JD(S) car and bike rally to Dharmasthala today Mysore/Mysuru: Former Minister and senior JD(S) leader S.R. Mahesh has demanded the arrest of all those behind ‘Mask Man’ Chinnaiah, the complainant in the Dharmasthala ‘mass burial’ case. Speaking at a press conference in Mysuru yesterday, Mahesh said that the Government must act against those attempting to…
SIT quizzes YouTuber Sameer for five hours
August 25, 2025Police seek surrender of phone, laptop used for AI-generated Dharmasthala video Belthangady: YouTuber M.D. Sameer appeared before the Belthangady Police yesterday in connection with allegations of defaming the family of Dharmasthala’s religious authorities — a revered institution for Hindus. He is also accused of provoking people to rise in opposition against Dharmasthala. The case was…
Second batch of five Dasara jumbos to arrive this evening
August 25, 2025To be welcomed at Jayamarthanda Gate Mysore/Mysuru: The second batch of five Dasara elephants, including three debutants, will be welcomed into the Mysore Palace through Jayamarthanda Gate at 4 pm today on their arrival from forest camps. The five elephants, which include three males and two females are: 43-year-old Gopi, 43-year-old Sugreeva and 11-year-old Hemavathi…
MLA Veerendra ‘Puppy’ remanded to ED custody
August 25, 2025Bengaluru: Congress MLA K.C. Veerendra ‘Puppy,’ who was arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Aug. 23 from Gangtok in Sikkim, in a case related to illegal betting scam, was produced before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Court yesterday which remanded him to ED custody till Aug. 28. On Saturday, Veerendra ‘Puppy’…
Selection of Banu Mushtaq as Dasara guest | Not a secular event but a deeply religious one: Prathap Simha
August 25, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Former MP Prathap Simha has strongly objected to the Karnataka Government’s decision to invite International Booker Prize-winning author Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate this year’s Mysuru Dasara festival. Addressing media persons in city yesterday, Simha said that while he deeply admired Mushtaq’s literary achievements, Dasara was not merely a cultural programme but a deeply Hindu…
Banu Mushtaq’s 2023 speech on Bhuvaneshwari sparks row
August 25, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Following Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s announcement that International Booker Prize-winning author Banu Mushtaq would inaugurate this year’s Mysuru Dasara festival, a video of her 2023 address at the ‘Jana Sahitya Sammelana’ in Bengaluru has resurfaced and gone viral on social media. In the clip, Mushtaq is heard saying, “You’ve smeared turmeric and vermilion on Kannada…
Dharmasthala ‘mass burial’ case | Absence of basic common sense in investigation evident: Rajanna
August 25, 2025Tumakuru: Former Congress Minister K.N. Rajanna has come down heavily on his own party for the initial handling of the Dharmasthala case, alleging that using an unrelated skull to defame the revered shrine of Hindus was a deliberate attempt to tarnish the sacred site’s reputation at the national level. Addressing reporters in city yesterday, Rajanna…
‘Mask Man’ confesses: Skull not from Dharmasthala
August 25, 2025Forensic report exposes skull’s origin; Delhi link emerges; secret meetings suspected Mangaluru/Mandya: The mystery surrounding the skull brought by C.N. Chinnaiah (Mask Man) in the alleged Dharmasthala ‘mass burial’ has finally seen a breakthrough. The Special Investigation Team (SIT), which has kept the masked suspect in custody for the past ten days, is now unearthing…
MDA e-auction done to boost real estate in Mysuru: Kautilya Raghu
August 25, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: A couple of days after two MDA sites in Vijayanagar fourth stage measuring 20x30ft and 50x80ft went for a whopping Rs. 2 crore and Rs. 9 crore respectively in a MDA e-auction, State BJP OBC Morcha President Raghu Kautilya said that such shocking prices in e-auction might be a hidden attempt to boost the…
64th Heritage Music Fest at 8th Cross Ganesha Pandal
August 25, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru, the cultural capital of Karnataka, is resonant with the music of great maestros. Sri Prasanna Vidya Ganapathi Mandali Charitable (SPVGMC) Trust, Mysuru, has been playing a crucial role in preserving the continuity of this resonance by organising music concerts during Ganesha festival since over six decades at 8th Cross Ganesha Pandal in VV…











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