On the lines of Indira Canteen, State Government launches all-women-run cafe near ZP Office, Chamarajapuram Mysore/Mysuru: Akka Cafe, an ambitious initiative announced in the State Government’s 2025-26 Budget, was inaugurated in Mysuru city this morning. District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa launched the first outlet set up in the premises of the Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Office…
Lunar eclipse tomorrow: Major temples to close in Mysuru
March 2, 2026No restrictions at Nanjangud Temple; entry restricted to Chamundi Hill Temple Mysore/Mysuru: A majority of the temples across Mysuru district will remain closed tomorrow in view of a lunar eclipse. According to Indian Standard Time (IST), the eclipse will begin at 3.30 pm and the total phase will occur between 4.34 pm and 5.33 pm…
US-Israeli air strikes: Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei killed
March 1, 2026Mob vandalises US embassy in Karachi; protest erupts in Lucknow; Alipur in Karnataka observes bandh New Delhi: Three US Embassy staff at Karachi in Pakistan were reportedly injured after Shia Muslim protesters attacked the American embassy, following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei in US and Israeli strikes. Earlier this morning, the Iran’s…
Rising human-wildlife conflict near Bandipur: 50 villagers join forest patrols as ‘Kaadina Mitras’
March 1, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: With incidents of human-wildlife conflict on the rise in villages bordering the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, the Forest Department has launched a new initiative titled ‘Kaadina Mitra’ (friends of the forest), roping in local villagers to assist in patrolling and preventing wild animals from straying out of the Reserve. The Hediyala, Moleyur, Nugu and N….
Stadium plan at KSIC Filature Factory land: T. Narasipur Bandh next?
March 1, 2026Former Councillor Arjun warns of intensifying the stir; farmer leader Chandan Gowda confident of CM reversing the proposal T. Narasipur: Actor and former T. Narasipur Councillor Arjun Ramesh has warned of calling for T. Narasipur bandh, if the State Government continues to remain nonchalant towards the indefinite protest being staged by the employees of KSIC…
Danger ignored?
February 28, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The facade (chajja) of a century-old private building collapsed last evening on the busy Sayyaji Rao Road, also known as Jumboo Savari Road. Fortunately, no casualties were reported as the building was unoccupied at the time and there was no pedestrian movement on the footpath where the debris fell. The property, owned by senior…
Property prices to go up in Karnataka?
February 28, 2026State Govt. likely to increase guidance value by 15% to 20% Bengaluru: Purchasing property in Karnataka may soon become more expensive, with the State Government likely to increase the guidance value by 15% to 20% from Apr. 1. An official announcement, however, is still awaited. The guidance value was last revised in October 2023, when…
Nothing to fear even if CBI & ED are here…
February 28, 2026Yesterday, a Special Court under the Delhi High Court discharged former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and 21 others in the now-famous liquor policy case. For the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), it was a celebratory ‘Patiala peg’ served neat by the incompetence of the CBI, giving them a political high against…
II PU exams from tomorrow
February 27, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: With the II PU exams commencing from tomorrow (Feb. 28), the Department of Pre-University Education, Mysuru, is giving final touches for preparations to ensure smooth conduct of the exams across the district. On the first day tomorrow, Kannada and Arabic papers exam will be held. The examination is being held from Feb.28 to Mar.17…
Quack docs: 8 booked
February 27, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: In a major crackdown on quacks and private medical practitioners not complying with the norms, the District-level Special Team constituted by the Deputy Commissioner has initiated action against eight quacks and levied fine on 37 clinics in the last two years. The district has 1,712 clinics and a total of 95 cases have been…














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