Energy Minister K.J. George denies quitting over MLC Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah’s interference in transfers Bengaluru: Speculation over Energy Minister K.J. George’s alleged threat to quit the Cabinet, following reports of MLC Dr.Yathindra Siddaramaiah’s interference in Energy Department transfers, dominated the Special Session of the State Legislature this morning. After the Assembly convened, BJP MLA Sunil…
MUDA 50:50 sites allotment case: Special Court clears CM, family
January 29, 2026Bengaluru: The Special Court for Elected Representatives in Bengaluru yesterday accepted the B-Report (closure report) filed by the Mysuru Lokayukta Police in connection with the allotment of 14 sites by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA, now Mysuru Development Authority – MDA) to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife B.M. Parvathi and two others. Lokayukta Police…
MDA asset protection Task Force inactive?
January 28, 2026Dedicated Task Force soon to protect MDA properties: Commissioner Mysore/Mysuru: The Task Force formed by the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) to protect its assets has failed to begin operations, remaining only on paper and earning the label of a “non-functional task force.” MDA Commissioner K.R. Rakshith had issued an order on Oct. 13, 2025, creating…
Free HPV vaccine
January 28, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Under National Immunisation Programme to prevent cervical cancer, the Health and Family Welfare Department in the district is making preparations to administer free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to over 8,000 girl children in the age group of 14 to 15 years. The Medical Officers of Health and Family Welfare Department are provided pre-requisite training,…
Nandi Road atop Chamundi Hill reopens for traffic on trial basis
January 28, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Six years after the road leading to Nandi statue from the View Point atop Chamundi Hill in the city was closed for vehicular traffic, following the incidents of back-to-back landslips, the stretch of road has been reopened for traffic, rather on an experimental basis. This decision of the authorities concerned has triggered a fresh…
Malpe boat capsize: Two from Mysuru drown
January 27, 2026Weekend holiday trip turns tragic; 2 critically injured Udupi/Mysuru: A weekend holiday trip meant for fun and frolic turned tragic when two persons died and two others were left in critical condition after a boat ferrying BPO employees from Mysuru capsized near Hangarkatte Ship Building Yard in Malpe of Udupi district yesterday. The deceased have…
Baby girl sale: 5 arrested
January 27, 2026Chamarajanagar /Mysuru: Five persons, including the parents and foster parents of a six-month-old baby girl and an outsourced staff member of Cheluvamba Hospital in Mysuru, have been arrested on charges of selling a baby in the district recently. The accused are Manju Nayaka, his wife Sindhu of Kurubara Beedhi, Ramasamudra in Chamarajanagar town, Shanthamma, the…
Lake on paper but Layout on land ?!
January 27, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: A lake in K.C. Layout (Kempu Cheluvajammanni Layout) near the foot of Chamundi Hill, is allegedly being encroached upon by certain private individuals. Making use of back-to-back Government holidays, a compound wall has quietly come up around the lake. Two boards have been put up at the site. One refers to 23 guntas of…
PRASHAD Scheme will affect Temple structure: Yaduveer
January 25, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has expressed concern that the ongoing works under the Centre’s Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) at Chamundi Hill could pose a threat to the iconic Gopura (tower) of the Sri Chamundeshwari Temple. Speaking to reporters at the BJP office in Mysuru yesterday, he said authorities…
Only Hindi-English at post offices, Kannada ignored
January 25, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Postal services, heavily relied upon by the general public, are increasingly sidelining the Kannada language. In post offices, transaction documents — including challans used for depositing and withdrawing money — are printed only in English and Hindi, leaving many citizens struggling to fill out forms and forcing them to seek assistance. This is not…















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