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Wolf in Sheep’s clothing
Two go to help accident victim, ask for PhonePe PIN and loot him instead Hunsur: In the aftermath of road accidents, victims often face not only physical trauma but also opportunistic crimes,…
23 Dec 2025 · 2 min read
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Leopard carries away stray dog at Belavadi
CCTV camera captures incident Forest Department officials visit spot Mysore/Mysuru: A leopard attacked a stray dog and carried it away at Belavadi on the outskirts of the city late last night. The…
23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
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Bommenahalli Township gets MDA Board approval
20,000 sites to be formed in 2,113-acre land acquired combining four villages Mysore/Mysuru: For the first time in eight years, since the formation of Ravindranath Tagore Nagar (R.T. Nagar) in 2017-18, the…
23 Dec 2025 · 3 min read
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MDA to allot 300 Civic Amenities sites
CA site pricing to be decided per sq.ft. area guidance value Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has decided to allot 300 Civic Amenities (CA) sites across the city. A notification inviting…
23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
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Unsafe UGD pipeline works keep Aravinda Nagar residents wary
Mysore/Mysuru: The residents of Aravinda Nagar in the city are in a fix, following what they describe as unsafe and unscientific Underground Drainage (UGD) pipeline related works, being carried out by the…
23 Dec 2025 · 2 min read
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Health staff intensify Pulse Polio drive
Mysore/Mysuru: While Mysuru achieved 99% of its target by administering Pulse Polio drops to 2,20,327 children out of 2,22,084 children below five years of age on Dec. 21, the Health Department followed…
23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
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Hate Speech Bill curtails freedom of speech: BJP
Mysore/Mysuru: BJP activists, led by city BJP President and former MLA L. Nagendra, staged a protest near the Mini Vidhana Soudha in Nazarbad this morning, opposing the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate…
23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
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GSSS to come under patronage of Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham
Mysore/Mysuru: In a historic move aimed at merging excellence in education while upholding the traditions and values of Sanatana Dharma for millenia to come, the Management of Geetha Shishu Shikshana Sangha (GSSS),…
23 Dec 2025 · 2 min read
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KSRTC workers plan to hold strike in New Year
Bengaluru: Upset over the prolonged delay in the fulfilment of their demands, the KSRTC Staff and Workers Federation has planned to hold strike in the New Year, if their demands are not…
23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
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Must preserve palm leaf manuscripts: Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Swamiji
Junior pontiff of Sringeri Sharada Peetham releases books at Oriental Research Institute Mysore/Mysuru: Junior pontiff of Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Swamiji has said that it is our duty to…
23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
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Upgraded 30 kv EV fast-charging unit inaugurated at CESC
Mysore/Mysuru: The upgraded hi-tech 30 kv Electric Vehicles (EV) fast-charging facility was inaugurated at Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) Limited office in Vijayanagar 2nd Stage here yesterday. The facility was inaugurated by…
23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
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Task Force to aid MDA encroachment clearance
Unhappy with performance, MDA to reconstitute its legal panel Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) is set to have a dedicated Task Force to provide security to its officers and staff during…
23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
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Sharada Devi statue to be installed at Sharadadevinagar: MLA GTD
Mysore/Mysuru: Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) said that following public demand, a statue of Sharada Devi will be installed at Sharadadevinagar in the city. He was speaking at Sharada Maate Jayanthyotsava organised…
23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
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Illegal power connections: CESC registers 31 cases, imposes Rs. 2.17 lakh fine
Mysore/Mysuru: Acting tough on those who had drawn power illegally, the staff and officials of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) Limited Vigilance Squad, who conducted operations in their jurisdiction have registered a…
23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
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Jos Alukkas announces new Brand Ambassador
Kochi: Jos Alukkas, one of India’s most trusted jewellery houses for over six decades, has announced actor Dulquer Salmaan as its Brand Ambassador. Over the years, Dulquer has emerged as a rare…
23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
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Nrutya Sambhrama-2025 dance event tomorrow
Mysore/Mysuru: Nrutya Swara, Mysuru - Academy of Performing Arts has organised Nrutya Sambhrama-2025 at Mini Theatre in Kalamandira premises at 6 pm tomorrow (Dec. 24). Around 30 students of Nrutya Swara, aged…
23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
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Shirur Mutt Swamiji arriving in city
Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Krishna Mitramandali and Sri Krishna Trust will accord a warm welcome to Shirur Mutt Seer Sri Vedavardhana Theertha Swamiji, who will be arriving in the city tomorrow (Dec.24) evening to…
23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
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‘Yoga book must find place in every house’
Mysore/Mysuru: “Apart from possessing a copy of Bhagavadgita, every household should have a book on yoga too”, said Srirangapatna’s Chandravana Ashram Seer Sri Trinetra Mahanta Swamiji. He was speaking at the Silver…
23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
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Christmas celebrated at Mysuru Central Prison
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City unit of the Prison Ministry of India (PMI) had organised Christmas celebration in Mysuru Central Prison in city on Dec. 18. Bishop of Mysuru Most Rev. Dr. Francis…
23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
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Konkani Christian Assn. celebrates Christmas
Mysore/Mysuru: The Konkani Christian Association (KCA), Mysuru, celebrated Christmas on Sunday (Dec. 21) at their Konkan Bhavan in Vijayanagar 2nd Stage. The event commenced with Holy Mass in Konkani at 4 pm…
23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
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Apollo BGS Hospitals launches Adult Vaccination Clinic in Mysuru
Mysore/Mysuru: Apollo BGS Hospitals launched its Adult Vaccination Clinic at the hospital lobby in Mysuru yesterday marking a significant step in preventive healthcare and adult immunisation awareness. The launch event was attended…
23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
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Women among three go missing from city
Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, two women are among three persons, who have gone missing from city. In the first case, a 25-year-old woman has gone missing since Aug. 10 from city. The…
23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
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Neglect of Old DC Office
Sir, After the Deputy Commissioner’s Office shifted to the new premises, the old DC Office building — an iconic heritage structure — appears to have been neglected. It is distressing to note…
23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
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K.T. Balakrishna elected as Mysore Race Club Chairman
Mysuru: K.T. Balakrishna, IPS (retd.), has been elected as the Chairman & Senior Steward of the Mysore Race Club (MRC) Ltd., for the official year 2025-26, at the Managing Committee Meeting held…
23 Dec 2025 · 1 min read