Parental pressure, exam stress, family disputes force many to leave home Mysuru: Mysuru City Police have registered 225 missing persons cases in the past six months, with investigations showing that many of the disappearances were linked to issues such as parental pressure, domestic disputes and online relationships. Police officials said that the cases involve men, women and minors leaving…
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Beware of ‘cash for UPI payment’ scam in city
June 16, 2026Mysuru: ‘Cash for UPI payment,’ involving fraudsters targeting individuals or merchants by exploiting digital payment with the victim giving cash and getting scammed, is active in city. Here fraudsters approach unsuspecting individuals and tell them that they need cash & they would transfer money through UPI payment apps. Once the cash is given to the…
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Couple injured as car topples on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway
June 16, 2026Mandya: A couple sustained serious injuries when the car in which they were travelling toppled and fell on the other side of the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway near Gejjalagere in Maddur taluk of Mandya district of Sunday evening. It is learnt that the couple were travelling from Mysuru towards Bengaluru when the accident took place. As the car toppled and fell on the other side of…
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Grabbing Govt. land with fake documents case: Court rejects application of plaintiff who claimed the land as his
June 16, 2026Mysuru: An application, moved by a man to claim a Government land as his by allegedly creating fake documents, has been rejected by the Court. The Court has ordered that the land in question should not be sold or transferred to private individuals. The man, whose application has been rejected by the Court, is L.N. Govindaswamy of Nachanahalli Palya in J.P….
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MGP launches website showcasing civic activism
June 16, 2026Mysuru: Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), a leading consumer and civic rights organisation in Mysuru city, has launched a new website, mygrapa.org, offering citizens an insight into its activities, achievements and ongoing initiatives since its inception in 1989. The website documents MGP’s work in consumer rights advocacy, civic engagement and environmental protection, highlighting its interventions with agencies such as the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), Mysuru Development Authority (MDA), Vani Vilas…
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Annual Church Feast-2026 of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church
June 16, 2026Mysuru: The Annual Church Feast-2026 of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Yadavagiri, Mysuru, will be held from June 18 to 21. June 18 – 5.30 pm: Flag Hoisting & Holy Mass – Rev. Msgr. M. Anthappa, Vicar General, Mysore Diocese. June 19 – 5.30 pm: Holy Mass – Rev. Fr. J. Anthony Raj, Chancellor, Mysore Diocese. June 20 – 5.30 pm: Holy…
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11 from State get Sangeet Natak Akademi honours
June 16, 2026New Delhi: The Sangeet Natak Akademi, India’s National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama, announced the recipients of its prestigious honours, the Akademi Ratna (Fellowship), Akademi Puraskar and Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar, for 2024 and 2025. Eleven artistes and scholars from Karnataka figure in the list of awardees. The awards are regarded as the country’s highest national recognition for practising artistes and scholars in the performing arts. Senior mridanga exponent…
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Shilpa Nanjappa bags Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar
June 16, 2026Mysuru: Acclaimed Bharatanatyam artiste from Kodagu, Mukkatira Shilpa Nanjappa, has been selected for the prestigious Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for 2024 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA) under the category ‘Overall Contribution and Scholarship in the Performing Arts.’ The award is India’s highest honour for performing artistes under the age of 40. Shilpa is the first person from Kodagu and the first Kodavathi to receive the coveted recognition. Candidates are nominated…
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Prelude to International Day of Yoga: Third Sankalp Divas held in city
June 16, 2026Mysuru: The cultural city of Mysuru has been witnessing a significant increase in the number of yoga practitioners every year and there is a need to expand the same to the entire State to ensure at least 2 crore people take part in the International Day of Yoga celebrations next year, said Avadhoota Datta Peetham Junior Pontiff Sri Datta Vijayananda Teertha Swamiji, here on Sunday. He…
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Nesara… Nodu musical evening of poetic film songs tomorrow
June 16, 2026Mysuru: As part of World Environment Month (WEM) celebrations, the Environment Month Committee of the Builders’ Association of India (BAI), Mysuru Centre, in collaboration with ‘Spoorthi,’ BAI Women’s Wing and Karnataka Sugama Sangeetha Parishat, Mysuru, has organised a special musical evening titled ‘Nesara… Nodu’ (poetic film songs). This cultural feast will be held tomorrow (June 17) from 5 pm to 8.30 pm…
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