Forest Department places cage to trap the crocodiles Palahalli: Following complaints from villagers that two crocodiles had devoured their goats in Virija Canal near Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary in Srirangapatna taluk, the Forest Department personnel have swung into action to trap the crocs. Initially, the Forest staff had spread nets in the canal to catch the…
Mysore/Mysuru: With the by-poll for MCC Ward 36 scheduled to take place on Sept.3, the Election Commission has directed all Government Offices, Educational Institutions, Public Sector Units and Private Companies and Offices to declare a paid holiday for their staff on that date in order to enable them to cast their vote. In a release,…
Urges Mysuru District Savitha Samaja President Mysore/Mysuru: “Declare barbers as unorganised workers,” demanded President of Mysuru District Savitha Samaja N.R. Nagesh. During a programme held at the Savitha Samaja Office in Tilaknagar, where grocery kits were distributed by the Labour Department to all workers recently, Nagesh said, “It has been 74 years since India got…
Mysore/Mysuru: Seeking fulfilment of their various demands, which chiefly included dropping of privatisation and Corporatisation moves, Railway employees, under the banner of Nairuthya Railway Mazdoor Sangh (NRMS), staged a demonstration in front of the Divisional Railway Manager’s (DRM) office near the City Railway Station here yesterday. The demands included filling up of vacancies in safety…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to control traffic on selected roads coming under Krishnaraja (KR) Traffic Police, City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta on Aug. 30 has issued an order pertaining to ‘Parking’ and ‘No Parking’ on New Kantharaj Urs Road. The said road comes under KR Traffic Police limits and also under Saraswathipuram Police (Law and…
Mysore/Mysuru: Saraswathipuram Police have taken two persons into custody on suspicion of murdering an auto driver, who was reported missing and are interrogating the suspects. An auto driver, residing at Sharadadevinagar, had gone missing about three-four days ago and his family members had lodged a missing complaint with Saraswathipuram Police. The Police, while conducting investigation,…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Traffic Police, who are conducting drives to clear footpath encroachments, continued their drives in city yesterday and have registered a total of 11 cases besides collecting Rs. 3,000 as fines from encroachers. Yesterday, Krishnaraja, Narasimharaja, Siddarthanagar and V.V. Puram Traffic Police personnel conducted the drives on New Kantharaj Urs Road, Kabir Road,…
Gundlupet: Three elephants from Rampura Elephant Camp in Bandipur — Chaitra, Lakshmi and Parthasarathy — are likely to take part in this year’s Dasara celebrations in Mysuru. These elephants have been identified in the primary stage of the selection process. Yesterday, a team of Forest Officials led by Mysuru DCF Dr. K. Karikalan visited the…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a letter to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, K.C. Biddappa, Senior Vice-President, ITC Ltd., (retd.) and Past President of Coorg Wildlife Society, has said that though the Forest Department is trying to control elephant menace through solar fencing and Railway track barricades, they have proved ineffective. “Proper fencing like tentacle fencing, radio collaring, clearing…
Mysore/Mysuru: Frequent falling of twigs and branches of trees on the road adjacent to Amma Complex at DVC Layout in Ramakrishnanagar E&F Block is causing a lot of problems to the residents especially motorists who travel on this road risking their lives. “Twigs and branches of the trees on this particular road are falling frequently…
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