Mysuru: Prof. Rajamohan, a native of Huttukola in Kolar district, has donated 30 highly rare and valuable manuscripts to the prestigious Oriental Research Institute (ORI) in Mysuru. Currently serving as a guest lecturer at the MBA Department in Mangaluru, Prof. Rajamohan hails from a family with a lineage of priesthood. By handing over this rare…
Dumped Garbage Returns!
August 19, 2026Mysuru: Next time you dump waste on the Outer Ring Road (ORR), especially at Srirampura, it may come back to haunt you. In swift action, Srirampura Town Panchayat officials collected waste allegedly dumped by a sportswear shop in Kuvempunagar, beside the service road along the ORR and unloaded it in front of the same shop….
Nine Dasara elephants to enter Palace on Aug. 28
August 19, 2026Dhananjaya, Mahendra, Ekalavya in race to carry Golden Howdah Mysuru: The first batch of nine Dasara elephants will begin their Gajapayana from Veeranahosahalli inside the Nagarahole Tiger Reserve on Aug. 26 and enter the Mysore Palace on Aug. 28 at an auspicious hour fixed by astrologers. Conservator of Forests (CF), Mysuru Circle, S.S. Ravi Shankar…
Suttur Seer lays foundation for Bhavan’s Vidya Mandir at Yelwal
August 19, 2026Mysuru: Suttur Mutt Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji performed the ground-breaking ceremony for Bhavan’s Vidya Mandir (a CBSE curriculum school), the second campus of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB), Mysuru Kendra, on Aloka Road, off Yelwal Road in the city outskirts this morning. Speaking on the occasion, the Swamiji said that the ceremony has happened in…
Techie ends life by jumping into Cauvery River at KRS
August 19, 2026Srirangapatna: A 27-year-old Software Engineer, who had gone to Brindavan Gardens in KRS, allegedly committed suicide by jumping into Cauvery River near the Bus Stand yesterday afternoon. The deceased is Kusumanjali, daughter of Kalegowda and a resident of Ramakrishnanagar in Mysuru. She was said to be under mental stress. Kusumanjali had gone to KRS along…
Abhimanyu, Bheema out of Dasara elephant squad
August 19, 2026Forest Minister R. Ramalinga Reddy releases list of 12 elephants; Gajapayana on Aug. 26 Mysuru: The Forest Department has finally released the much-awaited list of elephants for this year’s Dasara festivities, ending weeks of suspense. In a surprise move, the final squad excludes the celebrated ‘Combing Star’ Abhimanyu, who has been carrying the 750-kg Golden…
Abhimanyu’s Dasara feat ends without farewell..!
August 19, 2026Did damaged tusk seal the fate of six-time Golden Howdah carrier? Mysuru: Forest officials have come under criticism for not according a ceremonial farewell to Abhimanyu, who has been dropped from this year’s Dasara elephant squad. Traditionally, elephants that have carried the Golden Howdah during the Dasara procession are honoured upon retirement by being brought…
Guv fetes Mysuru Police Band
August 19, 2026Mysuru: Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot felicitated the Mysuru Police Band team for its performance at Lok Bhavan as part of the Independence Day celebrations. On the final day of the public viewing of the special illumination at Lok Bhavan yesterday, the Governor joined members of the public and listened to the melodious performance by the Band….
BJP’s stir against Minister B. Nagendra continues
August 19, 2026Mysuru: The BJP’s indefinite protest demanding the resignation of Minister B. Nagendra continued for the third consecutive day today. BJP leaders and workers have been staging the protest on CAVA College Road near the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Siddarthanagar since Monday, seeking the resignation or ouster of Minister B. Nagendra, who was jailed in connection…
Collective effort needed to make Mysuru drug-free: DCP
August 19, 2026Mysuru: Collective effort involving the Police, Health and Education Departments and civil society is essential to make Mysuru a drug-free city, said DCP (Crime and Traffic) K.S. Sundar Raj. Speaking at the ‘Drugs Free Mysuru’ awareness programme, organised by Bharath Hospital and Institute of Oncology (BHIO), in association with St. Philomena’s College and other organisations…













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