Bengaluru: The Special Court for MLAs and MPs in Bengaluru has reserved its order on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which challenges the Lokayukta’s ‘B Report’ that gave Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah a clean chit in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment case. The verdict is scheduled to be pronounced…
Lakhs witness Dodda Jatre at Nanjangud Temple
April 9, 2025Nanjangud: The Dodda Jatre or the Panchamaharathotsava of Sri Srikanteshwara Swamy Temple at Nanjangud, situated on the banks of River Kapila, was witnessed by lakhs of devotees this morning. The mega event passed off smoothly without any hurdles, as the Rathotsava was taken out during the auspicious Meena Lagna, between 5 am and 5.40 am,…
II PUC results: Mysuru girl is second topper in State
April 9, 2025District topper M.A. Tejaswini of Bharath Matha PU College at Koppa in Periyapatna taluk aims to become a CA Mysuru: In the II PUC exam results announced yesterday, Mysuru students — M.A. Tejaswini, who came second topper in the State and G. Dhatri, who came fourth, both in Commerce stream — have brought laurels to…
Remembering Mysore’s Art Patron K. Srikantiah this Ramanavami
April 9, 2025He hosted home concerts at “Parvathi” for nearly 70 years By Sachi R. Sachidananda The world woke up one morning in last September to the sad news that K. Srikantiah (KS), well-known to Karnatak (Carnatic) rasikas around the world as the patriarch of the “Home called Parvathi” had moved on…passing away in his sleep in…
NH-275 Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway update: NHAI opens Thoobinakere exit point after four deaths
April 8, 2025Mandya: A poorly thought-out decision by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to narrow an exit route near Thoobinakere in Mandya district has cost four lives and triggered widespread public outrage. The move, aimed at curbing toll evasion on the Bengaluru-Mysuru National Highway-275, allowed only cars and jeeps to pass through — a restriction…
Pramoda Devi Wadiyar stakes claim to 5,135 acres in Chamarajanagar
April 8, 2025Chamarajanagar: Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, a member of the erstwhile Mysore Royal Family, has laid claim to nearly 5,135 acres of private land in Chamarajanagar district. She stated that she has credible information indicating the Chamarajanagar District Administration is planning to convert several villages containing Royal Family properties into revenue villages. In a letter dated Mar….
India’s Farm Laws Debate: Realities and the Road Ahead
April 8, 2025How about diversified market system? By D. Shrijaya Devaraja Urs, Professor & former Director, Institute of Development Studies, UoM Much has been written and debated about India’s farm laws, often through polarised perspectives. However, meaningful reform requires a nuanced understanding of agricultural markets, farmer livelihoods and policy impacts. Drawing from my four decades of teaching,…
Statewide protest against Congress Government’s ‘maladministration’: Union Minister to launch BJP’s Janaakrosha Yatra in Mysuru
April 7, 202516-day campaign from today to conclude on May 3 Mysuru: Accusing the Siddaramaiah-led Congress Government of rampant corruption, price rise, minorities appeasement, diversion of SC/ST funds, breakdown of law and order, maladministration etc., the State BJP Unit has launched a nearly month-long (covering 16 days) massive ‘Janaakrosha Yatra’ from Mysuru this afternoon. The first leg…
REEL lands youth in REAL trouble…
April 7, 2025Mysuru: There has been a recent surge in the trend of youngsters creating social media reels flashing dangerous weapons. Just days ago, former Kannada ‘Bigg Boss’ contestants Rajath Kishan and Vinay Gowda were jailed for filming reels with lethal weapons. In a similar incident now surfacing from Mysuru city, a youth was seen wielding a…
Bizarre penalty: AI camera flags tractor for no helmet!
April 7, 2025Mysuru: While the Mysuru City Traffic Police are deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled cameras to detect traffic violations and issue penalties, a growing number of erroneous challans have raised concerns. Common errors include the misidentification of seatbelt usage, helmet compliance and overspeeding violations. Several vehicle owners have reported receiving fines for violations they did not commit…















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