Officials directed to create Special Hawking Zones during Dasara Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has instructed the officers to develop Street Hawking Zones, to maintain cleanliness in the city. He was chairing the progress review meeting held yesterday. Emphasising that, there is a need to undertake development works in the interest of street…
Happy New Year, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V … send all
January 3, 2026With every passing year, greetings have become increasingly impersonal. What was once an act of intention has now turned into a reflex, executed with the tap of a thumb. We are no longer greeted…we are broadcast to. The evolution has been swift and revealing. It began with SMS, when messages were short, awkwardly phrased and…
NHAI extends length of Nanjangud Road flyover
January 2, 2026Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer’s initiative comes to fruition; Another flyover approved at Yelethota-JSS College junction Mysore/Mysuru: In a major initiative to address traffic bottlenecks on Mysuru-Nanjangud Highway (NH-766), especially at Bandipalya Outer Ring Road (ORR) junction in city, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has approved the extension of ongoing flyover works beyond the ORR junction…
MDA initiates 2,000-acre Bommenahalli Township
January 2, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has initiated process for a major township housing project near Bommenahalli, Yelwal Hobli of Mysuru taluk, covering nearly 2,000 acres. In an official notification issued on Dec. 30, MDA Commissioner K.R. Rakshit stated that project will be implemented under Sections 40 and 41 of the MDA Act, 2024, in…
Police checks take fizz out of New Year liquor sales
January 2, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Fearing strict Police enforcement against drunken driving, Mysuru witnessed a significant decline in alcohol consumption during this year’s New Year’s Eve celebrations on Dec. 31, 2025. On Dec. 31, 2024, liquor sales in the district stood at Rs. 80.43 crore. On Dec.31, 2025, sales fell to Rs. 69.45 crore, seeing a decline of Rs….
Temple rush on New Year Day
January 1, 2026Thousands seek divine grace for auspicious beginning Mysore/Mysuru: With the dawn of New Year 2026, a heavy rush was witnessed at temples across the city this morning as thousands thronged the shrines to offer prayers and usher in the year on an auspicious note. Long queues of devotees included newlyweds, youths and senior citizens, arriving…
Actor ‘Kiccha’ Sudeepa visits city theatre
January 1, 2026Fans go frenzy to see ‘Abhinaya Chakravarti’ Mysore/Mysuru: Following the successful run of his new release ‘Mark,’ Kannada film actor Sudeepa visited Sangam theatre on Chandragupta Road in city yesterday. Sudeepa, who is popular as ‘Kiccha’ among his fans, told media persons, that he was grateful to his fans, for making the film a grand…
Kogilu housing exposes Govt. double standards
January 1, 2026Squatters in Bengaluru get houses in days while Mysuru slum dwellers wait for years! Mysore/Mysuru: While the Congress Government has announced a swift decision to provide houses within just three to four days to displaced migrant families in Bengaluru’s Kogilu Layout — who had encroached upon vast stretches of Government land — the move has…
Mysuru readies to ring in New Year
December 31, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Colourful fireworks will light up the sky, marking the New Year celebrations at Mysore Palace tonight, with the illuminated architectural marvel providing a spectacular backdrop. The celebrations will begin with a performance by the Karnataka Police Band, whose English and Kannada orchestra will set the mood and keep the surging crowd engaged from 11…
Chamundi Hill braces for New Year devotee rush
December 31, 2025DC chairs meeting, directs special arrangements for deity’s darshan Mysore/Mysuru: Anticipating a huge rush of devotees to Chamundi Hill on New Year tomorrow (Jan. 1), Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy has instructed officials to make suitable arrangements for the convenience of visitors. Chairing a meeting of officers at his office meeting hall here yesterday, DC…















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