Mysore/Mysuru: Amid the raging controversy over the selection of International Booker Prize winner, Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq, to inaugurate Nada Habba Mysuru Dasara 2025, former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha has moved High Court (HC) against the State Government’s decision to select Banu Mushtaq. In a writ petition filed today, Simha has made Karnataka Government, Department…
Jumbo neglect !
September 6, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The iconic elephant sculpture fountain at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Circle, popularly known as Highway Circle, has fallen into shocking neglect, becoming a victim to the apathy of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). Once a visual delight as the Dasara procession passes through this Circle and is viewed across the globe, has now turned into…
Zero Traffic for Dasara jumbos
September 6, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The City Police have deployed Zero Traffic (Green Corridor) to facilitate the smooth exercise of Dasara elephants, taken on a routine walk from Mysore Palace to Bannimantap in the morning and evening hours. The new norm has been enforced, in view of the safety of pachyderms, following a report published on Aug. 30 in…
Mahouts, Kavadis get traditional healing touch
September 6, 2025Panchakarma care, massage for knee, waist, joint pains; treatments for skin, arthritis and gynaecological disorders Mysore/Mysuru: Mahouts, kavadis and their family members, who have accompanied the Dasara elephants housed in Mysore Palace premises, are being given Panchakarma treatment by Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) Dept. for various ailments. These include pain…
Mysuru Dasara website launched
September 6, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru District Administration launched a new website for this year’s Dasara to be held from Sept. 22 to Oct. 2. The website was launched by District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa on Sept. 4. People can log on to https://mysoredasara.gov.in/ to view the list of programmes and schedules and also purchase tickets for various events…
State Govt. spending Rs. 65,000 crore annually for education sector: CM
September 6, 2025Bengaluru: Asserting that the State Congress Government is giving top priority for education, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said his Government is spending Rs. 65,000 crore annually for the education sector. The CM was speaking at the Teachers’ Day celebration organised at Vidhana Soudha Banquet Hall here yesterday. Reminiscing his early schooling days, he said he got…
Posing as Mumbai Police… Cyber crooks dupe Mysuru woman of Rs. 27.50 lakh
September 6, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: A shocking case of cyber fraud has surfaced in Mysuru city, where a 59-year-old woman, a Government employee from Brindavan Layout 1st Stage, was tricked and coerced into transferring a staggering Rs. 27,49,999 from her and her husband’s bank accounts. The fraudsters, posing as Mumbai Crime Branch officials, threatened her under the guise of…
Jaguar dies at Mysuru Zoo
September 6, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Zoo announced the death of its male jaguar, Vikram, on Friday morning around 9 am. The 7.7-year-old big cat succumbed to severe liver and kidney failure after being under treatment for anorexia over the past two days. Vikram, one of the star attractions of the Zoo, was a favourite among visitors for…
Make hassle-free arrangements for ‘Jumboo Savari’: Ex-Mayor
September 6, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mayor Sandesh Swamy has urged the District Administration to make adequate arrangements for the people to watch the traditional Jumboo Savari procession, without any ado. The DC, who holds the additional responsibility as Dasara Special Officer, should ensure that, the people won’t experience any inconvenience, that is witnessed every year especially after the…
‘Rotary Adarsha Shikshaka’ awards presented to teachers
September 6, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Devaraja Girls PU College Principal Dr. M.G. Ramanand, Kuvempunagar KPS (Karnataka Public School) Associate teacher Basavaraj and H.D. Kote Taluk Bachegowdanahalli Government Higher Primary School Associate Teacher B.B. Savitha were conferred with ‘Rotary Adarsha Shikshaka’ award at a programme organised by Rotary Mysore North at Rotary Bhavan in Vijayanagar Railway Layout, marking the Teachers’…















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