Ex-Minister S.R. Mahesh says: CESC Officer ‘demoted’ and transferred 2 days after taking charge for refusing Dr. Yathindra’s request Mysore/Mysuru: State JD(S) Working President and former Minister S.R. Mahesh, has in a press release, alleged that MLC Dr. Yathindra, son of CM Siddaramaiah, was behind the demotion and transfer of an official attached to Chamundeshwari…
Echo of Chitradurga, Yadgir bus accidents: RTO intensifies checks on out-of-State tourist vehicles
April 21, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Transport Department has stepped up checks on tourist vehicles from outside Karnataka, targeting illegal operations and tax evasion, particularly those plying without valid All-India Permits. Special teams are inspecting vehicles at key locations across the city, including the Mysore Palace parking area, Doddakere Maidan, the Zoo premises and Chamundi Hill, as well…
Cheaper auto LPG draws huge rush
April 20, 2026Rs. 83.54 Vs Rs. 95 to Rs. 120 per litre; Fuel shortage at some petrol bunks Mysore/Mysuru: Long queues of autorickshaws were witnessed at the IndianOil dealer Ganesh Petrol Bunk at the Dhanvanthri Road junction, with drivers lining up from as early as 5 am today to fill auto LPG. The queue of autos stretched…
Six drown in Cauvery; three of them kids
April 20, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: In a tragic incident, six persons of an extended family, including three children, drowned in the River Cauvery near the Meenakshi Sametha Arkeshwaraswamy Temple, Hale Yedathore, at K.R. Nagar yesterday. The deceased have been identified as Asifa Mohammadi (13) of K.R. Nagar, Emma Aiman (13) of Kadugondanahalli, Bengaluru, Mohammad Yaseen (23), Neha Kousar (19),…
Diagnostic centres fail to report teen pregnancy
April 20, 2026K.R. Pet (Mandya): The Lokayukta Police conducted raids on two private diagnostic centres in the town yesterday for failing to report teenage pregnancy cases. Indicating the persistence of such violations, Lokayukta Police, during the raids, found that 31 teenage pregnant girls had undergone scans in violation of norms. During a raid on Navi Diagnostic Centre,…
Rs. 1,000 cr. land grab attempt! MDA mum?
April 19, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) seems to be showing no interest to follow the orders issued by the State Government with respect to protecting its properties worth crores of rupees. Despite the State Government cancelling the proceedings and issuing orders to reclaim the land worth around Rs. 1,000 crore, the MDA not following the…
Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar lauds Mysuru woman’s bravery
April 19, 2026Sujatha of Siddarthanagar, who saved her mother-in-law from the leopard, to be honoured with Kittur Rani Chennamma Bravery Award next year Bengaluru: Minister for Women and Child Development Lakshmi Hebbalkar has lauded the courage and bravery of Sujatha, a resident of Siddarthanagar in Mysuru, who risked her life to save her aged mother-in-law from a…
Neglected Bal Bhavan burgled
April 19, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Jawahar Bal Bhavan, coming under the Women and Child Development Department, which is lying in a state of neglect for years on Nelson Mandela Road in Bannimantap, opposite to Dasara Torchlight Parade Grounds in city, was burgled last night. The miscreants, who gained entry into Bal Bhavan building through the window, ransacked all…
No Guide, No Trek
April 18, 2026Forest Department issues new SOP of trekking and eco-trails in the State Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Department released a fresh SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) yesterday making it mandatory for trekking groups to have at least one certified nature guide / trek guide to enter forest or eco-trails under Karnataka Forest Department jurisdiction. SOP has been issued…
Leopard found under bed at Siddarthanagar house
April 18, 2026Wild cat seeks refuge indoors to escape summer heat, spotted by domestic help Mysore/Mysuru: A leopard sneaked into a house on Vinaya Marga in Siddarthanagar, in the heart of Mysuru city, yesterday morning, triggering panic among residents. Forest officials later captured the animal and shifted it to the Chamundi Wild Animals Rescue, Rehabilitation and Conservation…















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