. Unlike the heavy showers typically witnessed in June, monsoon rains…
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Dr. Ambedkar poster desecrated; Yalandur youth in Police custody
June 15, 2026Chamarajanagar: A 22-year-old youth was taken into Police custody after he allegedly smeared cow dung on a poster of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and damaged lights installed around it at Masanapura village in Yalandur taluk on Sunday. The accused Chandru, a resident of the village, was allegedly caught by villagers, who tied him to an electric pole, garlanded him with slippers and assaulted him before Police…
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Congress is to blame for India’s inflation: Dr. Ashwathnarayan
June 15, 2026Mysuru: BJP MLA and former Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan blamed the Congress for rising prices of essential commodities and food items, and claimed that fuel supply disruptions linked to the ongoing West Asia conflict would not have arisen had the country not been partitioned. Addressing a press conference at a private hotel here this morning, he said…
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MGP urges Police, MCC to clear footpath encroachments
June 15, 2026Mysuru: The Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) has expressed disappointment over the inaction of the Police Department and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) in tackling traffic violations and clearing footpath encroachments across the city. The issues came up for discussion at the monthly MGP meeting held at its premises in Yadavagiri yesterday. Speaking at the meeting, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP-Traffic) M. Shivashankar said that…
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Saraswathipuram residents accord civic honour on MP
June 15, 2026Mysuru: “Being felicitated and receiving awards is not achievement. Instead, the work we do for the cause of people is the real achievement,” said Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar. He was speaking after being accorded civic honour by ‘Former Mayor R. Lingappa haagu Snehitara Balaga’ at Sri Rama Mandira in Tengina Topu (Coconut Grove) located on Saraswathipuram 2nd Main Road here yesterday. Stating that he has got an opportunity to meet the promises made during LS polls, Yaduveer said,…
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Lecture on ‘Status of Ancient and Present Universities in India’
June 15, 2026Mysuru: Dr. N.N. Prahallada, former Professor of Education, Regional Institute of Education (RIE – NCERT), Mysuru, delivered a lecture on ‘Status of Ancient Universities and Present Universities in India’ to a group of 150 students attending UGC-NET classes at Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) campus in city recently. The status of Ancient Universities in India since Vedic…
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DPS Mysore Cadets conduct water body cleaning drive
June 15, 2026Mysuru: As part of the Nationwide Puneet Sagar Abhiyan, 40 NCC Cadets of Delhi Public School (DPS) Mysore conducted a water body cleaning drive in Varuna and collected approximately 400-kg plastic waste from the water body and its surrounding areas. The cleanliness campaign was carried out under the guidance and supervision of Second Officer M. Mamatha Prasad, who motivated the Cadets to actively contribute towards environmental conservation and community welfare. …
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Kempegowda Jayanti celebration on June 27
June 15, 2026Mysuru: Vokkaliga Associations in the District have decided to celebrate Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Jayanti in a grand manner along with the District Administration at Kalamandira here on June 27. This was decided at a meeting held under the leadership of State Vokkaligara Sangha and Mysuru District Vokkaligara Sangha at Jaladarshini Guest House in city recently. Vokkaliga Associations had earlier decided to celebrate the Jayanti on a different date by inviting Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. But as Shivakumar was preoccupied with…
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