Madikeri: Alleging that Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Wadiyar is making false charges against the State Government over the Mysuru-Kushalnagar railway line, KPCC Spokesperson M. Lakshmana maintained that the State Government has completed the land acquisition process for executing the 87-km Mysuru-Kushalnagar railway project. Addressing a press meet here yesterday, Lakshmana said that the Railways had shelved…
Walkathon to promote millets
February 1, 2026Agri Department hosts District-level public interaction Mysore/Mysuru: In order to create wider public awareness on the health benefits of millets consumption as a rich nutrient, the Agriculture Department hosted a District-level public interaction with millet crops growers and sellers at P. Kalingarao Sabha Bhavan at Dasara Exhibition Grounds in city this morning. During the interaction,…
600-kg dry waste cleared in Chamundi foothill plogging
February 1, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: In an effort to secure the top spot for Mysuru in the Swachh Bharat national cleanliness rankings, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had organised a large-scale plogging campaign (an eco-friendly fitness activity that combines jogging, walking, or hiking with litter collection) at the foot of Chamundi Hill. The initiative, organised yesterday, witnessed enthusiastic participation,…
Fourth volume of book series on Raja Ravi Varma released
February 1, 2026Renovated Chandrashale Thotti at Mysore Palace reopens Mysore/Mysuru: Fourth volume of the book series ‘Raja Ravi Varma: An Everlasting Imprint – The Epics Imagined,’ authored by Advocate Ganesh V. Shivaswamy, was released under the aegis of HH Sri Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar (HHSNW) Foundation, at renovated historic Chandrashale Thotti at Mysore Palace last evening. Foundation Chairperson…
Children’s Literary Club Director Dr. R. Purnima passes away
February 1, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. R. Purnima (72), Director of Children’s Literary Club, formerly Professor of English at Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) and a resident of 3rd Main Road in V.V. Mohalla, passed away in the early hours of today in city. Daughter of late M. Ramarao and late Jayalakshmi, she leaves behind her sisters R. Prathiba…
Receives Vishva Hindi Setu Sammaan at Mauritius
February 1, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. B. Nirmala, an Associate Professor, Head of Department of Hindi (retd.), Writer, Poet, Social Activist, Senior NSS Officer, Cricketer and Motivational Speaker of Mysuru city, was honoured with ‘Vishva Hindi Setu Sammaan’ award at the 3-day International Conference and Poets Meet held at Mauritius, on the occasion of World Hindi Day celebrations from…
Grade separator works begin at Mysuru- Bengaluru Highway junction
January 31, 2026Project cost Rs. 120 crore; To ease bottlenecks at Kempegowda Circle Mysore/Mysuru: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has begun construction of a grade separator on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway at Kempegowda Circle (Manipal Hospital Junction). The grade separator is being built at a cost of Rs. 120 crore and forms part of a larger…
‘No change in speed limit on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway’
January 31, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: There is no proposal before the Government to increase the existing speed limit on the Mysuru-Bengaluru National Highway-275, Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi clarified in the Legislative Council on Jan. 28. Replying to a question raised by MLC K. Shivakumar, the Minister said that as per the Concessionaire Agreement, the access-controlled road has been…
NCB busts inter-State racket operating Mysuru Drug Lab
January 31, 2026Narcotics worth Rs. 10 crore, 500-kg chemicals seized; four arrested Mysuru/Ahmedabad: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted an inter-State drug network and arrested four persons, including the kingpin from Gujarat, seizing narcotics valued at about Rs. 10 crore in the local market. In the operation, carried out under Union Government’s Nasha Mukt Bharat (Drug-Free…
Clandestine Lab in Hebbal operational since 2024
January 31, 2026Factory sealed for forensic investigation Mysuru/Ahmedabad: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has sealed the drug manufacturing factory in Hebbal for a detailed forensic investigation. The unit, ‘Tuk-Tuk Household Chemicals Production Solution Manufacturing’ located in Hebbal Industrial Area, was a fully functional clandestine laboratory equipped with sophisticated instruments used for drug manufacturing. To evade suspicion, the…















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