Mandya: Acting on complaints of illegal sex determination and the alleged referral of patients from Government Hospitals to private scanning centres despite the availability of equipment, Lokayukta sleuths conducted raids at several Government Hospitals across the district yesterday. The raids covered Taluk Hospitals in Mandya, Malavalli, Maddur, Srirangapatna, Pandavapura, K.R. Pet and Nagamangala. Officials inspected…
Bitcoin fraud case: ED raids Congress MLA Haris, sons’ residences
April 20, 2026Not aware of ED raids, says CM Siddaramaiah in Mysuru Bengaluru: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at multiple locations in Bengaluru, including the residences of Mohammed Haris Nalpad and Omar Farook Nalpad, sons of BDA Chairman and MLA N.A. Haris, here this morning. The searches were carried out under the provisions of the Prevention…
Six drown in Cauvery; three of them kids
April 20, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: In a tragic incident, six persons of an extended family, including three children, drowned in the River Cauvery near the Meenakshi Sametha Arkeshwaraswamy Temple, Hale Yedathore, at K.R. Nagar yesterday. The deceased have been identified as Asifa Mohammadi (13) of K.R. Nagar, Emma Aiman (13) of Kadugondanahalli, Bengaluru, Mohammad Yaseen (23), Neha Kousar (19),…
Diagnostic centres fail to report teen pregnancy
April 20, 2026K.R. Pet (Mandya): The Lokayukta Police conducted raids on two private diagnostic centres in the town yesterday for failing to report teenage pregnancy cases. Indicating the persistence of such violations, Lokayukta Police, during the raids, found that 31 teenage pregnant girls had undergone scans in violation of norms. During a raid on Navi Diagnostic Centre,…
30-bed Emergency Care and Recovery Centre opens
April 20, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: A 30-bed Emergency Care and Recovery Centre (ECRC) for the treatment and rehabilitation of homeless persons with mental illness was inaugurated by District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa yesterday at the old Jayadeva Hospital building in K.R. Hospital premises. The facility is set up under the District Mental Health Programme to provide care for destitute…
Marital bliss has a special place in our culture: Writer
April 20, 2026Second edition of ‘Bhoomi Putri’ authored by Raghu R. Kautilya released Mysore/Mysuru: Singer Shubha Raghavendra released the second edition of ‘Bhoomi Putri’, a book authored by State BJP OBC Morcha President Raghu R. Kautilya in memory of his wife Nirmala Raghu, at a programme organised under the aegis of Nypunya School of Excellence (NSE) at…
Lover, woman held for husband’s murder
April 20, 2026Illicit affair leads to murder in Saragur; accused arrested within 24 hours Mysore/Mysuru: Saragur Police have arrested a man for allegedly murdering his paramour’s husband and seized the car used in the crime. Addressing a press meet at his office in the city yesterday, Mysuru Superintendent of Police Mallikarjun Baladandi said the deceased has been…
‘Global welfare can be achieved by treading Basavanna’s path’
April 20, 2026Actress Anu Prabhakar inaugurates day-1 events of Basava Jayanti celebrations Mysore/Mysuru: “We are witnessing a world where wars, jealousy, cheating, hatred and injustice have become dominant. Global welfare that involves love and affection, peace and harmonious living, can be achieved if we tread the path of Basava Marga,” said noted actress Anu Prabhakar. She was…
CM announces Rs. 5 lakh relief
April 20, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has expressed deep sorrow over the drowning of six persons in River Cauvery at K.R. Nagar. In a message posted on ‘X’, he said it was painful to learn that six lives were lost while swimming in the river. He prayed for the departed souls to rest in peace and for…
Workshop on Ganjifa Art at V-LEAD on Apr. 22
April 20, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: To commemorate World Heritage Day, Vivekananda Institute of Indian Studies (VIIS) and Swaralayam Arts Forum, Houston, USA, have jointly organised a one-day workshop on Ganjifa Art on Apr. 22 at V-LEAD premises in Hebbal Industrial Area, Mysuru, between 10 am and 1 pm. Shashank Bharadwaj, Artist from Mysuru, will be the resource person. The…















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