Charu Samskrutika Pratishtana, Mysuru, will be conducting a one-day training in paper bag making for teachers of special children schools, from 10 am to 4 pm tomorrow (July 29), at its premises located in SBM and Other Bank Employees Welfare Layout, near R.T. Nagar, Ring Road, Mysuru. For registration and more details, contact Mob: 89711-44897…
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MDMA unit busted in Mysuru; four arrested
July 27, 2025Mysuru: Has Mysuru, a city celebrated for its culture, peace and royal heritage, turned into a safe haven for drug mafias? Growing suspicion suggests that large consignments of narcotics are being manufactured and stockpiled here and quietly transported to other destinations. This came to light during a joint operation by the Maharashtra Anti-Narcotics Squad and…
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Darkness aids drug peddlers
July 27, 2025No streetlights, no crackdown: Marijuana users haunt Metagalli burial ground Mysuru: Efforts by City Police to crack down on rampant marijuana (ganja) use near a burial ground in Metagalli have been crippled by one unexpected factor — pitch darkness. Non-functional streetlights have turned the area into a safe haven for drug users, hampering raids and…
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Satellite tolling, 14 booths on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway
July 27, 2025Centre approves Rs. 712-crore project; scheduled to be ready in two years Mysuru: In a significant move to ease commuter woes on National Highway 275 (Mysuru–Bengaluru Highway), the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has announced plans to establish 14 new toll collection points along the route. These toll plazas will be strategically located at…
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Mysore Airport runway expansion: NH-766 realignment reviewed; approvals in progress: Gadkari
July 27, 2025Mysuru: Mysuru–Kodagu MP Yaduveer Wadiyar has sought clarity from Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in Parliament on the proposed realignment of National Highway 766 (Mysuru–Nanjangud–Gundlupet–Ooty) to enable the expansion of the Mysore Airport runway. The MP asked the question on July 24, and responding to his query, Nitin Gadkari confirmed that…
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After Devaraj Urs, Nalwadi, is the Goddess next? Prathap Simha’s jibe
July 27, 2025Dr. Yathindra’s Siddaramaiah – Nalwadi Wadiyar comparison Mysuru: Congress leader and MLC Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah, son of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, has triggered controversy by suggesting that his father’s contributions to Mysuru rival — or even surpass — those of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, the revered Maharaja of Mysore kingdom. Responding, former MP Prathap Simha launched a blistering…
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Outrageous to compare Rajarshi with MUDA site looters: Ashoka
July 27, 2025Bengaluru / Mysuru: Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashoka termed Congress MLC Dr. Yathindra’s statements “an insult to the Mysore royal family.” Ashoka demanded that Yathindra issue a public apology. “It is outrageous to compare someone like Rajarshi Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, who pawned gold to build the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS)…
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Even Siddaramaiah’s admirers will not appreciate this: Prof. Krishnegowda
July 27, 2025Mysuru: Referring to MLC Dr. Yathindra’s remarks on Nalwadi Wadiyar, noted littérateur Prof. M. Krishnegowda said that Mahatma Gandhi himself had hailed Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar as a Rajarshi. “Renowned British author Paul Brunton described Nalwadi as a philosopher-king, while British statesman Herbert Samuel compared him to Emperor Ashoka. At the First Round Table Conference in…
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Plant viruses slash India’s farm yields by up to 30 percent, says IISc. expert
July 27, 2025Mysuru: Plant viruses are responsible for a 10-30 percent reduction in agricultural yields across the country, said Dr. H.S. Savithri, retired Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. She was speaking at the inauguration of CSIR-CFTRI Platinum Jubilee Lecture Series 2024-25 and the National Symposium on ‘Plant Protein: Structure-Function, Human Nutrition and…
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Prof. Rangappa conferred with Distinguished Chair Professor by NASI
July 27, 2025Mysuru: In yet another milestone, University of Mysore former Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. K.S. Rangappa has been conferred with Distinguished Chair Professorship by National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI). This is an important achievement that will be recorded in the history of University of Mysore. NASI is the first Science Academy of India, which was established…
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