12 civil protection teams to ensure rescue, safety and welfare operations during disasters Mysuru: In a decisive step towards strengthening disaster preparedness, the Mysuru District Administration has constituted 12 specialised civil protection service teams to respond swiftly to emergencies. This move follows a directive from the Ministry of Home Affairs in the wake of the…
MUDA 50:50 site scam: Court unhappy over delay in Lokayukta probe against CM
May 8, 2025Mysuru: The Special Court for Elected Representatives has expressed displeasure over the Mysuru Lokayukta’s Investigating Officer seeking more time to submit the final report in the ongoing probe against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife B.M. Parvathi, and others in the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land scam. During a hearing yesterday, Judge Santhosh Gajanan…
Echo of Operation Sindoor: Borders sealed, missiles ready
May 8, 2025Will hit back if Pak strikes, says Defence Minister New Delhi: A day after India launched precision missile strikes targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, border states Rajasthan and Punjab have gone into high alert. In Rajasthan, which shares a 1,037-km-long international border with Pakistan,…
‘Operation Sindoor’ success: Special pujas offered across city temples
May 8, 2025Mysuru: With the Indian Army destroying Pakistani Terror bases and camps across the border in a successful Military operation termed ‘Operation Sindoor’ yesterday, in retaliation to the Pahalgam attack by Pak backed terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir last month in which 26 Hindu tourists lost their life, special pujas were performed at all Muzrai temples…
Preps on for Ashada Fridays, Chamundeshwari Vardhanti
May 8, 2025Private vehicles banned from entering Chamundi Hill on Ashada Fridays and Vardhanti Day Mysuru: Mysuru Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy has directed officials to begin preparations for the upcoming Sri Chamundeshwari Vardhanti and Ashada Fridays, both of which draw thousands of devotees to Chamundi Hill each year. Chairing a preparatory meeting at the D. Devaraj…
Vipra communities should shed ego, stay united: MLA T.S. Srivatsa
May 8, 2025Mysuru: “Vipra community sub-sects should shed ego and stay united,” said MLA T.S. Srivatsa, here yesterday. He was speaking at a felicitation function organised for newly elected members of Akhila Karnataka Brahmana Mahasabha (AKBMS) and launch of membership drive by Brahmana Yuva Vedike at Krishnamurthypuram Sri Rama Mandira in the city. “Brahmin community form a…
Neglected Temple Kalyanis turn into mosquito breeding grounds
May 8, 2025Mysuru: Two ancient Kalyanis (traditional stepped wells) near the Saraswathipuram swimming pool in Mysuru have deteriorated into a sorry state, with stagnant green water and piles of garbage accumulating in what was once a vital water source from the royal era. Former Corporator K.V. Sridhar has raised serious concerns about the neglect, calling it a…
APMC Market rots in garbage, sewage mess
May 8, 2025Rotten fruits, sewage water, mosquitoes, and stench make life miserable for customers, merchants Mysuru: The Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), popularly known as the old Regulated Market Committee (RMC), is located at Bamboo Bazaar on New Sayyaji Rao Road in the city. It has around 150 wholesale fruit stalls and witnesses roaring business every day….
Re-form Tree Authority: MGP urges Conservator of Forests
May 8, 2025Mysuru: Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) has submitted a memorandum urging Conservator of Forests, Mysuru Circle, Dr. Malathi Priya to reconstitute a Tree Authority of Mysuru by nominating new members, which is pending since 2009. The MGP delegation led by its Working President Shobana Sambashiva was of the view that, the absence of such a Tree…
Waste, plastic ban violations: MCC collects Rs. 5.33 lakh in penalties
May 8, 2025Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), in line with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and as per the Karnataka Gazette Notification dated Mar. 11, has intensified enforcement of waste disposal regulations and the plastic ban. Between Feb. 21 and Mar. 30, the MCC imposed fines amounting to Rs. 5,33,600 for various violations. A total…















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