Move set to boost property values and expand civic services across merged areas Mysore/Mysuru: Following Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s first meeting on upgrading Mysuru from a Grade-II to a Grade-I City Corporation under the Greater Mysuru plan, the MCC Council today approved the proposal. The Council meeting, chaired by MCC Additional Deputy Commissioner Kusuma Kumari, paves…
Rs. 500 cr. MDA fund to fuel Greater Mysuru development
November 4, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh has announced that Rs. 500 crore from MDA will be utilised for integrated development of Greater Mysuru. Addressing reporters after the inaugural meeting on Greater Mysuru, the Minister said, MDA funds would be channelled towards holistic and sustainable growth. Mysuru, he noted, is blessed with a favourable climate, rich…
Project to bridge urban-rural divide, spur infrastructure: GTD
November 4, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Greater Mysuru will bring much-needed relief to residents living in layouts surrounding Mysuru city and will bridge urban-rural disparity, said Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD). Expressing satisfaction that the long-pending demand for a Greater Mysuru — which he has consistently championed for several years — is now poised to receive Cabinet approval, Devegowda said…
Mysore Airport gets first woman Director
November 4, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: P.V. Ushakumari, who was serving as the Deputy General Manager and Head of Airside Operations of Kozhikode (Karipur) International Airport, has been appointed as the seventh and first woman Director of Mysore Airport at Mandakalli. She assumed charge on Oct. 31. Her appointment as the first female Director of Mysore Airport marks a significant…
Moments after inauguration… Statue of Devaraj Urs sparks dissent over facial features
November 4, 2025Doesn’t resemble late leader, say many; sculptors cite daughter’s supervision Mysore/Mysuru: A day after the unveiling of the statue of former Chief Minister late D. Devaraj Urs at the premises of the new Deputy Commissioner’s Office in Siddarthanagar, Mysuru, dissenting voices have emerged over the statue’s appearance, which many say bears little resemblance to Devaraj…
Film City Project to take off soon: CM
November 4, 2025160 acres of land at Himmavu in Nanjangud taluk handed over to Department of Information and Public Relations; DPR to be ready this December Mysore/Mysuru: The long awaited Film City project is set to become a reality, with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asserting that, the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for proposed Film City will be ready…
State Film Awards presented in city
November 4, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: State Film Awards for the years 2018 and 2019 were conferred by the Department of Information and Public Relations, at a star studded ceremony, organised at KSOU Convocation Hall in city yesterday. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presented the awards, along with District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, MLAs K. Harishgowda and D. Ravishankar, MLCs Dr….
Rs. 200 cap on cinema ticket prices: SC stays order asking multiplexes to maintain ticket sale records
November 4, 2025New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday stayed the Karnataka High Court’s order directing cinema multiplexes across the State to maintain auditable accounts of every ticket sold during the pendency of a case challenging the State Government’s decision to cap ticket prices at Rs. 200. A Bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta…
Notebook manufacturing unit gutted near Udbur
November 4, 2025Loss estimated at Rs. 15 crore Mysore/Mysuru: A notebook manufacturing unit has been gutted in an accidental fire near Udbur, Jayapura Hobli in the taluk on Saturday. On Saturday night, a fire broke out at M.M. Paper Industries belonging to M. Shanthilal and soon flames engulfed the industry destroying manufacturing equipment, raw materials, finished products…
SBI holds campaign on unclaimed deposits
November 4, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: As part of the October to December-2025 campaign for settlement of unclaimed deposits in Bank accounts, the State Bank of India (SBI), the Lead Bank, Mysuru, launched a drive at Zilla Panchayat (ZP) auditorium in city yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, Lead Bank SBI Chief Manager Vadiraj Deshpande said that the campaign has been…















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