A call to protect the disappearing urban companions by PFA on Mar. 20 Mysore/Mysuru: As part of World Sparrow Day, People For Animals (PFA), Mysuru and Jeev Daya Jain Charity, have organised an awareness programme titled ‘Save Sparrows’ at PFA’s shelter in Bogadi from 11.30 am to 1.30 pm on Mar. 20. Senior Pranic Healing…
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March 18, 2026Hailstone Rain pounds Chamarajanagar dist. Standing crops in Ch’nagar, Gundlupet and Yalandur taluks worst affected; agri fields replete with hailstones resemble snow-covered Kashmir Chamarajanagar: Rain accompanied by hailstones wreaked havoc in the district yesterday, leaving the farmers in a state of distress. When the rain stopped, the agricultural fields in the district had turned into…
Drive against narcotics: One arrested, 40 grams MDMA worth Rs. 4 lakh seized
March 18, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Kuvempunagar Special Police team arrested one person and have seized 40 grams MDMA narcotic substance worth about Rs. 4 lakh from him. The arrested has been identified as 28-year-old Shabeer, a resident of National Quarters, Kottacherry, Balla village of Kasargod district in Kerala, who was staying at a service apartment in Kuvempunagar Police…
Two labourers’ shed destroyed as LPG cylinder explodes
March 18, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Two labourers’ sheds were completely destroyed when a LPG cylinder exploded at Ramabainagar in city yesterday. Bhyrappa, a resident of the locality told SOM that Srirampura Gram Panchayat has undertaken works pertaining to construction of a water tank and laying of pipeline. Temporary sheds have been constructed for the labourers on the roadside in…
Sri Ramaseva Mandali Charitable Trust to host: Grand 32nd Ramanavami festivities in city from Mar. 20 to 29
March 18, 2026Sri Ramaseva Mandali Charitable Trust, Mysuru North, will celebrate the 32nd Ramanavami festival from Mar. 20 to 29 at Sri Prasanna Parvathi Kalyana Mantapa, adjacent to Sri Chandramouleeshwara Swamy Temple in V.V. Mohalla. As usual, every day from 8.30 am to 10.30 am, there will be religious activities such as Abhisheka, Ashtottara, Navagraha Puja, Ramayana…
Champaka Academy to host Bharatanatyam and Kalaripayattu workshops
March 18, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Champaka Academy, a renowned educational and cultural organisation in Mysuru, is organising two special workshops in April. A Bharatanatyam workshop focusing on Purvarangavidhi Nritta Jathis and Vinayaka Stuti will be conducted on Apr. 3 and 4 (Friday and Saturday) from 9 am to 5 pm at Champaka Academy in Ramakrishnanagar. The workshop will be…
Flex boards, hoardings to come under tax net
March 17, 2026Assembly passes Bill to regulate all display hoardings, boost ULB revenue Bengaluru/Mysuru: In a major move to shore up revenues of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), including City Corporations, the State Assembly has passed the Karnataka Municipalities and Certain Other Law (Amendment) Bill, 2026. The Bill empowers ULBs to regulate flex boards, buntings and advertisement hoardings,…
LPG price rise, customer pays the price
March 17, 2026Hotels, restaurants, eateries effect sudden hike in food prices in city; Many bracing to up rates tomorrow Mysore/Mysuru: Next time, if you want to sip your favourite coffee or taste a dosa, it may come at an increased cost. The sudden hike in the rates of LPG commercial and edible oil and other ingredients, irrespective…
LPG shortage: Street food vendors cut menus, many shut shop
March 17, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The acute shortage of commercial LPG cylinders and the sharp rise in prices have disrupted businesses across the State, severely affecting street food stalls and small hotels in Mysuru. Several street vendors have shut shop due to the non-availability of gas, while others continue to operate out of compulsion, offering limited menus to regular…
Drive against illegal advt. boards on footpaths begins in city
March 17, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), which is leaving no stone unturned to maintain the Clean City image, has set its eyes on illegal flex boards, advertisement boards and other customer-centric boards put up on footpaths marring the beauty of the city and leaving the pedestrians high and dry, on the flip side. Yesterday, several such…















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