New Delhi: Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) has become more expensive once again for vehicle owners, dealing another inflationary blow to commuters and transport operators. After a Rs. 2 per kg increase last week, CNG price has been further hiked by Rs. 1 per kg effective from yesterday. This marks the second increase in just two…
Bludgeoned Son kills mother suspecting illicit affair
May 18, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: A son, angered over his mother’s alleged illicit affair, assaulted her, bludgeoned her to death and then set her body on fire yesterday. The murder came to light when villagers spotted the half-burnt body in an agricultural field at Madahalli village in the taluk this morning. While the deceased is Sudha (48), the accused…
‘Sadhana Samavesha’ in Tumakuru tomorrow – Congress has nothing to celebrate: Vishwanath
May 18, 2026‘Govt. spent Rs. 500 crore on publicity while Guarantee Schemes are hurting economy’ Mysore/Mysuru: Questioning the Congress Government’s decision to hold a ‘Sadhana Samavesha’ in Tumakuru tomorrow to mark three years in office, MLC A.H. Vishwanath said, the Siddaramaiah-led Government has little to showcase as an achievement. Addressing a press conference at Pathrakarthara Bhavan in…
City’s retail chemists to extend moral support to nationwide strike
May 18, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: With the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) giving a Nationwide Bandh call on May 20, the Mysuru City and District Retail Chemists Association (MCDRCA) has said that it will extend moral support to the strike by wearing black ribbons. Addressing a press meet here yesterday, MCDRCA President M. Raju said that…
Museum tour brings heritage to specially abled children
May 18, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: As part of International Museum Day celebrations, a special ‘Museum Tour’ titled ‘Museums on Wheels’ was organised for specially-abled children this morning. The tour began from Wellington House on Irwin Road and covered the Payana Car Museum, Regional Museum of Natural History (RMNH) and the Railway Museum. The programme was organised by the Indira…
Nurses are healthcare sector’s backbone: Regional Commr.
May 18, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Regional Commissioner Nitesh Patil said that nurses are like the backbone of healthcare sector. He was speaking at International Nurses Day celebration organised under the joint aegis of JSS Mahavidyapeetha, JSS College of Nursing and JSS School of Nursing at Rajendra Centenary Hall in JSS Hospital premises here recently. Pointing out that nurses…
Panchen Lama Abduction Day observed in city
May 18, 2026Tibetans demand release of Panchen Lama Mysore/Mysuru: Marking 31 years since the abduction of Tibet’s 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, Tibetans, under the banner of Middleway Tibetan Youth Congress and Regional Tibetan Women’s Association from Bylakuppe, Hunsur and Kollegal and Mysore Tibetan Students’ Association staged a protest in city this morning demanding the Chinese…
Mahajana Aviation students visit Mysore Airport
May 18, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Students of SBRR Mahajana First Grade College, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management pursuing BBA in Aviation and International Tourism, visited Mysore Airport recently as part of an educational programme. The visit was facilitated by Airport Director P.V. Ushakumari, who enabled students to gain practical exposure to airport operations. During the visit, the Airport…
Materials Management Day celebrations: Materials Management & Supply Chain Management Professionals feted
May 18, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Indian Institute of Materials Management (IIMM), Mysuru Branch, celebrated the Materials Management Day in city recently. On this occasion, IIMM Mysuru Branch honoured Senior Materials & Supply Chain Management professionals from leading industries — notably Triton Valves Ltd, IT Champs Pvt., Ltd. and BEML Ltd. — with citations of recognition for their decades…
‘Nanna Hesaru Gauhar Jaan’ book release on May 30
May 18, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Nanna Hesaru Gauhar Jaan,’ the Kannada version of historian Vikram Sampath’s acclaimed biography of Gauhar Jaan (India’s first celebrity singer) — ‘My Name is Gauhar Jaan’ — will be released at Jagannatha Centre for Art and Culture (JCAC) in Vijayanagar 1st Stage in Mysuru on May 30 at 10.30 am. On the occasion, Vikram…















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