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Census-2027: Enumerators visit door-to-door
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Census-2027: Enumerators visit door-to-door

April 16, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Following the conclusion of voluntary self-enumeration on exclusive online portal for Census-2027, that was held between Apr. 1 and Apr. 15, the house-to-house visit of enumerators to update demographic data, began today in the first phase and concludes on May 15. Amid this, only 1.8 percent of the targeted population in Mysuru City Corporation…

Bills linked to Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam tabled in Lok Sabha
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Bills linked to Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam tabled in Lok Sabha

April 16, 2026

Voting for passage of the Bills tomorrow at 4 pm New Delhi: The three-day Special Session of Parliament began with the Union Government tabling The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, Delimitation Bill, 2026 and Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in Lok Sabha this morning. The BJP-led Central Government aims to expedite…

GUILTY: Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni convicted in murder case
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GUILTY: Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni convicted in murder case

April 16, 2026

Court to announce quantum of punishment tomorrow Bengaluru: A Special Court for People Representatives convicted Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni in connection with the 2016 murder of BJP leader Yogesh Gowda. The Court found Kulkarni guilty along with 18 others, while acquitting two accused in the case. The verdict was delivered by Judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhat,…

Destruction of nature not true development: Zoo Director
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Destruction of nature not true development: Zoo Director

April 16, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: A one-day workshop on ‘Sustainable Development in Environmental Science’ was organised by the Department of Chemistry, JSS College for Women (Autonomous), Saraswathipuram Mysuru, recently. Speaking after inaugurating the programme, DCF P. Anusha, Executive Director of Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo), opined that destruction of nature is not true development. She stated that nature…

High Court refuses to ban tiger safaris in State
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High Court refuses to ban tiger safaris in State

April 16, 2026

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday declined to impose an immediate ban on tiger safaris in the State. However, it directed the State Government to file a reply to a plea seeking a permanent ban on tiger safaris within critical tiger habitats on the ground that such activities contravene established conservation norms. A Bench of…

My father will remain as CM for 5 years: Dr. Yathindra
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My father will remain as CM for 5 years: Dr. Yathindra

April 16, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Dr.  Yathindra Siddaramaiah, MLC and son of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, has reiterated that, his father would complete his full term as the Chief Minister. Speaking to media persons here yesterday, Dr. Yathindra, who has been vouching about his father remaining in the office for full five years, said that, his father himself had clarified…

Award marks, not grades: HC tells State Govt.
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Award marks, not grades: HC tells State Govt.

April 16, 2026

Bengaluru: In a major setback to the State Government, the Karnataka High Court (HC) has directed the authorities to mandatorily record marks for third language in SSLC exam instead of awarding grades. Hearing a writ petition filed by three students including Sahana R. Naik of Chikkamagalur, the single-Judge Bench of Justice E.S. Indiresh observed that…

Devanuru Mahadeva chosen for ‘Pampa Award’
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Devanuru Mahadeva chosen for ‘Pampa Award’

April 16, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Noted writer Devanuru Mahadeva has been selected for the ‘Pampa Award’ 2025-26 of Kannada and Culture Department, Government of Karnataka. Every year, the State Government selects eminent personalities who have rendered distinguished service in the field of literature and have made exceptional contribution to Kannada and Karnataka for the award, instituted in the name…

Dr. Ambedkar Theme Park at Yelwal soon: Minister
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Dr. Ambedkar Theme Park at Yelwal soon: Minister

April 16, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Social Welfare and District-in-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa said that a Theme Park dedicated to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar would be constructed at Yelwal. Presiding over a meeting of District-level Officers at ZP auditorium, the Minister said a 10-acre land had been identified for the Park or Museum and instructed the officials to prepare a…

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