Mysore/Mysuru: A nonagenarian woman has gone missing from Varuna Police limits in the taluk. The missing woman is Chikka Hanumakka. She is 5 ft. tall, dark complexioned, thin built, mentally challenged and was wearing a blue saree, red blouse and gold earrings with white stone. Those having any information may contact Varuna Police Station on…
Death of security guard at Manasagangothri: Labour organisations demand justice for family members
November 30, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The recent death of a security guard while on duty at Open Air Theatre in Manasagangothri has triggered protests from trade unions (labour organisations) in city. Following this, trade union leader Chandrashekar Meti has warned of intensifying the protest by staging overnight dharna and also filing a complaint with the Lokayukta on Varsity authorities…
Man sentenced to life for killing wife
November 30, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The 5th Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of murdering his wife. The man, who was convicted, is Kumar, a resident of Honnenahalli village in Periyapatna taluk. Details: Kumar had married Prema of the same village 18 years ago. He used to always…
Unidentified bodies found
November 30, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Varuna Police, on Nov. 24 have found a body of an unidentified man floating in Varuna Lake. The deceased is aged between 35 and 40 years, round faced, well built and was wearing a cream coloured T-shirt and blue shorts. As the body was in the water, it is bloated. The kith & kin…
Cab robbery: 6 from Mysuru among 8 held
November 29, 2025Gang used 4 minor girls from Mysuru for dacoities Mysuru/Bengaluru: Bidadi Police have arrested a gang of eight habitual offenders — including four minor girls in conflict with the law — for assaulting a cab owner and robbing his vehicle. Two of the arrested men and four minor girls are from Mysuru. The arrests were…
Addl. SP seeks inter-departmental action to make Mysuru drug-free
November 29, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) L. Nagesh has sought the co-operation of all the Departments Officers in making Mysuru a drug-free district and prevent the supply and sale of drugs and other psychotropic substances that is on a rise. Nagesh, who chaired the District-level Committee meeting of Narco Coordination Centre at the Deputy Commissioner’s…
Beware! AI camera is watching…
November 29, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The indiscriminate dumping of waste in public places may attract action with Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) roping in hi-tech Artificial Intelligence (AI) based surveillance technology to rein in unruly public. MCC has identified 53 places and completed installation of AI cameras at 46 locations, which are directly connected to the Control Room being set…
Unfinished wildlife corridor turns Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway deadly
November 29, 2025Rift between NHAI, Forest Department halts project at 60% completion Srirangapatna: Years after the inauguration of the Mysuru-Bengaluru Access-Controlled Highway, the proposed wildlife corridor — with underpasses and flyovers meant to ensure safe movement of animals — remains an unfinished promise. The project, crucial for preventing wildlife deaths along this busy stretch, has been left…
Siddaramaiah-Shivakumar show united front after breakfast meet
November 29, 2025Bengaluru: In a strong signal aimed at ending speculation over internal tensions within the ruling Congress, Chief Minister (CM) Siddaramaiah this morning asserted that he and Deputy Chief Minister (Dy.CM) D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) are fully united and will jointly follow the directives of the Congress High Command. The Chief Minister made the remarks after a…
Mysuru chosen for national industrial corridor boost
November 29, 2025Other cities include Chamarajanagar, Hassan, Kolar, Mangaluru, Hubballi-Dharwad, Raichur and Bidar New Delhi: The Union Government has given a positive nod to Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy’s proposal to bring nine Karnataka districts under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP). The NICDP, one of India’s most ambitious infrastructure initiatives, aims…















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