New Delhi: Karnataka MLC K. Shivakumar, who is also a senior journalist, has urged the Ministry of Railways to re-introduce the 50 percent concession in train fares for journalists. He was speaking after inaugurating the National Press Day organised jointly by New Delhi-based Press Club of India (PCI) and Accredited Journalists Association at New Delhi…
MRC Eye Hospital conducts special eye camp at AIISH
November 18, 2025Mysuru: As part of Children’s Day, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) in collaboration with Mysore Race Club (MRC) Eye Hospital, a service project of the Mysore Race Club Charitable Trust (MRCCT), had organised a special eye health screening camp at AIISH premises in city recently. A total of 398 specially-abled children underwent…
Jashne Eid Meelad-un-Nabi and Gharveen Shariff celebrations held
November 18, 2025Mysuru: Jashne Eid Meelad-un-Nabi and Gharveen Shariff was celebrated under the Chairmanship of MLA Tanveer Sait at a function organised by DCC Member Majeed Ahmed and Tousif Ahmed of Sagar Cement in Bannimantap ‘A’ Layout in city recently. Congress leader Abdul Khadar Shahid, Azeez Sait Block Congress Committee President Syed Iqbal, DCC Minority Department President…
Ursu Mahila Trust presents ‘Rajamaate Lakshammanni’ Awards
November 18, 2025Mysuru: “Women play a major role in the country’s economic growth and it is important that they should be brought to the mainstream society,” said the Department of Space Director K.R. Adarsh Urs. He was speaking at ‘Rajamaate Lakshammanni’ Awards conferment programme organised as part of the 5th anniversary of Ursu Mahila Jagruti Sabha Trust…
Samartha Sadvidya Inter-Collegiate Fest
November 18, 2025Jnanodaya PU College bags Rolling Shield Mysuru: Sadvidya Composite PU College hosted Samartha Sadvidya, an inter-collegiate fest on Nov.12. The event was inaugurated by President of Sadvidya Educational Institutions Prof. M.S.K. Narahari Babu and Secretary M.D. Gopinath. Around 300 students from different colleges participated in the day-long competition which featured a diverse range of events…
Unidentified body found
November 18, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: V.V. Puram Police have found a body of an unidentified man at the Bus Stand, opposite PKTB Hospital on KRS Road in city, on Nov. 14 and have shifted the body to MMC&RI mortuary besides registering a case. The deceased is aged between 40 and 45 years, 5.5 ft. tall, oval faced, dark complexioned,…
65th Annual Puja Celebrations at Sree Ayyappa Swamy & Sree Guruvayurappan Temple
November 18, 2025Mysuru: Sabarimala Sree Ayyappa Pooja Samithi has organised 65th Annual Puja Celebrations at Sree Ayyappa Swamy and Sree Guruvayurappan Temple, foot of Chamundi Hill, Mysuru, in December as follows: Dec. 20 – 5 am to 10 am: Maha Ganapathi Homa, Ghee Abhishekam, Alankara Puja to Sri Ayyappa Swamy with Vadyam, Astapathi Ganam with Edakka by…
Mahabhisheka to Nandi atop Chamundi Hill
November 17, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The annual Mahabhisheka to Nandi statue atop Chamundi Hill, organised by Bettada Balaga Charitable Trust on the last Monday of Kartika Masa, was performed this morning in the presence of Seers and devotees. The monolithic Nandi was bathed in a vibrant palette of sacred colours as over 32 traditional puja materials were used for…
Dog bite & snakebite cases: Hospitals liable for jail terms if care denied
November 17, 2025Bengaluru: In response to rising street dog attacks and recent Supreme Court directives on dog bite management, the Karnataka Government has issued a crucial circular mandating that all Government and private hospitals maintain an uninterrupted stock of anti-rabies vaccines, Equine Rabies Immunoglobulin and anti-snake venom. The circular stresses that these life-saving treatments must be available…
Back-to-front human face masks to keep tigers at bay
November 17, 2025As tigers avoid direct eye contact, farmers create an illusion of constant watchfulness Mysore/Mysuru: In a bold and imaginative step to protect farmers working in forest-fringe areas from tiger attacks, the Forest Department has rolled out an unusual yet time-tested awareness initiative in the villages of Saragur taluk, bordering the Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Borrowing inspiration…















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