Legislative Council, Rajya Sabha nomination Mysuru: In what is being seen as a strategic social outreach ahead of future elections, the BJP has sought to expand its support base among smaller and backward communities through its nomination to the Rajya Sabha and Legislative Council. The party’s decision to nominate R. Raghu Kautilya, a leader from…
Heartbeat of a lost legacy: Bal Bhavan
June 11, 2026Sir, Bal Bhavan, Mysuru’s legendary heritage building, once a beacon of history and a dream space for children, now stands in ruins. Stripped of its equipment and robbed of its spirit, it is only a shadow of its former self. I raise my voice against the irresponsibility of the current authorities. I call upon all…
14-acre land hurdle
June 10, 2026Rs. 595-crore Hale Unduwadi Drinking Water Project, the long-term solution forMysuru’s water needs, hit by a… Mysuru: The Rs. 595-crore Hale Unduwadi Drinking Water Project, envisaged as a long-term solution to meet Mysuru’s drinking water needs, has hit a roadblock as the State Government is yet to acquire 14 acres of private land for key…
Art out of waste…
June 10, 2026Swachha Mysuru – Samartha Mysuru Art works installed at public places; MCC’s innovative measure to check waste menace in city Mysuru: Under its newly founded ‘Swachha Mysuru – Samartha Mysuru’ initiative, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has come out with an innovative way to deal with the menace of waste. Using wastes littered by residents at…
JWGC to host 7th leg of Hero Women’s PGT from tomorrow
June 10, 2026Event to feature city’s Vidhatri Urs; Pranavi Urs misses out owing to Ladies European Tour Mysuru: Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Golf Club (JWGC) will be hosting the 7th leg Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour (PGT) – 2026 from June 11 to 13 in city. Addressing the mediapersons at JWGC premises, here yesterday, JWGC President H.S. Arun Kumar…
Special Lok Adalat at Supreme Court from Aug. 21 to 23
June 9, 2026’37 cases listed from Mysuru; two settled’ Principal District and Sessions Court Judge K.N. Usharani chairing the meeting of various Department Officers over the action plan to collect pending traffic fine, at the Law Courts Complex in Jayanagar, Mysuru, yesterday as Senior Civil Judge and DLSA Member-Secretary Nagaraj Siddappa Ankasadoddi, Mysore Bar Association President S….
Villagers halt shoddy work; PWD orders road re-work
June 9, 2026Night-time concreting, poor quality works trigger backlash in Kodagu Madikeri – The long-pending concrete road project between Alekatte and Inakanahalli in Somwarpet taluk of Kodagu district has come under severe criticism after villagers alleged poor workmanship, prompting them to stop the work and force the Public Works Department (PWD) to initiate re-laying of the stretch….
‘House arrest’, courtesy MCC
June 9, 2026Sir, The ongoing underground drainage (UGD) pipeline work on 2nd Cross Street near Surya Bakery Circle in Hebbal is being carried out in a highly unscientific manner, causing severe inconvenience to the residents and neighbourhood, leaving us feeling like prisoners of a self-imposed ‘siege.’ Trenches six to seven feet deep have been dug for the…
Rs. 1.4 cr. Ganja seized
June 8, 2026The 280-kg ganja consignment neatly packed in one and two kilograms packets. City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar, DCPs Dr. Harsha Priyamvada and K.S. Sundar Raj and CCB Police team with the seized contraband. The goods vehicle used for smuggling ganja. Picture in the middle shows how the dried ganja packets were concealed behind the coconut…
Beware of ‘UPI for cash’ scam
June 8, 2026Petrol bunk staff helps strangers claiming family emergency; lands in trouble A new form of cyber fraud has surfaced in Mysuru city, with fraudsters exploiting people’s sympathy by fabricating family emergencies and persuading unsuspecting strangers to exchange cash for UPI transfers. Victims who agree to help often find themselves facing an unexpected ordeal, as the…











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