Mysuru: With 2024 drawing to a close, Mysuru gears up to welcome 2025 with heightened security and strict measures to ensure public safety during New Year’s Eve celebrations tonight. The Police have clarified that all celebrations must end at 1 am. The Mysuru City Police, under the leadership of Police Commissioner Seema Latkar, have implemented…
No entry to Chamundi Hill after 7 pm; visitors must leave by 9 pm
December 31, 2024Restrictions will be in force till 6 am tomorrow Mysuru: As part of heightened security measures for New Year’s Eve, Mysuru City Police have announced restrictions on access to Chamundi Hill to ensure public safety and prevent any untoward incidents. The following measures will be in effect on Dec. 31, 2024: • Uttanahalli Cross Gate,…
No partying at Balamuri
December 31, 2024Srirangapatna: To prevent loss of lives due to drowning in River Cauvery at Balamuri, Yedamuri and Bam Bam Ashram, Tahsildar Parashuram Sathigeri has issued ban orders (restriction on public entry) for 24 hours at these spots from 6 am today (Dec. 31) to 8 pm on Jan. 1, 2025. Balamuri and Yedamuri are popular picnic…
Leopard spotted at Infosys campus
December 31, 2024Mysuru: A huge leopard sighting inside the Infosys campus early this morning led to the management instructing employees to work from home, while Forest Department officials launched a combing operation to capture the wild animal. The leopard was first spotted around 4.30 am by security guards during their routine patrol inside the campus. The animal…
Siddaramaiah third richest Chief Minister in India
December 31, 2024Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu tops the list, Arunachal Pradesh’s Pema Khandu comes second New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has emerged as the third richest Chief Minister in the country, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) that was released on Dec. 30. The two-time Chief Minister has assets worth…
Traffic held up as bus hits electric pole on Chamundi Hill Road
December 31, 2024Mysuru: Traffic was temporarily disrupted near View Point atop Chamundi Hill early this morning when a private tourist bus collided with an electric pole, causing it to fall across the road. Fortunately, no injuries were reported, as the power supply to the pole had already been disconnected due to unpaid bills. The accident occurred between…
Highway dacoits ‘egg on’ to different modus operandi
December 31, 2024Eggs thrown at jaggery merchant’s car near Budanur off Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway; robbed of Rs. 55,000 Mandya: After a lull of few months, a stretch of Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway passing through the district, is back in news, for the dacoits, who were underground, becoming active again, targeting the unsuspecting motorists. This time, they have been deploying a…
Row over renaming KRS Road after CM Siddaramaiah: Congress delegation meets MCC Commissioner
December 31, 2024Mysuru: Amid simmering controversy over renaming the stretch of Mysuru-KRS Road after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, a delegation of Congress leaders held a meeting with Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Ashaad-Ur-Rahman Shariff, at the Old Council Hall of MCC this morning. The meeting assumes significance in the wake of the debate for and against Chamaraja Congress MLA…
‘Install board of Princess Road or allow us’
December 31, 2024Mysuru: Right to Information (RTI) activist Snehamayi Krishna has urged the authorities to either install the name board of Princess Road on Mysuru-KRS Road in the city at the earliest or give permission to install the board with the help of general public. In his request to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Ashaad-Ur-Rahman Shariff on…
Police behaved like ‘contract killers’
December 31, 2024MLC C.T. Ravi escalates dispute with Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar to Governor’s Office Bengaluru: The ongoing feud between Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar and BJP MLC C.T. Ravi has intensified, with Ravi taking his grievances to the Governor’s office. In a significant move, Ravi met the Governor yesterday, detailing events that transpired during the Legislative Council session and…
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