The Sacred, Sensory and Strategic Story of Mysore Sandalwood By Prof. Shalini R. Urs Mysore Sandal Soap is making headlines — but not for the best reasons. A heated debate has broken out over the choice of its new Brand Ambassador. But perhaps this is a good moment to take a step back and revisit…
IPL 2025 awaits a new winner
June 3, 2025Royal Challengers Bengaluru to take on Punjab Kings in finals today at 7.30 pm Ahmedabad: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the finals of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad today (June 3) at 7.30 pm (IST). Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings have…
Mysuru-Chennai bullet train project gains momentum
June 3, 2025Land acquisition in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh nearing completion: NHSRCL Managing Director Bengaluru: In a significant push to enhance connectivity from Mysuru to Chennai, the Central Government has accelerated the Mysuru-Bengaluru-Chennai bullet train project. The ambitious high-speed rail corridor, spanning approximately 435 kilometres, aims to drastically reduce travel time between the three major cities….
Nagarahole Tiger Reserve safari timings, tariffs revised
June 3, 2025Mysuru: To enhance visitor experience and manage crowd flow, the Forest Department has revised the safari timings and prices at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, effective June 1. The changes apply to all three safari centres in the Tiger Reserve Antharsanthe zone: Kakanakote (Dammanakatte), Veeranahosahalli in Hunsur taluk and Nanachi Gate near Kutta in Kodagu district. Among…
Girl dies at MIMS Hospital due to alleged medical negligence
June 2, 2025Parents, organisations stage protest; post-mortem at K.R. Hospital in Mysuru Mandya: Even before the death of a baby girl due to negligence by Traffic Police while conducting routine checking is still fresh in the minds of the people, a seven-year-old girl has died due to alleged negligence by doctors at MIMS Hospital in Mandya. This…
Rs. 100-crore Rail Container Depot at Kadakola lies idle
June 2, 2025Central Customs Department yet to clear operations, even a year after inauguration By Bapu Lingaraj Urs Mysuru: The much-anticipated Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Kadakola near Nanjangud — built at a cost of Rs. 100 crore by the Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) — remains non-functional even a year after its inauguration, owing to the…
MDA: The Omen Musings on ‘Heart Lamp’
June 2, 2025The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 fortuitously raised the crucial question about the maintenance of Muslim personal law, as it has led to a clash between Personal Law and a Uniform Civil Code, enunciated in our Secular Constitution. Time, Narendra Modi’s BJP Government brought in the Uniform Civil Code before its…
Weather monitoring network in disrepair: Most rain gauges in key districts defunct
June 1, 2025158 of 280 rain gauges not working in Mysuru; 56 of 104 in Kodagu; 109 of 243 in Mandya Kushalnagar: The South West Monsoon has arrived early in Karnataka, bringing heavy to very heavy rainfall across most regions. Yet, the State Government appears woefully unprepared, with over 3,533 of the 6,533 (54 percent) Telemetric Rain…
Echo of deaths in Mandya, Davangere : Police barred from random vehicle checks on roads
June 1, 2025Bengaluru: Karnataka Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP) Dr. M.A. Saleem has issued strict new guidelines directing Police personnel across the State to refrain from conducting random vehicle checks without valid reasons. In a circular dated Saturday, May 31, Dr. Saleem cited two recent incidents: On May 26 in Mandya, a toddler was…
Man who climbed Nalwadi statue says it resembled his grandfather
June 1, 2025Mysuru: The man who climbed the iconic statue of Rajarishi Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar at Krishna Raja (K.R.) Circle told the Police that he believed the statue resembled his grandfather, prompting him to climb onto its shoulders. “He looked like my grandfather, so I sat on his shoulders,” said 36-year-old Shivamurthy, a resident of Doora in…















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