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Bid to register 24 sites illegally at Kergalli: Mysuru West Sub-Registrar suspended
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Bid to register 24 sites illegally at Kergalli: Mysuru West Sub-Registrar suspended

April 24, 2026

Officer bypassed mandatory e-Swathu process, misused Court decree route Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has suspended Mysuru West Sub-Registrar N. Srikanth for allegedly violating Government circulars and departmental directives, and misusing a sub-article of a Court decree in an attempt to register documents for 24 residential sites at Kergalli. The suspension order was issued by the…

Premature infant dies at Cheluvamba Hospital
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Premature infant dies at Cheluvamba Hospital

April 24, 2026

Parents allege ant colony attack, hospital denies; post-mortem report awaited  Mysore/Mysuru: A premature infant admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Cheluvamba Hospital has died, with the parents alleging that the baby was attacked by a colony of ants and accusing hospital staff of gross negligence. A complaint has been lodged at Devaraja…

500-metre Dr. Rajkumar Road stretch: Relief for commuters as road work resumes
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500-metre Dr. Rajkumar Road stretch: Relief for commuters as road work resumes

April 24, 2026

Land-owners stall work seeking compensation; work re-starts after MDA’s written assurance Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has resumed the long-pending development works on Dr. Rajkumar Road near Yeraganahalli, offering some relief to residents after months of delay. Residents of Yeraganahalli, Raghavendranagar, Kalyangiri, Shakthinagar and Siddarthanagar had flagged the condition of a hazardous 500-metre stretch…

SSLC: 94.1% pass in State
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SSLC: 94.1% pass in State

April 23, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka has recorded 94.1 pass percentage in SSLC exams-1 (2025-26) of State Board held from Mar. 18 to Apr. 2. Announcing the results at Bengaluru this noon, Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa said a historic result of 94.1% pass has been achieved for the first time. Pointing out that 7,70,209 students…

17,736 students appear for CET in city
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17,736 students appear for CET in city

April 23, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: A total of 17,736 students appeared for the Under Graduate Common Entrance Test (UG-CET) conducted by Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) at 36 centres across the city this morning.  The students, on arrival at the examination centres, were checked thoroughly by Police personnel using metal detectors at the entrance. Following this, the students were subjected…

Hospitals brace for heatwave
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Hospitals brace for heatwave

April 23, 2026

Heatstroke wards readied at K.R. Hospital and Cheluvamba Hospital in Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting a hotter-than-usual summer and temperatures likely to rise by up to 3°C above normal, Government hospitals across the State are gearing up to handle heat-related illnesses. Following State Government‘s directions, district hospitals have begun setting up…

5.8-acre land returned to KSIC filature factory
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5.8-acre land returned to KSIC filature factory

April 22, 2026

Govt. backs out of stadium project; land back with Sericulture Department Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka Government has formally withdrawn its earlier order transferring 5 acres of land from the Department of Sericulture and the Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) Filature Factory at Bhyrapura village in T. Narasipur taluk to the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports…

Defunct mining land turns hotspot for illegal activity
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Defunct mining land turns hotspot for illegal activity

April 22, 2026

RTI activist alleges plunder of natural resources, encroachment of Govt. land at Shyadanahalli Mysore/Mysuru: A Right To Information (RTI) activist has complained to the Mysuru District Administration and Taluk Administration, alleging that the officials have turned a blind eye towards the unabated looting of natural resources at the defunct mining land spread over 5 acres,…

US woman alleges rape by Jharkhand cook
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US woman alleges rape by Jharkhand cook

April 22, 2026

Incident in Kodagu homestay; cook arrested on rape charges; homestay owner held for suppressing the offence Mysuru/Madikeri: A woman from the United States of America (USA) has alleged that she was raped at a homestay in Kutta village of Kodagu district after being given a drug-laced drink by a worker. Based on her complaint, Kodagu…

KSIC’s Secret Counter?!
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KSIC’s Secret Counter?!

April 21, 2026

Public queue up from 5 am to buy Mysore Silk saree at KSIC showroom while people with VIP influence quietly pick up sarees at counter inside KSIC Centenary Building after 3 pm Mysore/Mysuru: In what many see as a mockery of the spirit of equality in a democracy, an exclusive or call it a secret…

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