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Portrait drawing for children

February 24, 2025

As part of Nijasharana Ambigara Chowdaiah Jayanti, Suvarna Belaku Foundation has organised Nijasharana Ambigara Chowdaiah’s portrait drawing competition for children (4th to 8th std.) Interested may draw, colour and send the picture through WhatsApp to 94489-80010. All participants will be given certificates and winners will get cash prizes during the programme on Mar. 1. For…

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Rangoli contest on Feb. 26

February 24, 2025

Samrudhi Trust, KMPK Charitable Trust and JCI Mysuru Kings’ Ladies Wing will be jointly organising rangoli competition for women and spiritual progammes as part of Shivarathri celebrations on Feb. 26 at Maharshi Public School in Vishweswaranagar from 9 am. Those interested may contact Mob: 95913-50267 for registration, according to press release from Samrudhi Trust President…

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Shivarathri at V.V. Mohalla temple

February 24, 2025

As part of Mahashivarathri, abhisheka will be performed at Sri Chandramoulishwara Swamy Temple in V.V. Mohalla at 8 am, 10.30 am, 12.30 pm, 6.30 pm and 9.30 pm on Feb. 26 and 12 am, 3.30 am on Feb. 27. Bhajans and dance programmes will be held throughout the night. Utsava will be taken out at…

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Quiz contest for women

February 24, 2025

Vani Vilas Ladies Club & Kannada Odugara Okkuta – 2012 have jointly organised a quiz contest for women at the Club premises in Nazarbad on Mar. 4 at 11 am. Last date to register names is Mar. 2. For details, call Mob: 98869-76324 or 96069-93137 or 97403-77792, according to a press release.

Traffic violations on Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway: Police launch system to rectify wrong penalties 
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Traffic violations on Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway: Police launch system to rectify wrong penalties 

February 23, 2025

Mysuru: On the Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway-275, complaints about wrong penalties are on the rise, with AI-powered cameras inaccurately detecting violations such as not wearing seatbelts, misidentifying vehicles and issuing overspeeding fines even when vehicles were within speed limits. This has led to drivers being penalised despite following traffic rules.  In response, K.V. Sharath Chandra, Additional Director…

Camera issues persist without clear cause
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Camera issues persist without clear cause

February 23, 2025

Mysuru:  Tecsidel ITS, a Gurgaon-based firm, has installed 24 Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Cameras along the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway at three locations, with eight cameras at each spot. In addition, Police Department has collaborated with other companies to install multiple cameras. Some cameras are directly installed by the Police Department, which claims they function similarly…

Governor returns Mysuru Development Authority Bill
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Governor returns Mysuru Development Authority Bill

February 23, 2025

Thaawarchand Gehlot cites ongoing probes, pending Court cases in MUDA controversy Bengaluru: The State Government’s plan to revamp and re-brand Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) as the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA), modelled after the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) Act, has hit a roadblock as Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot returned the Mysuru Development Authority Bill, 2024. The…

Abundant wildlife sightings at Nagarahole beckon tourists
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Abundant wildlife sightings at Nagarahole beckon tourists

February 23, 2025

Mysuru: Tourists and wildlife photographers going on a safari at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve Forest are a happy lot following abundant sightings of wild animals including elephants and tigers. Tourists, who went on a safari from Kakanakote Safari Centre in H.D. Kote taluk limits recently, enjoyed the sighting of a tiger, elephants, herd of deer and…

Vijayi Maharajadhiraja book released
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Vijayi Maharajadhiraja book released

February 23, 2025

Mysuru, Maratha Kingdoms had similar leanings towards Hindu Dharma: MP Yaduveer Wadiyar Mysuru: Despite political difference, both Mysuru and Maratha worked for safeguarding Hindu dharma, said Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Wadiyar here yesterday. Speaking after releasing the book ‘Vijayi Maharajadhiraja,’ authored by writer Ka.Sri. Nagaraj at a function jointly organised by Akhila Bharatiya Sahitya Parishat and…

Garbage dump set on fire at Dasara Expo premises
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Garbage dump set on fire at Dasara Expo premises

February 23, 2025

Mysuru: Thick smoke emanating from the garbage heap, which was set on fire at Dasara Exhibition premises, created tension on Mysuru-Nanjangud Road, with motorists especially two-wheeler riders finding it difficult to navigate on the smoke-filled Road yesterday. It is learnt that thermocol, plastics and other items that were used for decoration purpose in the recently…

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