Project to bridge urban-rural divide, spur infrastructure: GTD
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Project to bridge urban-rural divide, spur infrastructure: GTD

November 4, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Greater Mysuru will bring much-needed relief to residents living in layouts surrounding Mysuru city and will bridge urban-rural disparity, said Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD). Expressing satisfaction that the long-pending demand for a Greater Mysuru — which he has consistently championed for several years — is now poised to receive Cabinet approval, Devegowda said…

Mysore Airport gets first woman Director
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Mysore Airport gets first woman Director

November 4, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: P.V. Ushakumari, who was serving as the Deputy General Manager and Head of Airside Operations of Kozhikode (Karipur) International Airport, has been appointed as the seventh and first woman Director of Mysore Airport at Mandakalli. She assumed charge on Oct. 31. Her appointment as the first female Director of Mysore Airport marks a significant…

Moments after inauguration… Statue of Devaraj Urs sparks dissent over facial features
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Moments after inauguration… Statue of Devaraj Urs sparks dissent over facial features

November 4, 2025

Doesn’t resemble late leader, say many; sculptors cite daughter’s supervision Mysore/Mysuru: A day after the unveiling of the statue of former Chief Minister late D. Devaraj Urs at the premises of the new Deputy Commissioner’s Office in Siddarthanagar, Mysuru, dissenting voices have emerged over the statue’s appearance, which many say bears little resemblance to Devaraj…

Film City Project to take off soon: CM
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Film City Project to take off soon: CM

November 4, 2025

160 acres of land at Himmavu in Nanjangud taluk handed over to Department of Information and Public Relations; DPR to be ready this December Mysore/Mysuru: The long awaited Film City project is set to become a reality, with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asserting that, the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for proposed Film City will be ready…

State Film Awards presented in city
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State Film Awards presented in city

November 4, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: State Film Awards for the years 2018 and 2019 were conferred by the Department of Information and Public Relations, at a star studded ceremony, organised at KSOU Convocation Hall in city yesterday. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presented the awards, along with District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, MLAs K. Harishgowda and D. Ravishankar, MLCs Dr….

Notebook manufacturing unit gutted near Udbur
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Notebook manufacturing unit gutted near Udbur

November 4, 2025

Loss estimated at Rs. 15 crore Mysore/Mysuru: A notebook manufacturing unit has been gutted in an accidental fire near Udbur, Jayapura Hobli in the taluk on Saturday. On Saturday night, a fire broke out at M.M. Paper Industries belonging to M. Shanthilal and soon flames engulfed the industry destroying manufacturing equipment, raw materials, finished products…

SBI holds campaign on unclaimed deposits
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SBI holds campaign on unclaimed deposits

November 4, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: As part of the October to December-2025 campaign for settlement of unclaimed deposits in Bank accounts, the State Bank of India (SBI), the Lead Bank, Mysuru, launched a drive at Zilla Panchayat (ZP) auditorium in city yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, Lead Bank SBI Chief Manager Vadiraj Deshpande said that the campaign has been…

Miscreants masquerading as tenants attack elderly woman
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Miscreants masquerading as tenants attack elderly woman

November 4, 2025

Decamp with cash & gold jewellery Nanjangud: Miscreants, on the pretext of inspecting a house they wanted to take on rent, assaulted an elderly woman and decamped with cash and gold jewellery worth lakhs of rupees from the house yesterday. The incident took place at the house of Girish, a teacher and residing near Sai…

Ex-Minister H.Y. Meti no more
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Ex-Minister H.Y. Meti no more

November 4, 2025

Bengaluru: Bagalkot Congress MLA H.Y. Meti, also a former Minister, passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru this morning following age-related illness. The 79-year-old sitting MLA from Bagalkot, had served as a Cabinet Minister in first Siddaramaiah-led Congress Govt. in 2013 as Minister for Excise, but had to quit under unceremonious circumstances in Dec.,…

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