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Panic Attack about Heart Attack
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Panic Attack about Heart Attack

July 12, 2025

Over the past few weeks, hospitals have seen a strange epidemic — not of heart attacks, but of panic attacks about heart attacks. I should know. I was one of them. With a family history of heart disease, my anxiety wasn’t entirely irrational. It all started in 2021 with the shocking death of actor Puneeth…

Gajalakshmi Alankara: A big draw on third Ashada Friday
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Gajalakshmi Alankara: A big draw on third Ashada Friday

July 11, 2025

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa, Shivamogga MP B.Y. Raghavendra, Ministers Dr. G. Parameshwar and Lakshmi Hebbalkar, Guarantee Panel Chairman H.M. Revanna seek blessings of Goddess Chamundeshwari at Hill Temple Mysore/Mysuru: The third Ashada Friday Puja at Chamundi Hill today saw a good number of devotees visiting the shrine, in continuation of the footfalls registered on last…

Dead aquarium to come alive with penguins?
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Dead aquarium to come alive with penguins?

July 11, 2025

Bengaluru: Minister for Forest, Environment and Ecology Eshwar B. Khandre has directed officials to submit a proposal to establish a dedicated Penguin Park at the existing aquarium structure between Mysuru Zoo and Karanji Lake. Presiding over the 159th Administrative Board Meeting of Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK), at Vikasa Soudha in Bengaluru yesterday, he said…

Dasara-2025: Grand fair but… no connectivity by Air
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Dasara-2025: Grand fair but… no connectivity by Air

July 10, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: While Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced grand plans to celebrate Dasara this year, a persistent concern continues to cloud the festivities — Mysuru’s steadily declining air connectivity. The shrinking number of flights to and from the city is not only deterring tourists but also discouraging entrepreneurs eyeing investments. Mysuru Dasara, a globally renowned cultural…

‘Shakti’ scheme to hit 500 crore users soon
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‘Shakti’ scheme to hit 500 crore users soon

July 10, 2025

So far 493 crore women passengers have travelled in KSRTC buses; value of free tickets issued is Rs. 12,511 crore Bengaluru: Shakti, one of the five successful guarantee schemes of the State Government, that offers free travel for women in KSRTC buses, will be hitting 500 crore women travellers soon. Transport Minister R. Ramalinga Reddy…

Power play in Delhi
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Power play in Delhi

July 10, 2025

DKS meets Sonia Gandhi, seeks elevation as Chief Minister Mysore/Mysuru:  With the Congress Government led by Siddaramaiah having completed two years in office, power politics has shifted to New Delhi, with both Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his Deputy D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) camping in the national capital for the past couple of days. Shivakumar, who compromised…

Dasara Air Show to have novel attractions this year?
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Dasara Air Show to have novel attractions this year?

July 9, 2025

Mysuru DC writes to State Chief Secretary; Union Defence Ministry to be apprised of dispatching war planes Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led Dasara High Power Committee that recently announced to celebrate Nada Habba Mysuru Dasara (from Sept. 22 to Oct. 2) on a grand scale has spurred preparations to make the annual festival more attractive.  Air…

Pothole-riddled roads trigger safety concerns
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Pothole-riddled roads trigger safety concerns

July 9, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Two major roads in Mysuru have become dangerously pothole-ridden, drawing the ire of motorists who are forced to navigate them in fear for their safety. One of the worst-hit stretches is the Mysuru-KRS Road, particularly at the junction where Contour Road merges with it. Several months ago, UGD pipeline works were taken up in…

‘We need more Kalams’
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‘We need more Kalams’

July 9, 2025

Says Padma Shri Dr. Prahlada Rama Rao, Architect of Akash Missile Systems Akash, the surface-to-air missile used in Operation Sindoor, is a true epitome of Atmanirbhar Bharat. Dr. Prahlada Rama Rao, the Architect of Akash Missile Systems, was in Mysuru recently as the guest of honour at Mysuru Literature Festival-2025.  Padma Shri Dr. Rao recounted…

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