Mysore/Mysuru: Physical works, including digging and excavation, have begun atop Chamundi Hill under the Union Government’s Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD). Earthmovers are digging the ground near Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop the Hill to erect a permanent Multipurpose Activity Stage. The location is where a temporary stage was earlier erected during festivals…
All B-Khata properties to get A-Khata status
January 9, 2026Bengaluru: In a major relief to owners of properties in illegal or unauthorised layouts across all the Municipal Corporations and Urban Local Body (ULB) limits, including Mysuru, the State Cabinet has decided to approve the issuance of A-Khata certificates to B-Khata properties. This move is expected to benefit around 10 lakh properties. Law and Parliamentary…
Karnataka Govt. ‘bribed’ Gandhi family: Pralhad Joshi
January 9, 2026Bengaluru: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday said that the Congress Government in Karnataka had “bribed” the Nehru-Gandhi family by funnelling public money to the ‘National Herald’ newspaper through Government advertisements. “It has given more advertisement revenue to the ‘National Herald’ newspaper than to any established newspaper or periodical in the country. That itself is…
12-year hunt ends…: ‘Mari Veerappan’ trapped in train
January 8, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: In a dramatic operation inside a Chamarajanagar-bound train in Mysuru last night, Forest Department sleuths arrested notorious poacher Muniswamy alias ‘Shikari’ Govinda (32), ending a relentless 12-year pursuit. Nicknamed “Mari Veerappan,” ‘Shikari’ Govinda is accused of several serious wildlife crimes and is wanted in three tiger killings over the last five to six years,…
I want… I too want… I also want…
January 8, 2026Chamaraja BJP ticket drama heats up Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the war of words intensifies between former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha and former Chamaraja MLA and City BJP President L. Nagendra over contesting from the Chamaraja Constituency in the 2028 Assembly elections, a third aspirant has entered the fray. In just a matter of four days,…
MP Yaduveer Wadiyar pays surprise visit to Taluk Office
January 8, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Amid a flurry of complaints on rampant corruption and deficiency in delivery of services, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar paid a surprise visit to the Taluk Office in Nazarbad here this noon. During his surprise visit, the MP took the officials and staff to task for laxity in issuance of income and caste…
2028 State Assembly Elections: I will be Chamaraja MLA!
January 7, 2026Former MLA L. Nagendra locks horns with former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha over BJP ticket Mysore/Mysuru: A day after former Mysuru-Kodagu BJP MP Prathap Simha openly expressed his desire to contest 2028 Assembly elections from Chamaraja Assembly Constituency, City BJP President and former Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra on Tuesday asserted that he is confident of…
Auto fares hiked in Mysuru district
January 7, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: In what may dent the pockets of a common man, the autorickshaw fares have been hiked, applicable to only Mysuru district, effective from Jan. 1. According to a press release issued from the office of Secretary, Regional Transport Authority (RTA), the auto fares have been hiked, following the memorandum submitted by the Autorickshaw Associations…
Tiger scare at Mysore Airport: Combing operation begins; drone cameras scan area
January 7, 2026Four elephants pressed into service; housed in Aloka at Yelwal Mysore/Mysuru: Following a tiger being spotted at Mysore Airport in Mandakalli late night on Jan. 4 and in the wee hours of Jan. 5, the Forest Department has summoned four Dasara elephants from Dubare Elephant Camp yesterday to conduct combing operations. The Forest Department have…
Digital push to ASI’s epigraphy repository
January 7, 2026Directorate of Epigraphy in Hebbal to digitise 75,000 rare inscriptions under BharatSHRI Inscriptions of various kinds are vital sources for the creation and study of history. The Directorate of Epigraphy of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at Hebbal Second Stage in Mysuru houses a vast repository of estampages — inked impressions of inscriptions —…















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