Chamarajanagar: Traffic on Chamarajanagar-Sathyamangala Road came to a standstill with hundreds of vehicles stranded for over six hours as a truck toppled on the road in the forest area at about 6.30 pm yesterday. The truck was finally cleared from the road at about 1.30 am today. A truck carrying goods toppled on the road…
Govt. orders closure of Jan Aushadhi Kendras in Government Hospitals
May 20, 2025Bengaluru: Dealing a blow to Jan Aushadhi Kendras, the State Government has ordered closure of all Jan Aushadhi Kendras functioning from Government Hospital premises. The order issued in this regard by the Under-Secretary of Health and Family Welfare Department, P.K. Sripathi said that, however, the order is not applicable to Jan Aushadhi Kendras located outside…
Pramoda Devi donates giant silver lamps to Tirumala Temple
May 20, 2025Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh): Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, member of the erstwhile Mysore royal family, has donated two giant silver lamps (Akhandams) to the Lord Venkateswara Temple in Tirumala. These traditional lamps, known as Akhandams, are kept perpetually lit inside the sanctum sanctorum. She was accompanied by royal scion Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, who is also the…
IMD issues Statewide alerts
May 20, 2025Mysuru: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Kodagu on Tuesday, May 20, warning of intense rainfall and possible disruptions. An orange alert has also been issued for nine districts for May 20 — Belagavi, Bagalkot, Dharwad, Shivamogga, Uttara Kannada, Haveri, Udupi, Chikkamagaluru and Dakshina Kannada — predicting heavy to very…
Visits to various Museums mark International Museum Day
May 20, 2025Mysuru: account of International Museum Day celebrations, the Department of Archaeology, Heritage and Museums had organised a special event ‘Museum on Wheels’ where participants visited various museums across Mysuru city on Sunday (May 18). The event, under the theme ‘The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities,’ was inaugurated by Department Commissioner A. Devaraju at…
Oriental Research Institute receives Vedapeetha Award
May 20, 2025Mysuru: The Oriental Research Institute (ORI), an affiliated institution of the University of Mysore, has been conferred with the prestigious Vedapeetha Award for the year 2025, in recognition of its outstanding contributions to oriental studies and research. The award was presented by Sri Bhandarikeri Matha, Udupi, at a ceremony held on May 9, 2025, in…
Mothers’ Day by Bharatiya Jain Sangathan
May 20, 2025Mysuru: Bharatiya Jain Sangathan (BJS) Mysore, celebrated Mothers’ Day in city recently. Mysore Ladies Wing Chairperson Sharmila Dhoka gave a brief introduction on mother and said, “There is no power in front of the power of a mother. Matrutva has the power of Shakti and Bhakti as Matha Marudevi, who gave birth to our first…
Chaitra edition of Champaka Kalaa Utsava held in city
May 20, 2025Mysuru: ‘Champaka Rashtreeya Kalaa Utsava,’ the monthly cultural flagship event of Champaka Educational and Cultural Trust, Mysuru, celebrated the ‘Chaitra’ edition on Chaitra Bahula Shashthi recently at the Academy premises in Ramakrishnanagar. The Utsava started with Bharatanatyam performance by disciples of Vidu. Preeti Venkatramu trained ably at her institution Nritya Gangotri School of Dance, Mysuru….
Bhagavad Gita Parayana for soldiers’ welfare
May 20, 2025Mysuru: Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji of city’s Sri Avadhoota Datta Peetham offered a special puja by reciting Bhagavad Gita at Sri Ganapathy Ashram in city on Sunday for the welfare of our soldiers. Sri Swamiji participated in the Bhagavad Gita Parayana at a function organised by International Gita Foundation at Ashram’s Nada Mantapa on Mysuru-Nanjangud…
Student falls from balcony, dies
May 20, 2025Mysuru: A student died after falling from the second floor balcony of her flat in an apartment building near Highway Circle on New Sayyaji Rao Road in the wee hours of Sunday. The deceased girl is Anika Ilayi (20), a final year B.Com student at a private college in city. It is suspected that the…















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