New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning agreed to hear a petition challenging the Karnataka Government’s decision to invite International Booker Prize winner and Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate Mysuru Dasara festival atop Chamundi Temple on Sept. 22, which has triggered a political slugfest between the Congress Government and the State’s BJP leadership. Chief…
• CESC caught between sparkle and green concerns; cites lack of time to remove serial lights • Despite rules, Forest Department defends selective removal as a ‘balanced approach’ Mysore/Mysuru: Responding to mounting public pressure, the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC), which is handling the illumination of Mysuru city for the upcoming Dasara festivities, has begun…
Bengaluru: In a significant development more than a year after the mega Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) 50:50 sites scam broke out, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested former MUDA Commissioner G.T. Dinesh Kumar in connection with the scam. According to sources, the ED, which has intensified its probe into the multi-crore MUDA sites scam,…
Mysore/Mysuru: In another development coming hours after the arrest of former MUDA Commissioner G.T. Dinesh Kumar in connection with the MUDA 50:50 site scam, a city Court has ordered to register an FIR against another former MUDA Commissioner Dr. D.B. Natesh under various IPC Sections for the offences allegedly committed by him (Natesh). Natesh had…
Mysore/Mysuru: Cybercrime cases targeting unsuspecting citizens are on the decline in Mysuru. However, fraudsters siphoned off Rs. 28.15 crore in 128 reported cases during 2025 alone, said N. Sneha Raj, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Cybercrime, Mysuru. Speaking at the ‘Knockout Digital Fraud’ awareness workshop organised by a private finance company in city on Monday,…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following the successful implementation of the Tree Census in Mangaluru under the leadership of Dr. Smitha Hegde from the Nitte University Centre for Science Education and Research (NUCSER), a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Sunday to launch a similar initiative in Mysuru. The MoU was formalised between Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) and…
Penalties of Rs. 500 to Rs. 1,500; animals of fourth-time offenders to be sent to Pinjrapole Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), in a bid to control and prevent the menace of stray animals such as cows, bulls, buffaloes and horses roaming freely on roads and causing problems to the public, has enhanced the fines…
Neglected elephant sculpture fountain gets last-minute Dasara makeover Mysore/Mysuru: Workers from the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) have begun cleaning the iconic elephant sculpture fountain at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Circle, popularly known as Highway Circle, which had fallen into shocking neglect. Once a grand landmark, the fountain had become a makeshift notice board for flex…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court (HC) this morning dismissed petitions challenging the State Government’s decision to select Kannada author and International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq as the chief guest to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara, scheduled to begin on Sept. 22. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Joshi, after hearing…
Mysore/Mysuru: With just over a week left for the grand inauguration of Dasara-2025 and only a day remaining for the assembling of the Golden Throne inside the iconic Durbar Hall of the Mysore Palace, maintenance work on the royal chandeliers has begun in full swing. On Sept. 16, entry to the Palace will be restricted…
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