Mysuru: Alleging that there is a plot to enrol more than a lakh ineligible voters in Narasimharaja (N.R.)Assembly segment alone during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls exercise, MP Yaduveer Wadiyar has urged the district administration to carry out SIR in N.R. segment under Police security. Addressing a press meet at the BJP Office in Chamarajapuram this noon, Yaduveer said that BJP Booth-level agents…
Ashada Fridays atop Chamundi Hill: Pramoda Devi Wadiyar objects to Rs. 2,000 darshan ticket
July 4, 2026Mysuru: Taking strong exception to the Sri Chamundi Hill Development Authority’s decision to issue Rs. 2,000 ticket for special darshan of Goddess Chamundeshwari in the Hill Temple on Ashada Fridays, erstwhile Mysore Royal Family Member Pramoda Devi Wadiyar said that the issuance of such a high price ticket was not necessary. Speaking to media persons here yesterday, Pramoda Devi opined that the price of special darshan ticket should have been decided after calling a…
Survey exposes poor state of public toilets
July 4, 202623% unfit for use; some turn home for caretakers; women use men’s toilets in MCC Wards 25, 49 Mysuru: Despite being one of India’s preferred tourist destinations, Mysuru continues to struggle with inadequate public sanitation facilities. While public toilets have been constructed at several locations, poor maintenance has rendered many of them unusable. Some have even been converted into living…
Why spend on a new toilet, when the existing one can be repaired?
July 4, 2026Mysuru: The public toilet at Town Hall, constructed by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), is a complete mess with lack of maintenance. The civic authority, which is in-charge of its maintaining, has completely neglected it. While the MCC is expecting Mysuru to be accorded with top honour during Swachh Survekshan 2027, it needs to check on existing public toilets, most of which are in a bad…
Howdah-carrier Abhimanyu’s tusk half-broken
July 4, 2026Mysuru: The tusk of howdah-carrier of Nada Habba Mysuru Dasara elephant Abhimanyu was partially broken at Mathigodu elephant camp in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve forest yesterday. The 59-year-old Abhimanyu was carrying the wooden logs in the camp, when the logs accidentally tilted and a portion of its left tusk was half-broken, unable to withstand the weight of the logs. Abhimanyu, who will be carrying the 750-kg Golden Howdah during…
Kuvempunagar murder case: Fed up with abuse, wife plotted husband’s murder – Police
July 4, 2026Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police have formally arrested six persons, including the wife of Nithyananda, a private company employee, in connection with his murder at Kuvempunagar. All the accused have been remanded to judicial custody. The arrested have been identified as S. Susheela (40), wife of the deceased and a private school teacher; V. Harish (32) of K.R. Nagar; Ranganath (42) of Thirumanahalli in Mulbagal, Kolar; M. Chandan (23)…
Mandya Highway shoot-out case: Law, engineering students among 7 arrested
July 4, 2026No robbery angle, just drunken highway shooting; weapon, pellets sent for forensic tests: SP Mandya: The Mandya Police have cracked the case of the early morning shooting near a petrol bunk close to Amaravathi Hotel on the outskirts of Mandya along the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway. Investigations have revealed that all seven accused are between 23 and 27 years of age, with some pursuing…
RSS Baithak at Belagavi
July 4, 2026Bengaluru: The annual Akhil Bharatiya Prant Pracharak Baithak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) will be held this year at Belagavi in Karnataka from July 10 to 12. In this Baithak, Prant Pracharaks, Sah Prant Pracharaks, Kshetra Pracharaks and Sah Kshetra Pracharaks from all over the country will participate. As per the Sangh’s organisational structure, Karyakartas…
Nurturing city’s… READING Culture
July 4, 2026Mysuru Literature Festival enters 10th edition At a time when libraries were losing relevance with the rise of electronic gadgets, one woman in Mysuru came up with the idea of starting the Mysuru Book Clubs in 2010. The initiative was well-received by the city’s people, inspiring her to launch the Mysuru Literature Festival in 2017. Since then, there…
Drought Looms large…
July 3, 2026…after a gap of eight years Mysuru: With the India Meteorological Department forecasting below-normal monsoon rainfall this year due to the El Niño effect, the Agriculture Department has advised farmers in Mysuru district against cultivating paddy, a crop that requires large quantities of water. The prolonged delay in the monsoon and scanty rainfall have left farmers worried about the…













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