Mysore/Mysuru: City Congress workers, led by KPCC Spokesperson M. Lakshmana, took out an awareness campaign on ‘Vote Chori’ at KSRTC sub-urban bus stand in city this morning. The Congress party is organising public awareness campaign across the nation about ‘Vote Theft’ after Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi raised the allegations of serious…
Flood Alert: 1.20 lakh cusecs of water released from KRS Dam
August 18, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Heavy rainfall in Kodagu district, the catchment area of the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, has triggered a sharp rise in reservoir levels, now nearing full storage capacity. In response, authorities have begun releasing surplus water into the Cauvery River, with the outflow increasing steadily. At 8 am today (Aug. 18), the cumulative outflow…
Former British PM Rishi Sunak’s parents in city
August 18, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s parents, Yashvir Sunak and Usha Sunak, who are on a private visit to Mysuru, visited Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt at Krishnamurthypuram in city this morning. They were accompanied by their daughter-in-law’s father, Infosys Founder-Chairman Emeritus N.R. Narayana Murthy. Yashvir and Usha couple offered prayers at the Mutt, took…
Ganesha arrives in unique avatars
August 18, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru city is preparing to celebrate the twin festivals of Goddess Gowri and Lord Ganesha with traditional fervour and devotion on Aug. 26 and 27, which fall in the ‘Bhadrapada’ month of the Hindu calendar. The Gowri festival, observed for the well-being and prosperity of families, will precede the Ganesha festival, celebrated to invoke…
Property dispute spirals into murder
August 17, 2025Man hacks wife to death; walks into Police Station to surrender Mysuru: In a gruesome incident that shocked Hebbal residents, a 64-year-old man brutally hacked his wife to death with a machete yesterday afternoon following a long-standing property dispute. The accused, identified as Papanna, later walked into the Vijayanagar Police Station, confessed to the crime…
Jumbo-sized diet for Dasara elephants
August 17, 2025Nutritious meals, oil massages keep the star attractions in peak form Mysuru: Caring for the Dasara elephant team is a demanding task for the Forest Department, which has made providing a high-quality, nutritious diet its top priority. Large quantities of food supplies have been stockpiled to keep elephants healthy, strong and well-prepared for their role…
Dasara Flower Show: Floral replicas, one lakh blooms to dazzle visitors
August 17, 2025Sabarmati Ashram, Arjuna elephant to come alive in flowers Mysuru: The annual Dasara Flower Show, one of the most anticipated highlights of Mysuru Dasara, is set to mesmerise visitors once again with a riot of colours and fragrances. This year, the Department of Horticulture has cultivated over 75,000 pots brimming with flowering and ornamental plants,…
Entry denial: Tourists go on rampage at Brindavan Gardens
August 16, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Chaos erupted at the world-famous Brindavan Gardens at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam on Friday night after over 60 tourists were denied entry, sparking protests and vandalism. The incident occurred around 9.30 pm, shortly after the illumination and musical fountain show had ended. As it was an Independence Day holiday, hundreds of tourists had…
Rs. 390-crore drug racket bust in Mysuru: City BJP seeks Governor’s intervention, NIA probe
August 16, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Unit BJP has demanded that the recent seizure of Mephedrone (MD) worth Rs. 390 crore, from a large-scale drug manufacturing unit on the Outer Ring Road near Belavatta, be handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The unit was busted by the Anti-Narcotics Cell of Mumbai Police. Addressing a press conference…
Mysuru Zoo’s beloved elephant Padmavathi passes away at 71
August 16, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Padmavathi, a 71-year-old elephant who spent half a century at the Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) and was later relocated to the Chamundi Animal Conservation, Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in Koorgalli on the outskirts of the city, passed away on Thursday evening. Although her health remained stable until Wednesday, she had been showing…















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