Works taken up at a cost of Rs. 36.24 crore Mysore/Mysuru: As part of the ongoing development of 12 major roads in Mysuru under a Rs. 393.85-crore Public Works Department (PWD) project, white-topping work has commenced on the 6-km stretch between D. Banumaiah Road and Bogadi Junction on the Outer Ring Road at a cost…
Monkey prank renews debate on plastic menace in Bandipur forest
May 18, 2026Gundlupet: A video of a monkey playing pranks at Bandipur forest, after being partially trapped in a plastic cover, went viral recently, renewing serious debate on unabated plastic menace involving tourists in the forest, at the cost of the wildlife. A family of tourists from Kerala, who stopped by the public toilet built by the…
UoM locks crumbling Dr. Radhakrishnan Centre
May 17, 2026Portion of heritage bungalow restored in 2016 collapses Mysore/Mysuru: The century-old bungalow in Saraswathipuram where former President and noted philosopher Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan once lived has fallen into neglect and now faces the threat of collapse due to poor maintenance by University of Mysore (UoM). A portion of the left side of the bungalow has…
Hike in import duty effect: Gold sales dip 40% in Mysuru
May 17, 2026Consumers tighten casual buying; jewellers report sharp fall in footfall Mysore/Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for austerity and the recent hike in import duty on gold by the Central Government appears to have impacted consumer spending on gold, with jewellers in Mysuru reporting a sharp decline in sales over the past week. Known for…
From Mysore Palace to Buckingham Palace
May 17, 2026City bizman on a solo ride from Mysuru to London Mysore/Mysuru: Rtn. Nagarjun Anantha Bhagavan, a businessman from city with a strong passion for motorcycling and travel, is undertaking a solo ride from Mysuru to London. The solo ride was flagged off by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple…
Congress using ‘hijab’ issue for vote-bank politics: Prathap Simha
May 16, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha launched a blistering attack on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, alleging that the Congress Government in Karnataka had failed to deliver meaningful development in the last three years. Reacting to the State Government’s decision to permit ‘hijabs’ in schools, Prathap Simha claimed that no Muslim…
SIR of electoral rolls to begin in State from June 20
May 16, 2026New Delhi: Karnataka will begin the next phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls from June 20, with more than 5.55 crore electors set to be covered. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), the exercise will be done through a month-long house-to-house verification drive by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) from…
Uniform, religion and why are women religious?
May 16, 2026The Karnataka Government has revoked its 2022 school uniform order and permitted ‘religious and traditional symbols’ in schools and colleges. Students may now wear hijabs, turbans, sacred threads, rudraksha beads, etc., provided these ‘complement the uniform’ and do not compromise discipline, safety or identification. It sounds reasonable, even liberal, but it is also quite contradictory….
Renukaswamy Murder Case: No relief for Darshan
May 15, 2026New Delhi: Actor Darshan, accused No. 2 in the Renukaswamy Murder Case, who was expecting relief from the Supreme Court, was in for shock as the Apex Court rejected his bail plea and instead set the prosecution a deadline of one year to complete the examination of 60 important witnesses in the case. The Supreme…
120-year-old Tilaknagar Govt. School gets new lease of life
May 15, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: At a time when Government Schools are on the verge of closure owing to the rapid mushrooming of private schools across the country, a school started by Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar celebrating its centenary is a great achievement, said Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar here yesterday. Speaking after inaugurating the centenary celebrations of Government…















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