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Midnight Murder
26-year-old youth hacked to death in Udayagiri Police Station limits Mysore/Mysuru: Close on the heels of a daylight assault at Rajivnagar on Sunday that left three people seriously injured, a youth was…
20 Jan 2026 · 3 min read
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Land conversion around Chamundi Hill: No illegality
MDA Commissioner Rakshith clarifies Mysore/Mysuru: Reacting to allegations by environmental activists that the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) had permitted the development of new housing layouts over nearly 50 acres abutting the forest…
20 Jan 2026 · 3 min read
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Caught on ‘sleaze video, audio’: DGP Ramachandra Rao suspended
Bengaluru: In a major embarrassment to the State Government, a video and audio clip allegedly showing a senior IPS officer behaving inappropriately with women went viral yesterday, triggering swift administrative action. To…
20 Jan 2026 · 2 min read
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City Congress demands Rs. 1,000 crore for GMCC
Conveys 15-point charter to CM via DC ahead of Budget Mysore/Mysuru: With Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the Finance portfolio, set to present the State Budget for 2025-26 in the first…
20 Jan 2026 · 3 min read
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BJP seeks inclusion of Varuna villages in GMCC
T. Narasipur: Following the Government’s official notification on the formation of the Greater Mysuru City Corporation (GMCC), BJP leaders from the Varuna Assembly Constituency, represented by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, have urged the…
20 Jan 2026 · 1 min read
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Hyder Ali Road levelling, widening works pick up
Mysore/Mysuru: The road levelling and widening project on Hyder Ali Road in Nazarbad is progressing at a rapid pace. The existing 10-metre-wide stretch is being expanded to 30 metres as part of…
20 Jan 2026 · 1 min read
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Fire safety norms: Relief soon for private hospitals
Mysore/Mysuru: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has assured private hospitals that the State Government will take steps to ease difficulties faced in implementing fire safety norms in older hospital buildings. He also…
20 Jan 2026 · 2 min read
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Property feud: Brother stabs brother to death
Elder brother, family members arrested for stabbing sibling 40 times: Mandya SP Mandya: Keregodu Police have arrested four persons on charges of stabbing a man to death at Mayappanahalli village in the…
20 Jan 2026 · 3 min read
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Pandavapura Police seize 10 kg ganja, three arrested
Mandya: In a major operation, Pandavapura Police seized 10.165 kg of dry ganja (marijuana), valued at Rs. 5 lakh, and arrested three men for allegedly attempting to sell the contraband. The accused…
20 Jan 2026 · 1 min read
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NPSI Mysore holds Community Outreach Programme near Saragur
Mysore/Mysuru: The students of Classes 8 and 11 of NPS International School, Mysore (NPSI Mysore), participated in a Community Outreach Programme at a tribal school near Saragur, H.D. Kote recently. The initiative…
20 Jan 2026 · 1 min read
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Shiv Sena launches Mysuru Unit
To contest in ZP, TP and GP polls Mysore/Mysuru: Shiv Sena has launched its Mysuru District Unit and announced that it would contest the upcoming Zilla Panchayat (ZP), Taluk Panchayat (TP) and…
20 Jan 2026 · 1 min read
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Noopura Nrithyalaya performs at JCAC’s Kala Saptami
A thoughtfully curated Bharatanatyam recital by Noopura Nrithyalaya, under the guidance of its Founder-Director Divya Prashant, was presented on Jan. 14 at JCAC, Mysuru, to a packed auditorium. The audience included a…
20 Jan 2026 · 1 min read
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SWR hosts Inter-Divisional Music Contest in Mysuru
Mysore/Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR) conducted an Inter-Divisional Music Competition at the Chamundi Officers’ Club, Mysuru, showcasing the rich cultural talent of railway employees and their family members. The event was inaugurated…
20 Jan 2026 · 2 min read
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Woman dies
Mysore/Mysuru: An unidentified woman, who was found lying sick near the ticket counter at City Railway Station on Jan. 13 and admitted to K.R. Hospital, has succumbed to illness at the hospital…
20 Jan 2026 · 1 min read
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Man goes missing
Mysore/Mysuru: A 43-year-old man has gone missing since Sept. 30, 2025, from city. The missing man is D. Nagaraju, a resident of Belavatta in city. He is 5.2 ft. tall, oval faced,…
20 Jan 2026 · 1 min read
Feature Articles
A Union for Animal Feeders !
Maneka Gandhi, former Member of Parliament (MP) in the Lok Sabha and the Founder-Chairperson of People For Animals (PFA), India’s largest animal welfare organisation, writes about the need for a Union to…
20 Jan 2026 · 2 min read
Voice of The Reader
Stray cattle, streetlight issues on Mahadevapura Main Road
Sir, I wish to draw the urgent attention of the MCC Commissioner to a serious and recurring hazard faced by residents and commuters along the Mahadevapura Main Road. This busy stretch —…
20 Jan 2026 · 1 min read
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Hari-Chethana team performs at BVB Mysuru Kendra
Vid. Hari & Vidu. Chethana and team — Nidhika, Sirisha, Varuni, Udisha and Seema Krishnan — of Noopur Performing Arts Centre, Bengaluru, presented Kathak at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB), Mysuru Kendra, on…
20 Jan 2026 · 1 min read
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Hindustani classical vocal concert held at Ninaada
Bengaluru-based vocalist Koushik Aithal presenting a Hindustani Classical Vocal Concert at #37, ‘Ninaada,’ Rishabh Siddhi Layout, Kergalli, Mysuru, on Jan. 18 as the 16th concert under the ‘Ninaada Gruha Sangeetha’ series organised…
20 Jan 2026 · 1 min read
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Moonlight music at Suttur Mutt
Vid. Shashank Subramanyam presenting a flute recital at Suttur Mutt, foot of Chamundi Hill, as part of its monthly moonlight music programme held on Jan. 3. He was accompanied by Vid. Nishanth…
20 Jan 2026 · 1 min read
Sports
Paramount Construction hosts badminton tourney for doctors
Mysuru: Paramount Construction Ventures recently organised 'Paramount Doctors Smash-2026,' an exclusive badminton tournament dedicated to doctors — our true healthcare heroes — at ARC Sports Zone in Hebbal, Mysuru. This unique sporting…
20 Jan 2026 · 2 min read
Sports
Annual sports meet held
Mysuru: Carmelvale International School, Rajivnagar, Mysuru, celebrated its Annual Sports Meet ‘Zenith’ with students from Preschool to Grade 6 taking part in various events held under the theme ‘Play with Passion, Run…
20 Jan 2026 · 1 min read
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Suttur Jathra concludes today
Lakhs of devotees witnessed the six-day Annual Suttur Jathra Mahotsava, celebrating Adijagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Shivayogi Mahaswamiji, the Founder of Suttur Mutt, which concluded with the valedictory of Cultural Fair & Exhibition this…
20 Jan 2026 · 1 min read
Obituary
C.P. Munisuvratha
C.P. Munisuvratha (90), senior advocate and a resident of K. Narasegowda Road, passed away this morning in the town. He leaves behind his wife Savithri, two sons, one daughter, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grand-children…
20 Jan 2026 · 1 min read