CESC must test them in Government Offices first, argue consumers Mysore/Mysuru: Electricity consumers have called on officials of the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) to first mandate smart meters in all Government offices, including CESC itself, and evaluate their pros and cons before implementing them for the public. The demand comes after the Government directed…
Dasara jumbo Arjuna comes alive
June 28, 2025Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre unveils statue of famed elephant at Balle Camp in Nagarahole forest H.D. Kote: Over a year after his death, Dasara elephant Arjuna came alive, immortalised in a statue, at Balle Elephant Camp, D.B. Kuppe Forest Range, Nagarahole Tiger Reserve forest in the district yesterday. Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre unveiled the statue…
Tiger deaths at MM Hills: Three arrested for poisoning
June 28, 2025Centre constitutes Special Investigation Team Chamarajanagar: Three individuals have been arrested in connection with the recent deaths of five tigers — a tigress and her four cubs — near the Meenyam Zone of Hoogyam Wildlife Range in the Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary. The tigers died after consuming a cow carcass intentionally laced with poison and…
Siddaramaiah won’t remain as CM for Dasara: Opposition Leader Ashok
June 28, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Opposition Leader in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok, who arrived in Mysuru this morning, said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah may not be there for the grand Dasara inauguration this time. Commenting on reports that there may be changes in the Congress party in September, Ashok asserted that the State will have a new Congress…
Works on to disconnect UGD line to Kukkarahalli Lake
June 28, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: In a positive step for the city’s environmental movement, the Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) has succeeded in convincing the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to disconnect a sewage line from Vinayaka Nagar (Paduvarahalli) that was polluting Kukkarahalli Lake for years. Following years of dialogue with environmental experts and air pollution control officials, lab reports confirmed…
Kempegowda has contributed a lot to Karnataka: MLA
June 28, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) said that Bengaluru Founder Nadaprabhu Kempegowda, who was a visionary, has contributed a lot to the development of Karnataka. He was speaking after inaugurating the stage programme of 516th Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Jayanti organised by the District Administration in association with Kannada and Culture Department and Kempegowda Jayantotsava Samiti at…
HC stays Cauvery Aarti at KRS Dam; next hearing on July 23
June 28, 2025Bengaluru: The High Court has imposed an interim stay on the State Government’s ambitious Cauvery Aarti project planned near the KRS Dam, modelled after the Ganga Aarti in Varanasi. The order came in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by farmer leader Sunanda Jayaram, who argued that conducting religious ceremonies at the dam…
SWR Mysuru Division launches ‘Margadarshak’
June 28, 2025QR code-based digital map & navigation system Mysore/Mysuru: In a move to enhance passenger convenience and support the Smart Station initiative, South Western Railway (SWR) Mysuru Division has launched ‘Margadarshak,’ a QR code-based digital map and navigation system at Mysuru City Railway Station. The innovative and user- friendly system was inaugurated by Divisional Railway Manager…
Renovation of Foot Over Bridge staircases at Mysuru Railway Station underway
June 28, 2025Works to be completed in 60 days Temporary diversions for passengers Mysore/Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR) Mysuru Division has undertaken infrastructure upgradation works at Mysuru Railway Station to enhance safety and passenger convenience. As part of these efforts, the staircases of the Foot Over Bridge (FOB) on Platform No. 2 and 3 will undergo major…
‘The Path’ released in city
June 28, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: ‘The Path,’ a book written by Sqn. Ldr. Paridhei Singh (retd.), was released at the Institution of Engineers-India (IEI) on JLB Road in city yesterday. The programme was organised in association with Mysuru Literary Forum Charitable Trust and Mysuru Book Clubs-2015 Trust and the book was released by entrepreneur Ashvini Ranjan. Founder Chairman and…















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