Mysore/Mysuru: Following the detection of Glanders — a contagious and serious zoonotic equine disease — in a horse at the Mysore Race Club Ltd (MRC), which led to its death on Dec. 17 and the subsequent suspension of all racing activities, a high alert has been sounded at the Mysuru Zoo, located adjacent to the…
Mysore/Mysuru: All racing activities at the Mysore Race Club Ltd (MRC) have been suspended until further orders following the detection of Glanders, a contagious and serious equine disease, in one of its horses. Glanders is a contagious and often fatal zoonotic disease caused by Burkholderia mallei, primarily affecting horses, donkeys and mules, but also transmissible…
Cold wave tightens grip on Mysuru, Kodagu, Mandya, Hassan Mysore/Mysuru: Southern Karnataka districts are experiencing a sharp winter chill, with both day and night temperatures dipping well below seasonal averages. Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre’s (KSNDMC) district-wise minimum temperatures recorded between 8.30 am on Dec. 19 and 8 am on Dec. 20 show Mysuru…
Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy said that Pulse Polio campaign will be held across the district tomorrow (Dec.21). Presiding over a preliminary meeting at ZP Hall here, Lakshmikanth Reddy said that parents should get their children aged under 5 years immunised with oral polio drops. Pointing out that the Pulse Polio campaign is being…
Belagavi: A day after the Hate Speech Bill was passed by Karnataka Legislative Assembly, the Bill was also passed by Karnataka Legislative Council yesterday amid strong protest from Opposition parties BJP and JD(S), terming it as “draconian”, “direct attack on free speech” and “dangerous tool for political vendetta.” The Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes…
Mysore/Mysuru: Sringeri Sharada Mutt Junior Pontiff Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Swamiji, who arrived in city yesterday to take part in the ‘Stuti Shankara – Stotra Mahasamarpane’ programme organised as part of the Golden Jubilee (50 years) celebrations of Sringeri Sharada Mutt Seer Sri Bharati Tirtha Swamiji’s ‘Sanyasa Sweekara’ (Celibacy) at Mysore Palace premises at 4 pm…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mobile Health Clinics launched by the Labour Department have received a positive response from workers across Mysuru. Four mobile clinics deployed under the initiative are being widely utilised by workers to address their health needs. According to the Labour Department, nearly six lakh people, including 1,48,536 registered workers and their family members, have availed…
Station Master’s presence of mind: Miraculous escape for traveller Pandavapura: Abhijit Singh, Station Master at Pandavapura Railway Station of South Western Railways (SWR), Mysuru Division, displayed exemplary alertness and presence of mind by saving the life of a passenger on Dec. 13. Train No. 16219 was halting at the Station, a passenger named Shivaraju Katteri,…
Nanjangud: Alert bus driver of Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has saved the lives of 41 passengers on board, as the bus caught fire near Hosahalli gate in Nanjangud taluk, on Mysuru-Ooty National Highway yesterday. The bus (KL-15 A-2444) was going to Kerala from Mysuru, when a spark was noticed in the bus, due…
Urges to create awareness on control over lavish expenditure Mysore/Mysuru: Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana (BJS), Mysuru Chapter, felicitated 8 social volunteers for their outstanding services and contributions in city on Dec. 17 to mark International Volunteers Day. Those feted are Charter President of the Chapter Ashok Salecha and Charter Secretary Kanthilal Jain for their contributions in…
Glanders disease outbreak: Zoo on High AlertDecember 20, 2025
MRC suspends racing activities temporarilyDecember 20, 2025
Mysuru shivers as mercury dips to 8.4°CDecember 20, 2025
Pulse Polio campaign tomorrowDecember 20, 2025
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