Protest staged along with progressive organisations at ZP office premises Mysore/Mysuru: Demanding the revocation of order allotting land at Gudumadanahalli in Varuna hobli, Mysuru taluk, to build a NIMHANS-like hospital, hundreds of farmers took out a padayatra from the proposed hospital site to the Chief Minister’s Office at Zilla Panchayat (ZP) premises on Krishnaraja Boulevard…
Farmers plan padayatra to CM’s office in city on May 15
May 13, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Demanding cancellation of land allotted for building NIMHANS-like hospital at Gudumadanahalli in Varuna hobli in the district, farmers under the banner of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha, from Mysuru, Chamarajanagar and Kodagu districts, will be taking out a padayatra from Gudumadanahalli to Chief Minister’s office located at Zilla Panchayat office premises on Krishnaraja Boulevard in…
NIMHANS-like hospital Pourakarmika Okkuta stages protest demanding early works
May 13, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Pressing for the early launch of works for the construction of NIMHANS-like hospital at Gudumadanahalli in Varuna hobli of Mysuru, Karnataka Pourakarmikara Sanghatanegala Okkuta District Committee staged a protest in front of Deputy Commissioner’s office at Siddarthanagar in the city this morning. The protesters said that 20-acre land belonging to Government, is available at…
CM’s MLC son accused of displacing farmers for hospital plan
May 10, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been misled regarding the construction of NIMHANS-like hospital at Gudumadanahalli in the taluk, activist Ugranarasimhegowda alleged that the coterie of Chief Minister’s MLC son Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah is hellbent on ousting the farmers from their farmlands in the name of hospital construction and pushing them to the streets….
NIMHANS-like hospital plan on green belt faces protest
April 27, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Environmentalists and farmers have strongly opposed the Karnataka Government’s decision to set up a NIMHANS-like hospital on land in Survey Numbers 60, 68 and 8 in Gudamadanahalli in Varuna hobli of Mysuru taluk, urging authorities to identify an alternative site. The proposed hospital, planned with state-of-the-art facilities, is expected to cater to the healthcare…
Raitha Sangha protests NIMHANS-like Hospital in Mysuru
April 8, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Members of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) accompanied by villagers staged a protest demanding authorities to stop the works on constructing NIMHANS-like Hospital on a land located at Sy. Nos. 60, 68 and 8 of Gudamadanahalli in Varuna hobli, Mysuru taluk, yesterday. The protesters, who arrived atthe spot when officials were levelling the land…
NIMHANS branch to come up in Mysuru; Rs. 50 crore sanctioned
October 17, 2025Bengaluru: The State Cabinet has approved the establishment of branches of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) at the Medical College Hospitals in Mysuru and Kalaburagi, with an allocation of Rs. 100 crore. Following the model of Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, which has expanded across various regions of the State, the…
Week-long Mental Health Awareness Campaign: Positive thinking is an important aspect of mental health: NIMHANS Professor
November 12, 2024Mysuru: “Mental health is very important for the overall health of a human being and positive thinking is an important aspect of mental health,” said Professor Dr. E. Aravind Raj, Additional Professor, Department of Psychiatric Social Work at National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru. He was speaking at the inaugural function of…
Free mental health sessions at Schools, Colleges in Mysuru, Kodagu
November 3, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Mind and Matter Charitable Trust will conduct free mental health sessions in Schools and Colleges throughout Mysuru and Kodagu districts this month to increase awareness about mental health among parents, teachers and students. For this, it is collaborating with the Department of Psychiatric Social Work at the National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro…
India making strides in health care: NIMHANS Director Dr. Pratima Murthy
April 22, 2023205 students receive MBBS Degrees, 11 get gold medals and 12 cash prizes at JSS Medical College Graduation Day Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. Pratima Murthy, Director of National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, has said “Undoubtedly India is making huge strides in health care, but we still have miles to go and millions to…















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