Mysore/Mysuru: Sringeri Sharada Mutt Junior Pontiff Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Swamiji, who arrived in city yesterday to take part in the ‘Stuti Shankara – Stotra Mahasamarpane’ programme organised as part of the Golden Jubilee (50 years) celebrations of Sringeri Sharada Mutt Seer Sri Bharati Tirtha Swamiji’s ‘Sanyasa Sweekara’ (Celibacy) at Mysore Palace premises at 4 pm…
Mobile Health Clinics see good run in Mysuru
December 20, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Mobile Health Clinics launched by the Labour Department have received a positive response from workers across Mysuru. Four mobile clinics deployed under the initiative are being widely utilised by workers to address their health needs. According to the Labour Department, nearly six lakh people, including 1,48,536 registered workers and their family members, have availed…
Alert Staff…
December 20, 2025Station Master’s presence of mind: Miraculous escape for traveller Pandavapura: Abhijit Singh, Station Master at Pandavapura Railway Station of South Western Railways (SWR), Mysuru Division, displayed exemplary alertness and presence of mind by saving the life of a passenger on Dec. 13. Train No. 16219 was halting at the Station, a passenger named Shivaraju Katteri,…
Fire mishap: Driver saves lives of 41 passengers
December 20, 2025Nanjangud: Alert bus driver of Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has saved the lives of 41 passengers on board, as the bus caught fire near Hosahalli gate in Nanjangud taluk, on Mysuru-Ooty National Highway yesterday. The bus (KL-15 A-2444) was going to Kerala from Mysuru, when a spark was noticed in the bus, due…
Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana felicitates social volunteers
December 20, 2025Urges to create awareness on control over lavish expenditure Mysore/Mysuru: Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana (BJS), Mysuru Chapter, felicitated 8 social volunteers for their outstanding services and contributions in city on Dec. 17 to mark International Volunteers Day. Those feted are Charter President of the Chapter Ashok Salecha and Charter Secretary Kanthilal Jain for their contributions in…
Denied Rs. 150 to drink, two beat friend to death
December 20, 2025Hunsur: A shocking incident in Hunsur town has highlighted the growing menace of alcohol and substance abuse, as two men allegedly killed their friend over a dispute for money to buy liquor. The incident occurred at Hunsur’s Visvesvaraya Circle auto stand, where a man was brutally murdered by his companions late Thursday night. The deceased,…
Express trains to get new numbers
December 20, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The Railway Board has approved the renumbering of some express trains running on various routes. The new changes will come into effect from February 2026. Train No. 17325 Belagavi-Mysuru Vishwamanav Daily Express will be renumbered as Train No. 20675 with effect from 20.02.2026, while Train No. 17326 Mysuru-Belagavi Vishwamanav Daily Express will be renumbered…
Doc ‘assaulted’ over petty row at city hospital
December 20, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: A doctor had to face the wrath of a man and his father, over a trivial issue, at a hospital in city recently. Dr. Anup, a Paediatrician at a hospital in Sathagalli, is the victim, who was allegedly assaulted by Rubiyaz Shariff and his father. He (Dr. Anup) is also accused of inappropriate behaviour,…
Govt. vehicles older than 15 years to be scrapped
December 20, 2025Belagavi: The Karnataka Government is contemplating introducing a policy similar to the one being implemented in Delhi, under which Government vehicles older than 15 years will be scrapped. Accordingly, vehicles that are over 15 years old and currently being used by various Government Departments, Corporations, Boards, City Municipal Councils and other Government institutions will be…
H.D. Kote drunken brawl: Accused arrested in Hunsur
December 20, 2025H.D. Kote: The H.D. Kote Police have arrested a man accused of murdering his friend with a wooden stick in a drunken brawl. The accused, Taveed Pasha, allegedly killed his friend Kalam in the Muslim Block area of the town. Both were close companions, but on Tuesday, an argument broke out between them while under…















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