Mysuru: Former Krishnaraja (KR) MLA M.K. Somashekar distributed compensation of Rs. 2 lakh each to the families of four individuals who drowned in Cauvery River near Muthathi in Mandya District on May 26. The relief amount was sanctioned from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. Somashekar, accompanied by local leaders, visited the mortuary to offer condolences…
Learn Kannada and respect other languages: Seer
June 1, 2025Mysuru: City’s Avadhoota Datta Peetham Seer Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji said that Kannada is a wonderful language and everyone in Karnataka should learn it. He was speaking after distributing prosthetic equipment and assistive devices for specially abled persons, senior citizens and hearing aids for hearing impaired children as part of his 83rd birthday celebrations at…
SWR GM inspects progress of Ashokapuram Railway Workshop
June 1, 2025Mysuru: Mukul Saran Mathur, General Manager of South Western Railway (SWR), conducted a comprehensive inspection of Ashokapuram Railway Workshop yesterday. He was accompanied by key Railway officials, including Mudit Mittal, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Mysuru, V.K. Chadha, Chief Workshop Manager and Umesh Kumar, Chief Mechanical Engineer, along with other senior officers. During his visit, Mathur…
No transactions at Main and Sub Post Offices on June 2, 3
June 1, 2025Mysuru: As new technology is being implemented under IT 2.0, there will be no business transactions at the Mysuru Main Post Office and Sub-Post Offices coming under it on June 2 and 3, said Mysuru Postal Division Senior Superintendent of Posts J. Harish. The Post Offices where there will be no business transactions on the…
Nominated for Airport Advisory Committee
June 1, 2025Mysuru: B.R. Ravi (Basaralu Rudrappa Ravi), a social worker from Mandya and Karnataka State Youth President of Akhila Bharata Hindu Mahasabha, has been nominated as a member of the Airport Advisory Committee for Mysore Airport. The nomination will be effective for a period of two years, and the terms and conditions of the appointment will…
Nanjangud Srikanteshwaraswamy temple records Rs.1.5 crore Hundi collection
June 1, 2025Nanjangud; The famed Srikanteshwaraswamy temple at Nanjangud recorded a Hundi collection of over Rs.1.5 crore in cash, besides Jewellery. The counting of temple Hundis was taken up at Temple’s Dasoha Bhavan on Friday, during which Rs. 1,50,56,223 was found in cash, 114 gram of Gold Jewellery, 2 kg of silver articles and 53 foreign currencies….
Indian Institute of Future Skills inaugurated at KSOU
May 31, 2025Mysuru: The Indian Institute of Future Skills (IIFS), located on the first floor of Lesson Section of the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), was inaugurated by Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot at a stage programme held at the KSOU Convocation Hall here this morning. The IIFS is a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Skill Development and…
Vision behind IIFS
May 31, 2025Mysuru: Dr. Kiran K. Rajanna, Advisor to the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and CEO of Ethnotech Group, said the Indian Institute of Future Skills (IIFS) is an ambitious initiative envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to prepare students for the rapidly evolving job market. “Technology is reshaping industries and global employment trends. Adapting to…
Overloaded lift malfunctions at KSOU with Governor inside
May 31, 2025Mysuru: A lift malfunction involving Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot caused tense moments at the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) Convocation Hall this morning during the inauguration of Indian Institute of Future Skills. The incident left the Governor’s security personnel and KSOU staff scrambling to rectify the issue. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot had entered the lift to…
To restore or raze? INTACH surveys Lansdowne Building
May 31, 2025Supreme Court seeks testimonies from experts to decide fate of 132-year-old structure Mysuru: A team of heritage experts from the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) inspected dilapidated Lansdowne Building, located opposite KSRTC Bus Stand, yesterday. The inspection has renewed hopes for a pragmatic resolution to the prolonged legal and conservation dispute…















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