Three detained for questioning Mysore/Mysuru: Three persons have been detained by the Gundlupet Police for questioning in the sensational gold heist in which a gang of five to six armed dacoits robbed a Kerala-based goldsmith of a 1.2-kg gold bar worth around Rs. 1.5 crore along the Bandipur-Nagarahole forest stretch recently. The detentions were made…
Mysore/Mysuru: A rare display of compassion and presence of mind occurred at the Mysuru City Court Complex yesterday, when a Judge personally rushed a collapsing litigant to the hospital in his own car, right in the middle of a case hearing. The incident occurred at the Sixth Additional Junior Civil Court in the Chamarajapuram Court…
Tourism bodies push for strict SOP and swift reopening of Nagarahole-Bandipur safaris Mysore/Mysuru: Hotel Owners’ Association, Mysuru Travels Association, the Mysuru chapter of Skal International, and workers dependent on the Nagarahole and Bandipur safari economy have urged the State Government to immediately restart safari operations in Kabini (Nagarahole) and Bandipur, stressing that safaris are a…
Madikeri/Mysuru: ‘Puthari Namme,’ the harvest festival of Kodagu that marks the season’s first paddy harvest, was celebrated with grandeur across Kodagu and Mysuru last night. The celebrations began with a puja to Lord Igguthappa and Goddess Cauvery, followed by the symbolic harvesting of the new paddy crop (kadiru) and the customary firing of gun shots…
Mysore/Mysuru: The only two IndiGo flights to Hyderabad and Chennai took off late from Mysore Airport at Mandakalli yesterday. According to sources in the Mysore Airport, the IndiGo flight from Hyderabad, which was supposed to land at Mysore Airport at 1 pm, landed at 3.30 pm and took off after 20 minutes while the flight…
Mysore/Mysuru: A video of a tiger jumping out of BEML premises by going between barbed fence installed on the compound has gone viral on social media. On Nov. 29, a video of a tiger prowling inside BEML premises had gone viral on social media prompting Forest officials to rush to the spot. The Forest Department…
Mysore/Mysuru: Former MP Prathap Simha has called for immediate and stringent measures to tackle the escalating human-wildlife conflict in Mysuru, Kodagu and Chamarajanagar districts, where encounters involving tigers and elephants have surged sharply in recent years. He was speaking at an event held yesterday at the Institution of Engineers India (IEI) on JLB Road, where…
Hunsur: A grand and colourful mega procession marked the culmination of the 3-day Hanuma Jayanti celebrations organised under the aegis of Hanumantotsava Samiti and Anjanadri Trust at Hunsur town on Thursday. The procession, which commenced from Ranganatha extension of the town, passed through Kalkunike Circle, Shabari Circle, Old Bridge, Samvidhana Circle, S.J. Road, Kote Circle,…
Mysore/Mysuru: DIGP (Southern Range) Dr. M.B. Boralingaiah formally issued the blue caps to Police Constables and Head Constables at his office in city yesterday. Speaking to SOM, he said, the Government has decided to change the hats earlier worn by the Constables and Head Constables and introduce caps like ASI and above cadre officers. Accordingly,…
Seven GI products of Mysuru among 48 products on display at CFTRI Mysore/Mysuru: The four-day GI Mahotsav 3.0, organised by Madurai Agri Business Incubation Forum (MABIF), was inaugurated at CSIR – Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) in the city this morning. The event has been organised in collaboration with Ministry of Micro, Small and…
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