Mysuru: The Karnataka Government has submitted a proposal to the Centre requesting that Mysuru district be officially declared India’s first ‘Yoga District’. If approved, this status will ensure that at least one member of every household in the district learns and regularly practises Yoga. During a 2024 visit, officials from the Ministry of Ayush (Ayurveda,…
City school gets bomb threat e-mail
June 18, 2025Mysuru: Following a spate of hoax bomb threats emailed to several schools in Bengaluru, Hassan and Udupi on Monday and yesterday, a school on Bannur Road in Mysuru received a similar threat this afternoon. At 12.03 pm, an e-mail landed in inbox of Jnanasarovara International Residential School at Bhugathagalli on Bannur Road, claiming that a…
CM stresses on environmental subject in Higher Education
June 18, 2025Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah yesterday said that a subject on environment will be included in higher education, as it is essential to create awareness and improve knowledge on the conservation of environment. He was addressing the gathering after inaugurating World Environment Day celebrations and distributing State Environment Day Awards, organised by Karnataka State Pollution Control…
Dy.CM pedals for green… falls
June 18, 2025Environmental and Climate Awareness Clubs at all Schools: D.K. Shivakumar Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has said that “Environmental and Climate Awareness Clubs should be established at all Schools in the State and an order has been issued to this effect.” He was speaking to the media persons after flagging off a marathon and…
Kukkarahalli Lake pollution: MGP flags Varsity apathy
June 18, 2025Mysuru: Despite being the custodian of Kukkarahalli Lake, the University of Mysore has failed to implement effective measures to prevent the inflow and accumulation of sewage water, drawing strong criticism from the Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP). At a discussion held at the MGP office in Yadavagiri last evening, MGP Members examined the latest water classification…
Bengaluru Chinnaswamy Stadium Stampede Incident: BJP holds massive protest
June 18, 2025Demands resignation of CM, Dy.CM and Home Minister on moral responsibility Bengaluru: Mounting pressure on the Karnataka Government over the stampede at the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) victory celebration event in M. Chinnaswamy Stadium that claimed 11 lives on June 4, the BJP on Tuesday staged a massive protest demanding the resignation of Chief Minister…
Politicising death is nothing new for BJP: CM
June 18, 2025Bengaluru: Meanwhile, in a series of tweets on his official ‘X’ account, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hit back strongly against the main Opposition party BJP over its protest. Siddaramaiah said, “Before @BJP4Karnataka leaders demand my resignation over the Chinnaswamy Stadium incident, I urge them to first release a list of BJP leaders who resigned when similar…
City BJP stages stir at Gandhi Square
June 18, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: City BJP also staged a protest in Mysuru demanding resignations of CM Siddaramaiah, Dy.CM Shivakumar and Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar yesterday. The BJP workers, who assembled at Gandhi Square, shouted slogans against the Government. The protesters, displaying placards, said the protests would continue till all three-CM, Dy.CM and Home Minister stepped down from…
Lake water quality drops to ‘Class D’
June 18, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: In response to a petition by the Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has formally written to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner, urging immediate action to stop sewage inflow into Kukkarahalli Lake. On April 19, 2025, following MGP’s appeal, water samples were collected from various inflow points to the…
MCC ignores overflowing manhole near Paduvarahalli
June 18, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: A manhole near Paduvarahalli traffic signal on Hunsur Road is overflowing for the past two months and the sewage water along with human waste is spilling onto the road causing inconvenience to the commuters apart from becoming a health hazard. The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), which is supposed to address the issue and provide…















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