Rebate window ends tomorrow Mysore/Mysuru: With just a day left to avail the five percent rebate on Property Tax, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has already collected over Rs. 111 crore within the first 28 days of the 2026-27 financial year (from Apr. 1 to 28). The sharp rise in collections is because property owners are…
Echo of drug labs discovery in Mysuru: Excise staff raid sheds, scrap shops
April 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of the recent bust of three illegal drug manufacturing units in Mysuru by Police and narcotics teams from Maharashtra, Goa and New Delhi, the Excise Department carried out raids at several suspected locations in the city this morning. The raids were conducted between 7.30 am and 10.30 am by a team…
‘Basava’ holds traffic for alms…
April 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: While it is not uncommon to see stray cattle coming in the smooth way of traffic, the nomads seeking alms along with the caparisoned bulls have been posing a new hurdle. What makes the situation gravely alarming is that the maximum temperature in the city this morning was recorded at 37 degree Celsius and…
Cauvery Panel wants additional 70 tmcft of water, to move SC
April 29, 2026Committee on study tour from Talacauvery in Kodagu to visit Cauvery basin dams Mysore/Mysuru: The Cauvery Nadi Rakshana Samithi (Cauvery River Protection Committee) has decided to move the Supreme Court with a writ petition challenging the 2018 verdict on Cauvery water sharing between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, terming it unjust to Karnataka. At present, Karnataka…
KSRTC rolls out ‘Pallakki’ sleeper buses in Mysuru
April 29, 2026Non-AC sleeper coaches to boost long-distance rural travel; focus on fire safety, comfort Mysore/Mysuru: In a first for the Mysuru Rural Division, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has inducted nine new ‘Pallakki’ non-AC sleeper coaches into its fleet, with a strong focus on passenger safety and comfort. The new buses are equipped with…
Ensure supply of potable water: DC tells officers
April 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy has instructed the officers to keep an intensified check on drinking water supply, as the chances of epidemics is high, if the water gets contaminated. He was chairing the meeting of Health and Family Welfare Mission at the mini meeting hall of Zilla Panchayat in the city yesterday….
Death Trap
April 29, 2026A portion of road near Valmiki junction on Mysuru-Hunsur Highway caves in; MCC continues to be in deep slumber, allege local residents Mysore/Mysuru: It has been over a month since a death trap has been created on Mysuru-Hunsur Highway in city, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) authorities continue to turn a blind eye, complained the…
LPG cylinder blast at T.K. Layout
April 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Household items were destroyed in a fire reportedly caused by a LPG cylinder blast at a house on 9th Main, 4th Cross at T.K. Layout in city yesterday night. Luckily, the residents, who saw fire in the cylinder pipe, rushed out of the house immediately and saved themselves. It is learnt that the incident…
Special student clears SSLC with scribe support
April 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Omkara Vivek, a trainee of Daksha Skill Development Centre at Mysore District Parents Association for Empowering Developmentally Disabled (MDPAEDD), has cleared the SSLC exam this time. In his earlier attempts, Vivek had appeared for the exam without the assistance of a scribe, as his parents were unaware of this provision. This time, he availed…
Private firms invited to join civic initiatives
April 29, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif has called on private companies to partner in civic projects, saying Government funds alone will not be enough to meet the city’s growing needs. He was speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting titled ‘Clean, Green and Greater Mysuru – Vision Mysuru 2050,’ at Mysuru Builders Charitable Trust…















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