Mysore/Mysuru: National Consumer Day, observed annually on Dec. 24, marks the enactment of the Consumer Protection Act of 1986. To foster meaningful engagement ahead of National Consumer Day, the Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) is organising its November monthly meeting with key officials from the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Mysuru District. The…
Banana Festival in city from tomorrow
November 7, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The world of bananas is vast. From birth to death, bananas are an integral part of life, with hundreds of varieties differing in taste, colour, size and height. As the birthplace of bananas, India boasts hundreds of varieties. In the forests of North-eastern States, wild bananas dominate the landscape. Karnataka is home to unique…
Police kiosk springs up near Palace
November 6, 2025Red-blue structure flouts heritage building norms, say experts Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police have begun erecting concrete-based Police Information Kiosks at select locations in city, including the North Gate of Mysore Palace and near Ramaswamy Circle. However, the newly constructed kiosk near the Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at the Balarama Gate of Mysore Palace, has sparked…
Unauthorised public assemblies: HC Bench bins State appeal
November 6, 2025Bengaluru: In a setback to the State Government, a Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court this morning declined to lift the stay on a Government Order (GO) that restricts unauthorised assemblies of more than 10 people in public spaces such as roads, parks and playgrounds. The Court has dismissed the State’s petition. The Court…
Gone in 10 minutes!
November 6, 2025Tea break proves costly for auto driver Mysore/Mysuru: In a swift theft, an autorickshaw was stolen within minutes while its driver stepped away for a cup of tea near the Mysuru Sub-Urban Bus Stand last week. Ravi, a resident of Kurimandi near Kesare, had parked his rented autorickshaw near a lodge on Keshava Iyengar Road…
Cheluvamba Hospital to offer affordable IVF treatment soon
November 6, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Cheluvamba Hospital will soon set up an IVF (In Vitro Fertilisation) and Fertility Centre to benefit poor patients who are unable to afford treatment at private centres. Considering the growing demand for IVF and fertility services, the State Government had earlier announced the establishment of such centres at four Government Medical Colleges and Hospitals…
‘Hold MCC elections soon’
November 6, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Asserting that the formation of Greater Mysuru Authority (GMA) would take at least two years, former Minister S.R. Mahesh has urged the Government to hold the long pending Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) elections at the earliest. Addressing a press meet at his office near Ramavilas Road here this morning, S.R. Mahesh said that the…
150th Year of ‘Vande Mataram’: Dr. Mysore Manjunath to conduct Grand National Music Orchestra in New Delhi
November 6, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The Ministry of Culture, Government of India and the Prime Minister’s Office have invited world-renowned violin maestro Dr. Mysore Manjunath to conceive, conduct and present a grand National Music Orchestra featuring 70 of India’s most distinguished and top-ranking musicians representing diverse musical traditions, genres and regions of the country during the event of Commemoration…
Combing operation: Forest personnel rescue tiger cub
November 6, 2025Nanjangud: The Forest personnel involved in combing operation to trace the elusive Tiger, after the series of three attacks reported in Sargur taluk, H.D. Kote taluk and Nanjangud taluk in the district, stumbled upon a tiger cub at Hosabeedu Kaval near Hanchipura in Nanjangud taluk yesterday evening. Acting on the information received from the villagers,…
Rising tiger sightings: MLA warns Forest officials
November 6, 2025Nanjangud: Nanjangud MLA Darshan Dhruvanarayan has warned Forest officials that they will be held responsible and action will be taken if any untoward incidents occur due to human-wildlife conflicts in the Nanjangud Assembly Constituency. Chairing an emergency meeting of taluk-level officers at the Taluk Panchayat auditorium recently, the MLA said that tiger sightings have increased…















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