Mysore/Mysuru: A young man caught consuming narcotics in a public park has claimed that the substance was given to him by a foreign national. The incident occurred around 7 pm on Wednesday, when Lakshmipuram Police personnel Raju Malagi and Basavaraj Muniyal were on patrol near Ballal Circle, close to Ananthaswamy Park in Krishnamurthypuram. The officers…
Thieves break into shops, make away with 10-15 rice bags at APMC
August 8, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Burglars broke into two shops at Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) at Bandipalya near the Outer Ring Road (ORR) junction on Mysuru-Nanjangud Road and decamped with sacks of rice from one of the shops, yesterday night. While the burglars have broke opened the shutter of a shop at ‘A’ block of the market yard,…
Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede incident: Vatal Nagaraj demands Rs. 5 crore relief to families of 11 victims
August 8, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Demanding Rs. 5 crore compensation to the families of 11 persons, who died in the stampede at Chinnaswamy Stadium during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) victory celebration in Bengaluru on June 4, pro-Kannada activist and Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha President Vatal Nagaraj and Party workers staged a protest near Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle (formerly Hardinge Circle)…
Staging of ‘Sheshagrastharu’, ‘Sharmiste’ at Kirurangamandira
August 8, 2025Bengaluru’s Rangasampada Theatre Group, will be staging the plays ‘Sheshagrastharu’ and ‘Sharmiste’ at Kirurangamandira in Kalamandira on Aug. 9 and Aug. 10 respectively, said Rangasampada Treasurer Shivalinga Prasad, here yesterday. Speaking to media persons, he said that the play ‘Sharmiste’ starring renowned actress and former minister Umashree has received overwhelming response from Mysureans. “The play…
Youth arrested with 65-gram MDMA in Nazarbad; one flees
August 8, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly selling MDMA from a residence in Nazarbad. The accused, identified as Soyam Jain, was caught during a raid, while his associate, Babil, managed to escape. Acting on a tip-off about drug sales at a house in the area, Nazarbad Police conducted a swift operation. During the raid,…
CM, Dy.CM to lay foundation stone for new Congress Bhavan in city tomorrow
August 8, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The ground breaking ceremony and foundation stone laying for the new Congress Bhavan in city will be held on Aug. 9, said District Congress President Dr. B.J. Vijaykumar. He was speaking during the preliminary meeting held in this regard at the Congress Office near City Railway Station on JLB Road here on Aug. 6….
Youth arrested on charges of stabbing woman over petty issue
August 8, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Narasimharaja (NR) Police have arrested a youth on the charges of stabbing a woman with a dagger, over a petty issue at Gandhinagar in city last night. It is said that the youth, was sitting in front of the house of the woman and smoking when the latter objected to it. The youth got…
Drivers held for fleeing with employer’s jewellery
August 8, 2025Begur (Gundlupet): Two car drivers, who had fled with a bag containing gold jewellery belonging to their employer have been arrested by Begur Police. The accused are 33-year-old Manjunath alias Ravi of Bhuvaneshwari Nagar in Doddaballapur and 38-year-old Girish, a resident of Devalapura in Mysuru taluk. The Police, who have recovered the gold ornaments, produced…
Text to girl sparks assault; Police case booked
August 8, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: A youth, who had sent a text message to a girl, was brutally assaulted by the girl’s lover and his accomplices, at Sharadadevinagar in city on Wednesday. The youth is identified as Vinod of Sharadadevinagar. It is said that, Vinod had sent a message to a girl known to him on her phone and…
Moonlight music concert at Suttur Mutt tomorrow
August 8, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The 282nd edition of moonlight music concert will be held at Suttur Mutt branch located at the foot of Chamundi Hill in city on Aug. 9 at 6 pm. Vidu. Dr. Shubhamangala Raghunandan will present a vocal concert accompanied by Vid. G. Venkatesh Joisar on violin, Vid. Dr. C. Chaluvaraju on mridanga and Vid….















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