Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to inaugurate annual event at Suttur Mutt, foot of Chamundi Hill Mysuru: The 111th Jayanti Mahotsava of Jagadguru Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Mahaswamiji, the previous pontiff of Suttur Mutt, has been organised tomorrow (Aug. 29) at 10.30 am at Suttur Mutt, foot of Chamundi Hill in city. Addressing media persons yesterday,…
Grand welcome to Dasara Jumbos at Palace
August 28, 2026Mysuru: The first batch of nine Dasara elephants were accorded a traditional welcome at the Jayamarthanda Gate of Mysore Palace, this morning between 9.52 am and 10.19 am in the auspicious Tula lagna, to take part in this year’s Dasara festivities to be held between Oct. 11 and Oct. 21. As soon as the jumbos…
‘Srirama’ panics
August 28, 2026Mysuru: The grand welcome ceremony of first batch of Dasara jumbos witnessed a tense moment for a while as one of the jumbos ‘Srirama’ panicked. The elephant, which participated in the welcome ceremony with calm, suddenly panicked as the artistes started to beat the drums producing a deafening sound at Aane Thotti area of Mysore…
Leaders complain to City Police Chief against activist Puneeth Kerehalli
August 28, 2026He had made abusive remarks against NR MLA Tanveer Sait during his recent visit to city, the leaders alleged in the complaint Mysuru: A 15-member delegation of prominent leaders, have submitted a complaint to City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar yesterday, demanding action against Hindu activist Puneeth Kerehalli, for making provocative and communally sensitive remarks. DCP…
Women’s Commission Chairperson Dr. Nagalakshmi visits Women Police Station
August 28, 2026Mysuru: Chairperson of Karnataka State Commission for Women Dr. Nagalakshmi Chaudhary visited the Women’s Police Station at Nehru Circle on Ashoka Road in city yesterday and reviewed its functioning. Chaudhary inspected the facilities available at the Station, besides the Police services being provided to women, handling of complaints, missing women cases, criminal cases and the…
Fake Cops barge into apartment, threaten women, snatch away mobile phones
August 28, 2026Mysuru: A gang of five men, posing as Crime Branch Police, who barged into an apartment, allegedly threatened women in the apartment and made away with their mobile phones. The incident took place at an apartment in Sharadadevinagar on Aug. 25. At about 1.30 pm on Aug. 25, when three women were sitting in the…
Karnataka seeks details of citizens missing in Nepal
August 28, 2026Mysuru: In the wake of the devastating natural calamity and sudden flash floods in Nepal, the Karnataka Government has appealed to the public to immediately provide details of any tourists or citizens from the State who are missing or unreachable. The State Government is in constant touch with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and…
Mamool Menace
August 28, 2026Mandya jail inmates accuse officials of fixing ‘rate card’ for comfort Mandya: Officials from the District Prison in Mandya have been accused by inmates of indulging in rampant corruption and collecting money from undertrials in return for providing what they described as ‘royal hospitality.’ The inmates have written to Director General of Police (Prisons and…
Man sentenced to life for murder
August 28, 2026Mysuru: The 7th Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of brutally murdering a man for revenge. The convict is 38-year-old Basavaraju, a resident of Sharadadevinagar while the deceased is Anand, who was residing in No. 129 at Unnathi Suites Service Apartment in Kuvempunagar G…
Second incident in a week: Search yields Rs. 2 lakh in cash at beggar’s home
August 28, 2026Srirangapatna: Barely a week after Rs. 8.40 lakh was found in the house of a deceased beggar in Mandya city, another startling case has come to light in Srirangapatna, where more than Rs. 2 lakh in cash was found in the possession of a beggar, Savithramma, yesterday. Savithramma, aged around 70, had been ill and…










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