Belagavi: The Karnataka Government is contemplating introducing a policy similar to the one being implemented in Delhi, under which Government vehicles older than 15 years will be scrapped. Accordingly, vehicles that are over 15 years old and currently being used by various Government Departments, Corporations, Boards, City Municipal Councils and other Government institutions will be…
H.D. Kote drunken brawl: Accused arrested in Hunsur
December 20, 2025H.D. Kote: The H.D. Kote Police have arrested a man accused of murdering his friend with a wooden stick in a drunken brawl. The accused, Taveed Pasha, allegedly killed his friend Kalam in the Muslim Block area of the town. Both were close companions, but on Tuesday, an argument broke out between them while under…
Shop owner attacks MCC Pourakarmika
December 20, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: A Pourakarmika of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) was allegedly assaulted by a shop owner at Janatha Nagar in city yesterday. Venkatesh, who is the OOD Supervisor at Ward No. 44 coming under the jurisdiction of MCC Zonal Office-3, was involved in the job of sharing the information related to trade licence, after discharging his…
Veteran Malayalam actor Sreenivasan passes away
December 20, 2025Kochi: Veteran Malayalam actor, screenwriter and director Sreenivasan passed away on Saturday while undergoing treatment for age-related health issues. He breathed his last at the Ernakulam Taluk Hospital, family sources said. He was 69. Sreenivasan is survived by his wife Vimala and sons Vineeth Sreenivasan and Dhyan Sreenivasan, both of whom are prominent figures in…
New BAI Centre launched in Nanjangud
December 20, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The new Builders’ Association of India (BAI), Nanjangud Centre with 25 patron members was inaugurated during Dakshina Parva 2.0, the Southern Regional Conference and Silver Jubilee Celebration of MyBuild Expo held recently at Lalitha Mahal Hotel. BAI National President Rajendra Singh Kamboh inaugurated the BAI Nanjangud Centre. BAI National Trustees K. Subramani, C. Ram…
Talk by city doctor at Mysore Open Forum
December 20, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Open Forum (MOF) has organised a talk by Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem on the topic “Let’s Treat the Disease, Not the Lab Reports” tomorrow (Dec. 21) at 10.30 am at Kalpa Kshetra, #581/1, Vijayanagar 4th Stage, 1st Phase, Mysuru. Dr. Javeed Nayeem is a top General Physician/ Internal Medicine Specialist at Apollo BGS…
World Meditation Day at Open Air Theatre
December 20, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Mysuru, will celebrate ‘World Meditation Day’ at the Open Air Theatre in Manasagangothri campus from 6 am to 8.30 am on Sunday (Dec. 21). The entry is free. Announcing this at a press meet at ‘Gyan Prakash Bhavan’ near Akashvani Circle in Yadavagiri yesterday, Prajapita Brahma Kumari’s B.K….
Award for actor ‘Mukhyamantri’ Chandru, journalist Amshi Prasanna Kumar
December 20, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Veteran actor ‘Mukhyamantri’ Chandru and senior journalist Amshi Prasanna Kumar will be conferred with the prestigious ‘Sri Krishna Alanahalli’ State Award at the Kannada Rajyotsava programme organised under the aegis of Janapara Sahitya Parishat, Bengaluru, at SCMS School premises, Alanahalli in H.D. Kote taluk at 9 am on Dec. 25. H.D. Kote MLA Anil…
This Hate Speech Bill is the Wrong Pill
December 20, 2025Across States and at the Centre, lawmaking has been reduced to brute arithmetic: If you have the numbers, you ram the Bill through. Debate is optional. Deliberation is dispensable. Karnataka’s Hate Speech Bill fits neatly into this disturbing pattern. The Bill was passed amid BJP protests demanding a detailed discussion. But this is not a…
Don’t add cesses to Property Tax
December 20, 2025Sir, I would like to bring to your attention the issue concerning the library cess, beggar cess and labour cess that are added to our Property Tax. These cesses constitute nearly 15 percent of the total property tax amount. With the steep increase in Property Tax over the years, the amount collected under these cesses…















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