Jumbo selection for Dasara turns tricky as… Mysuru: The Forest Department is facing an unexpected hurdle in finalising this year’s Dasara Elephant Squad, the star attraction of Mysuru’s Nada Habba celebrations, as several key male elephants have entered musth, a periodic hormonal condition marked by heightened aggression and unpredictable behaviour. Dasara festivities will commence on…

Mysuru: The future of the 4 Karnataka Air Squadron of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) in Mysuru has been thrown into uncertainty after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) directed that its decades-old hangar at Mysore Airport in  Mandakalli be demolished on safety grounds. The directive follows a DGCA inspection conducted in October 2025,…

NDPS cases jump 11-fold in 2025; Police target users to break drug supply chain Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police’s ‘Operation Vimukthi’ has emerged as a key initiative to curb narcotics-related activities in the city. As part of the campaign, the Police introduced a dedicated WhatsApp helpline (82779-48080) to encourage citizens to report instances of drug…

Bengaluru: Chennamma (86), wife of former Prime Minister and JD(S) patriarch H.D. Deve Gowda passed away at a private Hospital here on Saturday following brief illness. She was admitted on Wednesday night with breathing complications and chest congestion to Manipal Hospital in Bengaluru where she passed away following a massive cardiac arrest at 4 pm…

Bengaluru: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a corruption case against a senior officer of Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) for allegedly accepting Rs. 1 crore bribe from a Mysuru-based businessman to derail investigation into an alleged Rs. 21-crore GST input tax credit fraud. According to reports from Bengaluru, the accused, Praveen…

Mysuru: In a filmy incident, a civil contractor was allegedly abducted by a four-member gang of kidnappers and was let off after collecting a ransom of Rs. 16 lakh in cash and robbing him of his gold valuables worth Rs. 3.5 lakh, in Varuna Police limits recently. Ramu, a resident of Muddegowdana Doddi, Mysuru taluk,…

Mysuru: A coalition of farmers’ organisations, Dalit groups, environmental activists, Kannada organisations and the ‘Bhoomi Thayi Horata Samiti,’ under the banner of ‘Parisarakkaagi Naavu,’ staged a protest near the VTU Regional Centre on the Outer Ring Road at Sathagalli this morning against the State Government’s proposal to organise Dasara Kambala. Hundreds of protesters participated in…

Mysuru: Thousands of devotees from Mysuru and surrounding districts visited Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill here on the occasion of the first Ashada Friday. Devotees were seen assembling at the Shashiranjan Grounds, located near Hotel Lalitha Mahal Palace, early in the morning to board the KSRTC buses to the hilltop. The authorities have banned…

Trained and equipped at NSG headquarters in Haryana Mysuru: In a significant move to strengthen security, the Karnataka Government has established a permanent Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) in Mysuru, recognising the city’s cultural prominence and the presence of several strategically important installations. Mysuru is home to the iconic Mysore Palace, major IT companies…