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Closure of Bigg Boss Kannada House: Vels Studios seeks 15 days time to rectify lapses
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Closure of Bigg Boss Kannada House: Vels Studios seeks 15 days time to rectify lapses

October 8, 2025

Bengaluru, Oct. 8 (Agencies)- Following the closure of Bigg Boss Kannada Season-12 house yesterday, set up at Vels Studios and Entertainment Pvt. Limited, Bidadi Industrial Area, Bengaluru South district (formerly Ramanagara district), after a notice was issued to the studio by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) for alleged violation of rules, the makers of…

Mysuru gets new Bishop
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Mysuru gets new Bishop

October 8, 2025

Mysuru, Oct. 8 (VVH&KS)- Most Rev. Dr. Francis Serrao SJ was installed as the new Bishop of Mysuru at the installation ceremony organised at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, St. Philomena’s Church in city yesterday. The new Bishop was installed by Archbishop of Bengaluru Most Rev. Dr. Peter Machado, who announced that Pope Leo XIV had appointed…

Murder on busy city street
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Murder on busy city street

October 7, 2025

Mysuru: In a chilling daylight incident, a 38-year-old man was brutally hacked to death on the busy Doddakere Maidan main road near Dasara Exhibition Grounds, leading towards Ittigegud in city this morning. The deceased has been identified as Venkatesh alias Gilki Venkatesh, an autorickshaw driver by profession and a resident of Kyathamaranahalli near Ashwathkatte in…

Lights out!
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Lights out!

October 7, 2025

Mysuru: The dazzling Dasara illumination that bathed Mysuru in festive brilliance and drew lakhs of visitors is now being scaled back, with lighting along the city’s outer roads and circles switched off. The move has left residents and business owners disappointed, saying the city’s glow has faded too soon. Many hope the full radiance will…

Dasara gone, filth remains
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Dasara gone, filth remains

October 7, 2025

‘Swachh Dasara’ fades as garbage piles up across city Mysuru: The grandeur of Dasara may have faded, but the aftermath it has left behind continues to stink — literally. Streets across Mysuru city remain littered with waste, exposing the city’s recurring struggle to stay clean once the festivities end. From flower garlands and banana stems…

Rathotsava atop Chamundi Hill
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Rathotsava atop Chamundi Hill

October 6, 2025

Mysuru: In the first post-Dasara inauguration (Sept. 22) event, the popular Sri Chamundeshwari Rathotsava was held atop Chamundi Hill here this morning, with about 30,000  devotees from across the State swarming the Hill Temple right from early morning. Erstwhile Mysore Royal Family Member Pramoda Devi Wadiyar drew the colourfully decorated chariot (ratha) carrying the idol…

Tiger poisoning case at MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary: 3 held; search on to nab another
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Tiger poisoning case at MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary: 3 held; search on to nab another

October 6, 2025

Big cat was dismembered into three parts before burial; Act of revenge for cattle killing Hanur:  Forest Department officials have arrested four persons for allegedly poisoning a 12-year-old tiger, chopping it into three pieces, and burying the carcass near Pachchedoddi village. A search is ongoing for another person believed to be involved in the killing….

Jumbos back to jungle
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Jumbos back to jungle

October 5, 2025

After 2-month stay in city, Dasara elephants head back to their forest camps; No honorarium this time, crucial role overlooked, say caretakers Caption: Over 2,000 onlookers had gathered at the Mysore Palace premises this afternoon as the elephants left to their camps. Mysuru, Oct. 5 (MTY&BCT)- The stars of Dasara — 14 elephants — began…

Bhima bulks up…
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Bhima bulks up…

October 5, 2025

Gains 440-kg, tops Dasara elephant weight chart Mysuru, Oct. 5 (MTY&BCT)- Among the 14 elephants that arrived to participate in this year’s Dasara festivities, Bhima recorded the highest weight gain — an impressive 440 kilograms, leaving behind Howdah elephant Abhimanyu, who gained 275-kg. This made Bhima the heaviest elephant in the group. Sugreeva stood second,…

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