Mysore/Mysuru: City’s Additional District and Sessions Judge FTSC-I (Special Court for trial of cases filed under POCSO Act) has sentenced a man to 20 years jail term after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a minor girl resulting in the minor giving birth to a baby. The accused, who was sentenced is Gurumurthy, residing…
Two found dead in Varuna Lake
February 22, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Two unidentified persons were found dead at Varuna Lake on Mysuru- T. Narasipur Road yesterday morning. One of the deceased is aged about 50- 55 years and another, a 35-year-old. According to local fishermen, the 55-year-old person, had told them that he was from Chamarajanagar and was jobless. While the body of another is…
Illegal flexes: Ex-MP seeks action against all political parties
February 21, 2026Prathap Simha submits memorandum to MCC Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha has urged the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to immediately remove unauthorised flex boards and advertisement banners put up across the city, particularly those pasted over signboards, name boards and signages. Simha met MCC Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif at his…
Legacy waste at Excel Plant in Vidyaranyapuram: I delivered where local MLAs failed, says Prathap Simha
February 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The controversial Solid Waste Management Unit, popularly known as the Excel Plant, at the Sewage Farm, which had drawn repeated protests from residents over the foul stench from accumulated waste, will soon cease to exist as over six lakh tonnes of legacy waste have already been cleared, former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha said. Addressing…
Youth Congress’ shirtless protest during AI Summit: Police foil BJP’s attempt to lay siege to Congress Office
February 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Hundreds of BJP Yuva Morcha members, in protest against the Youth Congress workers’ shirtless protest during the AI Summit-2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi yesterday, tried to lay siege to City Congress Office on JLB Road here this morning. However, the Police personnel deployed at the spot, foiled the BJP’s attempts by blocking…
Intense Grilling…
February 21, 2026Bengaluru/Mysuru:The Central Crime Branch (CCB) Police of Bengaluru, who detained Mysuru-based Right To Information (RTI) activist Snehamayi Krishna at the premises of City Civil Court yesterday, subjected him to intense grilling. He was released by Police this afternoon. Krishna had recently dropped a bombshell, accusing State Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh of receiving a bribe of…
State defends promotion of former MUDA Commissioner
February 21, 2026Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has defended its decision to promote former Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Commissioner Dr. D.B. Natesh, stating that the move was in accordance with established legal procedures. In a six-page reply to Mysuru-based RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna, Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh said the promotion was discussed at a State Cabinet meeting…
T. Narasipur Stadium plan runs into a row
February 21, 2026Environmental lovers riled over selecting ecologically rich site for the project; demand change in location Mysore/Mysuru: The proposed stadium of Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES), at an estimated cost of Rs. 6 crore, at T. Narasipur in the district, has triggered a controversy. The environmentalists have raised exception, as the land earmarked for…
Greens petition DC: Cite threat to ecology
February 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The environmentalists have submitted a memorandum to the District Administration, against the proposal to build a stadium at the land belonging to KSIC’s Filature Factory at T. Narasipur in the district, at the cost of greenery. In a memorandum addressed to Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy, that was handed over to Additional DC…
Ambulances stuck in traffic chaos, golden hour lost
February 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Patients battling for survival are facing critical delays in reaching hospitals as ambulances struggle to navigate heavy traffic at K.R. Circle, raising serious concerns about emergency response in the city. Despite the urgency of the ‘golden hour’, when every second can determine life or death, motorists are allegedly failing to give way even when…















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