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138-tonne seized sandalwood auction
Forest Department auction on Mar. 25; base price Rs. 1.25 crore; bid value to go up to Rs. 3 crore Mysore/Mysuru: For the first time in more than 10 years, the Karnataka…
15 Mar 2026 · 2 min read
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Male elephants outnumber females at forest camps
Skewed sex ratio: Of 78 elephants in 8 camps, 64 are males, 9 are females, 5 are female calves Mysore/Mysuru: Elephant camps in Kodagu and Chamarajanagar districts that supply elephants for the…
15 Mar 2026 · 3 min read
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Lalitha Mahal Grounds fenced
Mysore Royal Family puts up ‘Private Property’ boards Mysore/Mysuru: The erstwhile Mysore Royal Family has begun fencing the open grounds in front of Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel, popularly known as Lalitha Mahal…
15 Mar 2026 · 4 min read
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Kempegowda Circle flyover works: Ensure movement of smooth traffic: MP Yaduveer
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar yesterday inspected the progress of the ongoing flyover works at Kempegowda Circle (Manipal Hospital Junction) on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway, being carried out by National Highways Authority…
15 Mar 2026 · 2 min read
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S.R. Mahesh urges crackdown on LPG cylinder black market
Mysore/Mysuru: Alleging that some vested interests were indulged in hoarding and black marketing of LPG cylinders for creation of artificial shortage, former Minister and senior JD(S) leader S.R. Mahesh urged the State…
15 Mar 2026 · 2 min read
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Hoteliers demand 25 percent LPG cylinder supply to hotel industry
Mysore/Mysuru: With the entire country grappling with LPG cylinder crisis due to war in the Gulf, the Mysuru Hotel Owners Association has urged the Government to route at least 25 percent of…
15 Mar 2026 · 2 min read
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CSIR-CFTRI develops Mobile Processing Unit for Northeast Region
Meghalaya Governor C.H. Vijayashankar inaugurates Unit Mysore/Mysuru: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, has developed a Mobile Processing Unit (MPU) for Northeast Region for processing of fruits and vegetables. This was…
15 Mar 2026 · 1 min read
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Centre committed to support sports: Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya
Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs lays foundation for multi-purpose sports stadium costing Rs. 14 crore Mandya: The Government of India, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has provided…
15 Mar 2026 · 2 min read
Feature Articles
Wildlife, her calling
Passion for wildlife drives Zoo Director P. Anusha to break barriers in Forest Service Anusha, Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) and the Executive Director of Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, popular as Mysuru…
15 Mar 2026 · 5 min read
Columns
Runaway reminiscences of rail travel and rail travel reading!
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD In this fourth episode of the reminiscences of my rail journeys from the past, I would like to point out that I am finding it rather…
15 Mar 2026 · 8 min read
Voice of The Reader
Eiffel Tower in Hebbal?
Sir, As a resident of Hebbal 2nd Stage in Mysuru, it is a matter of concern to see a structure resembling a replica of the Eiffel Tower coming up suddenly in a…
15 Mar 2026 · 1 min read
Photo News
Ramzan get-together held
Narasimharaja (NR) MLA Tanveer Sait, who was felicitated for organising a get-together as part of Ramzan fasting at Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel in city on Friday, is seen with District in-Charge Minister…
15 Mar 2026 · 1 min read
Obituary
Ahalya Vadiraj
Ahalya Vadiraj (68), wife of retired KPTCL employee Vadiraj and a resident of Kuvempunagar 'K' Block, passed away following brief illness on her birthday yesterday. She leaves behind her husband, one daughter,…
15 Mar 2026 · 1 min read
Obituary
Shaheda Banu
Shaheda Banu (66), wife of businessman Mohammed Zaheerulla and a resident of Siddique Nagar, passed away following brief illness yesterday in city. She leaves behind her husband, one son, two daughters and…
15 Mar 2026 · 1 min read
Events Tomorrow
Events TOMORROW - march 16: University of Mysore, Consortium for Educational Communication, New Delhi & EMRC, Manasagangothri
Inauguration of 2-Day National Seminar on ‘Transforming Education for the Future Intelligent, Inclusive & Immersive Learning,’ Bahadur Institute of Management Studies (BIMS), Hunsur Road, 10.30 am.…
15 Mar 2026 · 1 min read
Events Today
Events today - march 15: Avadhoota Datta Peetham
4k Projection Mapping on 45-ft tall Karya Siddhi Hanuman statue, Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda (SGS) Ashram, Dattanagar, Nanjangud Road, (3 Shows) 7.10 pm, 7.40 pm and 8.10 pm.…
15 Mar 2026 · 1 min read
Events Today
Events today - march 15: Rangayana
Staging of play ‘Handi-Mandi’ (based on ‘Animal Farm’ of George Orwell), directed by Shakeel Ahmed, Bhoomigeeta auditorium, Rangayana premises, 6.30 pm.…
15 Mar 2026 · 1 min read
Events Today
Events today - march 15: Rangavalli, Mysuru
Staging of comedy play ‘Parameshi Prema Prasanga,’ written by Srinivas Prabhu and directed by Raviprasad, Mini Theatre, Kalamandira premises, 6.30 pm.…
15 Mar 2026 · 1 min read
Events Today
Events today - march 15: Parampare, Mysuru and Bannanje Govindacharya Pratishtana, Bengaluru
‘Bannanje 90ra Vishwa Namana,’ Dr. H.V. Nagaraja Rao presides and delivers main speech, retd. VC of Karnataka Sanskrit University Prof. Mallepuram G. Venkatesh delivers keynote address, artist Ganjifa Raghupathi Bhat, retd. Director…
15 Mar 2026 · 1 min read
In Briefs
Free eye camp
NJS Charitable Trust, in association with Mysuru Veerashaiva Sajjana Sangha and Aravinda Eye Hospital, Coimbatore, have organised a free eye screening camp at Kanti Mallanna Kalyana Mandira, Kabir Road, Mandi Mohalla, from…
15 Mar 2026 · 1 min read
In Briefs
Anti-Obesity camp
JSS Ayurveda Hospital, located on Lalithadripura Road, Alanahalli in city, has organised an ‘Anti-Obesity Camp’ at its premises from Mar. 16 to 31. Camp will be open from 9.30 am to 4.30…
15 Mar 2026 · 1 min read
In Briefs
Public meeting of Hootagalli CMC
Hootagalli CMC (City Municipal Council) has convened a meeting of residents coming under its limits, at its office in Hootagalli at 3 pm on Mar. 17, to hear opinions and suggestions of…
15 Mar 2026 · 1 min read
In Briefs
Staging of 9-hour play ‘VachanaKalyana’: Calling artistes, singers
The Kannada and Culture Department has invited applications from interested theatre artistes and singers (men and women) for performing in ‘VachanaKalyana,’ a 9-hour-long play conceptualised by the Department. Artistes aged between 18…
15 Mar 2026 · 1 min read
In Briefs
Events today - march 15: Mysore Fashion Week
Season-8, Silent Shores Resort, Spa and Convention Centre, 5 pm onwards.…
15 Mar 2026 · 1 min read