Mysore/Mysuru: Following the death of a premature infant at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Cheluvamba Hospital, with parents alleging that the baby was attacked by ants and accusing staff of negligence, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar visited the hospital and reviewed the situation. The MP conducted an inspection of the maternal facility last…
Show-cause notices served to seven staff
April 25, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: In connection with the recent incident at Cheluvamba Hospital, where a newborn is suspected to have died after being bitten by ants in NICU, seven staff members have been served show-cause notices. Those issued notices include duty doctors, the ward in-charge, nurses and sanitation workers. Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr. Lakshmikanth said, the staff have…
Echo of Lokayukta raids on Govt. Hospitals, Scanning Centres: Mandya DC forms Committees to examine Diagnostic Centres
April 25, 2026Mandya: Following recent Lokayukta raids on Diagnostic Centres across the district, Mandya DC Dr. Kumara has formation Committees at taluk-level to examine the centres and file a report within the next 10 days. Presiding over a meeting of district-level officers at his office yesterday, to discuss on actions to be taken against the illegal foetal…
At Hootagalli CMC: Taxpayers forced to wait in queue under hovering sun
April 25, 2026No basic arrangements have been made for the comfort of people standing in serpentine queue to pay property tax, allege residents Mysore/Mysuru: The public have vented their anguish against Hootagalli City Municipal Council (CMC) at Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) colony, High Tension Double Road, in Hootagalli here, for not making adequate arrangements for the comfort…
Ideology? What is that?
April 25, 2026The defection of Raghav Chadha, along with six of his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MPs to the BJP yesterday, is just another episode in India’s long- running history of political defection. It is a reminder that ideology in Indian politics is not a guiding principle. It’s also a reminder that Indian politicians have no sense…
Echo of US tourist’s rape in Kodagu homestay: City cops warn resort, homestay operators to ensure guest safety
April 25, 2026Tourism Department asked to provide a list of facilities Mysore/Mysuru: Following the alleged sexual assault of a US tourist at a homestay in Kutta in Kodagu district recently, the Mysuru City Police have stepped up measures to regulate homestays and resorts within the Commissionerate limits. City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar and DCP (Law and Order)…
Greater Mysuru debate – Expanding area alone not enough: Belawadi
April 25, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The ‘Greater Mysuru City Corporation’ plan, drawn up largely from a geographic and layout perspective without wider public participation, is not appropriate, opined theatre personality and actor Prakash Belawadi. He was speaking at a session on ‘Greater Mysuru: Need for Strategic Vision to Preserve Old Charm,’ organised by Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) at its…
MLC Vishwanath casts doubts over record SSLC pass percentage
April 25, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Wondering how the State recorded a very high pass percentage of 94.1 in recent SSLC exams, which is a whopping 30 percent jump from the previous year, MLC A.H. Vishwanath attributed the high pass percentage to copying and other exam malpractices. Addressing a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here this morning, Vishwanath, who is…
Jail raid: Substitute ganja, sharpened spoons found
April 25, 2026DGP Prisons Alok Kumar leads two-hour surprise raid, unearths weapons, security lapses Mysore/Mysuru: A surprise raid on Mysuru Central Prison last night has exposed how inmates were managing to bypass prison rules and improvise prohibited items inside the jail. The raid was led by Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services) Alok Kumar and…
Tributes, blood donation mark Dr. Rajkumar birth anniversary
April 25, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The 97th birth anniversary of legendary Kannada actor Dr. Rajkumar was celebrated yesterday at a function organised by the District Administration, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), Department of Information and Public Relations and the Department of Kannada and Culture at Dr. Rajkumar Park in city. Dignitaries paid floral tributes to the statue of Dr. Rajkumar…













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