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Deceased driver’s kin in Mysuru city get financial help 
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Deceased driver’s kin in Mysuru city get financial help 

June 29, 2026

Highway accident…  Education Department staff led by DDPI Udaykumar hand over Rs. 28,000 to grieving family members; Injured BEOs undergoing treatment at hospital  Mysuru: The officers of School Education and Literacy Department provided a financial assistance of Rs. 28,000 to the family members of cab driver Anand, who was killed in an accident that occurred on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway near Channapatna on June 22…

‘Parisara Prajna-2026’ awardee 
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‘Parisara Prajna-2026’ awardee 

June 29, 2026

Protecting natural forest counts more in conservation: Krupakar  Mysuru: Noted Wildlife photographer Krupakar has opined that preservation of natural forests is inevitable and is more important than planting saplings.  Krupakar was speaking at a  programme organised to observe World Environment Day, organised jointly by Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies (KIKS) and Bodhivruksha Society for Development at B.M. Sri auditorium, KIKS, University of Mysore (UoM), Manasagangothri in city recently.   At the function, ‘Parisara Prajna-2026’…

Excise DC suspended 
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Excise DC suspended 

June 29, 2026

Fatal fire at restobar…   Mysuru: The State Government has issued order suspending Excise Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Mysuru Urban Division S. Nagarajappa, on the charges of dereliction of duty, over the fire incident at Maara Restobar in Dattagalli, in which two persons lost their lives and six others were injured on June 15.  The restobar, which caught fire, was being operated on the rooftop of…

Mysore Airport to get green cover with medicinal plants: Director 
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Mysore Airport to get green cover with medicinal plants: Director 

June 29, 2026

Mysuru: Mysore Airport in Mandakalli will get green cover with planting medicinal plants on vacant land, said Mysore Airport Director P.V. Usha Kumari.   She was speaking after inaugurating the 2-day ‘MyGreen Expo’ organised by Builders Association of India (BAI), Mysuru Chapter, at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry, here recently. “Mysore Airport is being converted into environment-friendly airport for which many programmes are already in progress including the use of…

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Hoteliers seek reduction in prices of commercial LPG cylinders 

June 29, 2026

Mysuru: Mysuru City Hoteliers Association has demanded a slash in the prices of commercial gas cylinders.   Association President C. Narayanagowda has issued a press statement where he said that the prices of  19-kg commercial gas cylinders were hiked by Rs. 1,500 during the last 4 months as an aftermath of US-Iran War in the Middle East.   “The prices…

District Minister asks officials to get ready for drought management 
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District Minister asks officials to get ready for drought management 

June 29, 2026

Mysuru: Stating that the Meteorological Department has predicted a poor monsoon this year attributing it to El-Nino effect, Mysuru-Chamarajanagar Districts Natural Disaster Management  In-charge Minister Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah directed the officials to start preparations for tackling drought-like situation in right earnest.  He was speaking at the Mysuru-Chamarajanagar District-level meeting of officials on drinking water situation and progress of sowing of seeds in…

Plea to install Dr. Shivakumara Swamiji’s statue at Kuvempunagar in city soon 
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Plea to install Dr. Shivakumara Swamiji’s statue at Kuvempunagar in city soon 

June 29, 2026

Mysuru: Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Lingayat Mahasabha leaders submitted a memorandum to the Regional Commissioner (RC) of Mysuru Division, Nitesh Patil, to install the statue of late pontiff of Tumakuru Sri Siddaganga Mutt, Dr. Sri Shivakumara Swamiji, at the Circle named after the pontiff in Kuvempunagar in the city, at the earliest.  The Veerashaiva Mahasabha leaders have stated that, previously Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) at its Council meeting, had resolved to install the statue of Shivakumara Swamiji at the junction situated in…

Octogenarian among two go missing from city 
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Octogenarian among two go missing from city 

June 29, 2026

Mysuru: In separate cases, an 82-year-old man is among two persons, who have gone missing from city.  In the first case, 82-year-old Rachegowda has gone missing from Nazarbad Police limits in city.  He is 4.9 ft. tall, oval faced, normal built, sports white hair and was wearing a white coloured full arm shirt, blue dhoti and was carrying a black…

Pramoda Devi to inaugurate two-day Mysuru Literature Festival on July 4 
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Pramoda Devi to inaugurate two-day Mysuru Literature Festival on July 4 

June 29, 2026

Amish Tripathi, Aroon Raman, T.M. Krishna, Shatavadhani Ganesh, Vivek Shanbhag, Capt. G.R. Gopinath among guests  Mysuru: The 10th edition of the Mysuru Literature Festival, featuring eminent authors, historians, journalists, artistes, entrepreneurs and intellectuals from across the country, will be held on July 4 and 5 at Hotel Southern Star.  Organised jointly by the Mysuru Literary Forum Charitable Trust and Mysuru Book Clubs Charitable Trust, the two-day festival…

My support, people’s backing made HDK CM twice: GTD 
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My support, people’s backing made HDK CM twice: GTD 

June 29, 2026

Mysuru: Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) has claimed that former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) became Karnataka Chief Minister twice because of the blessings of Goddess Chamundeshwari, the support of the people of the Constituency and his own backing.  Speaking to reporters after inaugurating development works at Belawadi village yesterday, he said it was at a JD(S) workers’ convention held at Kalamandira in Mysuru that he…

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