Mysuru: Mysuru Royal Institute of Technology (MRIT) had organised an Inter-College Hackathon at its premises recently which saw an enthusiastic turnout of over 180 participants from various engineering colleges across the city. The hackathon featured IoTbased problem statements, covering diverse domains such as agriculture, healthcare and transportation solutions. Teams were given a limited time-frame to…
Girl goes missing
April 15, 2025T. Narasipur: An 18-year-old girl, who left her relative’s house on Apr. 8, has since gone missing. The missing girl is Preethi, daughter of Basavaraju of Benakanahalli. As she did not have her parents, she was staying at the house of a relative and had studied till SSLC, according to the complaint lodged by her…
Petition seeks intervention of National Green Tribunal
April 15, 2025Mysuru: In a petition to Justice Subash B. Adi, Chairman of the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) State-Level Committee, Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) leaders Bhamy V. Shenoy (Founding Working President) and S. Shobana (Working President) have demanded urgent intervention into the felling of 40 trees on Hyder Ali Road. The petitioners raised critical questions: Did the…
Echo of diesel price hike in Karnataka: Lorry strike from midnight
April 14, 2025Mysuru: Nearly 9,000 lorries and trucks in Mysuru and Chamarajanagar districts will go off the roads from midnight tonight (Apr. 14) as part of a Statewide indefinite strike called by the Federation of Karnataka State Lorry Owners and Agents Association. The protest is against the sharp hike in diesel prices that has burdened the trucking…
Fraudulent online trading ! | Woman engineer duped of over Rs. 1.26 crore
April 14, 2025Mysuru: Despite regular awareness campaigns by City Police — particularly the Cyber Crime Division — on the dangers of online scams such as fraudulent trading platforms, digital arrests, WhatsApp frauds and bogus part-time job offers, unsuspecting citizens continue to fall victim. In the latest case, a woman engineer from Mysuru has been cheated of a…
Processions mark Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti
April 14, 2025Mysuru: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s 134th Jayanti was celebrated by garlanding the statue of Dr. Ambedkar near the Town Hall here this morning, under the joint aegis of the District Administration, Zilla Panchayat (ZP), Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and Social Welfare Department. MLCs C.N. Manjegowda & Dr. D. Thimmaiah, Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy, Additional DC…
Mysore Royal Family land row in Chamarajanagar: No farmer will be evicted: Pramoda Devi allays fears
April 14, 2025Mysuru: Allaying concerns raised by farmers and villagers in Chamarajanagar over the erstwhile Mysore Royal Family’s claim to nearly 5,135 acres of private land, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar has reiterated that the royal family has no intention of causing any inconvenience to the residents of the affected areas. Addressing an emergency press conference at the residential…
Green activists outraged over felling of 40 shade-giving trees
April 14, 2025Mysuru: Environment activists have expressed outrage over the felling of over 40 Peltophorum trees — known for their broad canopy and generous shade — by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) early yesterday morning. The trees were axed to facilitate the widening of Hyder Ali Road between Venkatalingaiah Circle (SP Office Circle) and the Kalikamba Temple….
Former CITB Chief D. Madegowda feted for visionary urban development
April 14, 2025“Mane Mane Madegowda” felicitation volume released by Seers and Legislators Mysuru: Former MLC D. Madegowda, affectionately known as ‘Mane Mane Madegowda’ was honoured and accorded a warm felicitation at Kalamandira in city last evening. A senior politician, former Chairman of City Improvement Trust Board (CITB, now Mysuru Urban Development Authority), and a respected elder of…
A champion of societal welfare, says former PM Deve Gowda
April 14, 2025Mysuru: In a message, former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda described ex-MLC D. Madegowda as a simple, noble-hearted and cultured individual whose work he has admired both personally and politically for decades. “Madegowda is known for his dedication, integrity and visionary leadership, contributing immensely to Mysuru’s urban growth. His service extended beyond MUDA to institutions…















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