Check-posts to curb drunken driving Mysore/Mysuru: With Mysuru geared up to welcome 2026, the City Police has issued a set of guidelines for safe New Year’s Eve celebrations on Dec. 31 and has directed hotels, restaurants, clubs, resorts, homestays, service apartments, apartments, associations, malls and organisations to conclude celebrations before 1 am. City Police Commissioner…
Chamundi Hill out of bounds from 7 pm tomorrow
December 30, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The City Police have announced restrictions on entry to Chamundi Hill after 7 pm on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31. Entry to Chamundi Hill will not be permitted from Uttanahalli Gate, Devivana Gate, Chamundi Hill steps and Lalitha Mahal Gate after 7 pm, while entry through the Thavarekatte Gate will also be restricted after…
Disproportionate assets case: Lokayukta raids DCF, RFO
December 30, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Chamarajanagar Lokayukta Police conducted simultaneous raids on the offices and properties of two top Forest Department officers and their relatives in Mysuru city, Gundlupet in Chamarajanagar district and Bengaluru this morning. Following the registration of cases alleging possession of assets disproportionate to their known sources of income at the Chamarajanagar Lokayukta Dy.SP’s office, the…
Vaikunta Ekadashi: Devotees throng Lord Vishnu Temples across city
December 30, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Thousands of devotees thronged various temples, especially those dedicated to Lord Vishnu, across the city this morning as part of Vaikunta Ekadashi celebrations. Vaikunta Ekadashi falls on the 11th day of Dhanur Masa according to the Hindu calendar. Devotees queued up at the temples since early in the morning to pay their obeisance to…
Mysuru dreams big but bus shelters decay
December 30, 2025Neglected bus shelters expose huge gaps in civic planning, infrastructure Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru city’s civic administration continues to dream of grand projects such as Greater Mysuru, townships, a peripheral ring road and flyovers, but the reality on the ground tells a different story. Basic public facilities remain neglected, with the condition of passenger shelters in BEML…
Bengaluru’s Kogilu Layout eviction drive: State dancing to Kerala tune: BJP Spokesperson Mahesh
December 30, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: BJP State Spokesperson M.G. Mahesh has alleged that the State Government is acting like a puppet of Kerala, by deciding to build houses for those who were evicted in a recent demolition drive at Kogilu Layout in Bengaluru. Addressing media at BJP Office in Chamarajapuram yesterday, he said, ‘for the sake of Muslim vote…
Congress leader accused of illegal registration of sites
December 30, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Senior Advocate S. Arunkumar has accused senior Congress leader of Mysuru district Doddaswamegowda, who is the father of K.R. Nagar Congress MLA D. Ravishankar, of illegally registering sites in the name of 12 persons, including his uncle Nagaraj, when he served as President of BEML Housing Co-operative Society at Bengaluru. Addressing a press meet…
PM’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ has touched the hearts of people: Simha
December 30, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivering his last ‘Mann Ki Baat’ of the year on Sunday, former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha said that PM Modi has been sharing some important matters with the people of the nation and there is no doubt that his talks have touched the hearts of people. Responding to the…
Prof. Buttiyanda K. Thelma is Coorg Person of the Year-2025
December 30, 2025The scientist behind first genetic study of Kodavas Mysore/Mysuru: Prof. B.K. Thelma, the scientist behind first genetic study of Kodavas (Coorgs), is Coorg Person of the Year-2025. The origin of Kodavas in the State of Karnataka has been a standing riddle for ethnologists all these years. The credit for solving the mystery behind the origin…
Case of missing girl ends in youth’s suicide
December 30, 2025T. Narasipur: A 23-year-old youth ended his life by hanging himself after the girl he was in love with went missing. After the girl went missing, villagers allegedly assaulted and threatened him and he was depressed over the developments. The incident took place at B. Seehalli village under Bannur Police limits in the taluk. The…














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