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Assembly Elections
New Delhi: Counting of votes for the 2026 Assembly elections in West Bengal, Assam, Keralam, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry is underway since 8 am today, with early trends throwing up a few…
4 May 2026 · 2 min read
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TVK eyes power in very first elections
Six-decade DMK-AIADMK dominance faces disruption in Tamil Nadu Chennai: If actor-turned-politician ‘Ilayathalapathy’ Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), which has emerged as the single largest party in early trends in Tamil Nadu and…
4 May 2026 · 2 min read
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Karnataka By-elections: Congress retains Bagalkot and Davanagere South
Bengaluru: Even as the Congress party faced rout in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Assam Assembly polls, except for Keralam, where it is all set to form the next government along…
4 May 2026 · 1 min read
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Rising LPG prices: Public backlash likely: KPCC
Mysore/Mysuru: KPCC spokesperson M. Lakshmana warned of a public backlash over the steep hike in prices of commercial LPG cylinders and other essential commodities. Addressing reporters at Congress Bhavan in the city…
4 May 2026 · 1 min read
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Sringeri Assembly Elections – 2023: Postal ballot recount hands victory to BJP’s Jeevaraj
Chikkamagalur: D.N. Jeevaraj of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been declared the winner from the Sringeri Assembly Constituency in Chikkamagalur district, defeating Congress MLA T. D. Rajegowda by a margin of…
4 May 2026 · 1 min read
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Chamundi Hill Nandi Statue Road works in final phase
Marking for deck construction work to drain rainwater begins Mysore/Mysuru: The retaining wall works between the View Point and the Nandi Statue atop Chamundi Hill is nearing completion, with the focus now…
4 May 2026 · 2 min read
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Killer curve Can a rope stop a fall?
Mysore/Mysuru: A hazardous curved stretch on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway between St. Philomena’s College and Kempegowda Circle (Manipal Hospital signal junction), flanked by an open roadside drain, has become a major safety concern…
4 May 2026 · 2 min read
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Arjuna Memorial at Hassan to open on May 6
Mysore/Mysuru: Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Eshwar B. Khandre has announced that a memorial at the burial site of Arjuna, the famed Dasara elephant, will be inaugurated on Wednesday (May 6) at…
4 May 2026 · 1 min read
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Launch of ‘Hrudaya Spandana’ Elder Care Centre on May 7
Mysore/Mysuru: With the aim of introducing an innovative model for the care of destitute and homeless senior citizens, HEARt Organisation is set to launch the ‘Hrudaya Spandana’ Elder Care Centre in Mysuru…
4 May 2026 · 1 min read
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Masala Dosa ranks 6th in world’s best pancakes list
New Delhi: South India’s breakfast king, the humble Masala Dosa, has secured the sixth spot on TasteAtlas’ list of the world’s 50 best pancakes, sharing space with global favourites such as French…
4 May 2026 · 1 min read
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Selfie Factory, a new attraction at GRS Fantasy Park in Mysuru
Mysore/Mysuru: GRS Fantasy Park has opened GRS Selfie Factory, a 4,000 sq.ft. photo attraction with 20-plus themed sets at its facility located on Outer Ring Road in Metagalli, Mysuru. The facility had…
4 May 2026 · 2 min read
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Mason loses vision after being assaulted by Head Constable
K.R. Nagar: A man, who had gone to a bar to fetch liquor, was allegedly assaulted by a Head Constable (HC) in mufti resulting in the man losing his vision. While the…
4 May 2026 · 1 min read
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House burgled in city
Mysore/Mysuru: Burglars, who entered house through the balcony, have made away with 14 grams gold jewellery from the house. The burglary took place at the house of Natiha Khanum in Narasimharaja (NR)…
4 May 2026 · 1 min read
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Baby among three killed in car-lorry collision
Gundlupet: A three-year-old baby is among three persons, who lost their lives in a road accident between a truck transporting mud illegally and a car near Maddayyanahundi in the taluk yesterday. Seven…
4 May 2026 · 1 min read
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Modi to visit BJP HQ this evening
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the BJP headquarters in Delhi today (May 4) evening, as election trends indicate a win for the saffron party in West Bengal and Assam.…
4 May 2026 · 1 min read
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World Immunisation Day at JSS
Mysore/Mysuru: The Department of General Medicine, JSS Medical College & Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research (JSS AHER), observed World Immunisation Day-2026 at JSS Hospital recently. The event was inaugurated…
4 May 2026 · 1 min read
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Davanagere South By-polls: Strong rooms broken as keys go missing
Davanagere: In what is termed a rare incident, the locks of three strong rooms where EVMs were stored at DRR School on PB Road here had to be broken this morning before…
4 May 2026 · 1 min read
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Nation's progress and security possible through research and innovation: Prof. K.S. Rangappa
Mysore/Mysuru: A one-day National Conference on 'Current Research and Innovations in Chemical Sciences-2026' (CRICS-2026) was organised by the Department of Chemistry, JSS College for Women (Autonomous), Saraswathipuram, Mysuru, recently. In his keynote…
4 May 2026 · 2 min read
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DMK workers remove tents, party banners
Will TVK-AIADMK ally to form Tamil Nadu Government? Chennai: Supporters of Tamil Nadu’s DMK expressed their anger by uprooting some party banners and poles at their office in Chennai after the assembly…
4 May 2026 · 1 min read
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‘War and Peace’ Cartoon Expo to mark World Cartoonists Day
Mysore/Mysuru: As part of World Cartoonists Day celebrations, ‘War and Peace’ Cartoon Expo by SOM Cartoonist & Fulbrighter M.V. Nagendra Babu has been organised at Mysore Art Gallery on Ramanuja Road in…
4 May 2026 · 1 min read
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Muslim Co-op. Bank fetes Neuro Surgeon
Mysore/Mysuru: The Muslim Co-operative Bank Ltd., New Sayyaji Rao Road, Mysuru, recently felicitated Neuro Surgeon Dr. Maqsood Ahmed at a function held at the Bank premises in city on him receiving a…
4 May 2026 · 1 min read
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Attempt to sell pangolin scales: One held, 320 grams pangolin scales, one cellphone seized
H.D. Kote: The Forest Department officials and staff have arrested a person who was trying to sell pangolin scales and have seized the scales of the endangered animal from him. The arrested…
4 May 2026 · 1 min read
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Selected for Karnataka Lalithakala Academy's Varnashree award
Mysore/Mysuru: City-based artist Sivakumara H. Doddarasinakere has been selected for the ‘Varnashree’ award given by Karnataka Lalithakala Academy for the year 2025-26. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 25,000 and…
4 May 2026 · 1 min read
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Gambling: 10 held, Rs. 53,010 stake money seized
Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, Varuna Police and Mysuru Rural Police, who raided gambling dens in their jurisdictions, have arrested a total of 10 gamblers and seized Rs. 53,010 stake money from them.…
4 May 2026 · 1 min read