Draped in Mysore Silk sarees, 100 women to petition Mysuru DC against stadium Mysore/Mysuru: In a show of solidarity with Mysore’s silk heritage, over 100 women draped in traditional Mysore Silk sarees will call on Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy at his office tomorrow (Mar. 4), urging him to drop the proposed construction of…
MUDA 50:50 sites scam: DC responds to letter; assures review, action
March 2, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy, who is also the Chairman of the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA), has assured that necessary action will be taken regarding the alleged illegal allotment of sites under the 50:50 ratio scheme by the erstwhile Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). In his reply to a letter written by State…
MLC Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah moots development of Karanji Lake
February 27, 2026ZAK, the custodian of lake, asked to prepare an estimate for development works Mysore/Mysuru: MLC Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah and Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy inspected Karanji Lake Nature Park yesterday, to explore the possibilities of taking up development works. Yathindra, collected information about the present status of the lake area from Zoo Authority of Karnataka…
80 child marriages in 2024 & 2025 despite preventive efforts, rues Mysuru DC
February 20, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: “Child marriage is often wrongly viewed as the sole responsibility of the Department of Women and Child Development. In reality, eliminating child marriage requires coordinated action from the Education, Health and other Departments,” said Mysuru Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy while addressing a workshop on making Mysuru a child-marriage-free district at Kalamandira in…
Printing Cluster delegation submits memorandum to DC
February 20, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: A delegation comprising Cluster Director Rashmi Koti, along with General Secretary of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Council Suresh Kumar Jain, recently submitted a memorandum to Mysuru Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy seeking approval of the project and allotment of land to SPV Units of Printers Cluster Common Facility Centre project of the…
Timely treatment key to make India leprosy-free: Mysuru DC
February 3, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy has given a call to those having symptoms of leprosy to avail treatment on time, to achieve the target of building a Leprosy-Free India. He was speaking after releasing the posters of Leprosy Awareness Campaign at Zilla Panchayat Hall in city recently. Reddy said, leprosy is one among the…
Farmers allege official apathy in getting their works done
January 4, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Farmer leaders, who attended a meeting convened by KPCC Spokesperson M. Lakshmana with Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy at the ZP Hall here yesterday, aired their disappointment over the style of functioning of officials and staff and rampant corruption at the Tahsildar Office. During the meeting, the farmer leaders alleged that the Tahsildar…
DC releases MDJA diary & calendar
December 30, 2025Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy and Managing Director of Siddharta Group P.V. Giri, who released the 2026 diary and calendar brought out by Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) at a programme held at Pathrakarthara Bhavan in city this morning, seen with MDJA President K. Deepak, Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer (CEO) S. Ukesh Kumar,…
DC mulls ban on gas-filled balloons
December 26, 2025Balloon blasts in 2018 and 2019 injured over 20 people, raising safety concerns Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration is considering imposing a ban on balloon-filling using gas cylinders in the wake of the deadly cylinder blast near the Jayamarthanda Gate of Mysore Palace. The activity is being viewed as highly hazardous, particularly in crowded public…
Pulse Polio campaign tomorrow
December 20, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy said that Pulse Polio campaign will be held across the district tomorrow (Dec.21). Presiding over a preliminary meeting at ZP Hall here, Lakshmikanth Reddy said that parents should get their children aged under 5 years immunised with oral polio drops. Pointing out that the Pulse Polio campaign is being…














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