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MP Yaduveer Wadiyar pays surprise visit to Taluk Office
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MP Yaduveer Wadiyar pays surprise visit to Taluk Office

January 8, 2026

Mysore/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!
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2028 State Assembly Elections: I will be Chamaraja MLA!

January 7, 2026

Former 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
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Auto fares hiked in Mysuru district

January 7, 2026

Mysore/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…

Digital push to ASI’s epigraphy repository
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Digital push to ASI’s epigraphy repository

January 7, 2026

Directorate 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 —…

Bomb threat: Panic at Mysuru Law Courts
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Bomb threat: Panic at Mysuru Law Courts

January 6, 2026

E-mail to District Judge warns of three blasts; Courts evacuated Mysore/Mysuru: A bomb threat e-mail to the Mysuru Court Complexes triggered panic and chaos this morning, forcing judges, advocates, Court staff and litigants to evacuate the premises in fear. The e-mail, received at around 10.30 am at the desk of Mysuru Principal District Judge Usha…

City gets India’s first Dragon Pond
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City gets India’s first Dragon Pond

January 6, 2026

Siddaramaiah opens fire-breathing facility at Dasara Expo Grounds Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah last evening inaugurated the Rajiv Gandhi Dragon Pond, India’s first-of-its-kind attraction, developed at a cost of Rs. 3.59 crore by the Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA). The Dragon Pond is aimed at transforming the Dasara Exhibition Grounds into a year-round destination for visitors. A…

2,792 days & counting…
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2,792 days & counting…

January 6, 2026

As CM, Siddaramaiah equals record set by D. Devaraj Urs Mysore/Mysuru: It is a red-letter day today (Jan. 6, 2026) in the political life of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as he equals the record of former Chief Minister D. Devaraj Urs as the longest-serving         Chief Minister of Karnataka. Until now, Devaraj Urs held the record, having…

Counting the big cats
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Counting the big cats

January 5, 2026

Five Tiger Reserves, 36 Sanctuaries in State to be covered in 2026 Tiger Census Mysore/Mysuru: The 2026 National Tiger Census has begun across Karnataka’s five Tiger Reserves, 36 Wildlife Sanctuaries and 12 Forest Divisions where tiger movement has been recorded. Conducted once every four years across India’s 53 Tiger Reserves, the nationwide exercise aims to…

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