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…
Tiger jumps out of BEML compound; video goes viral on social media
December 5, 2025Mysore/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…
Tackling human-wildlife conflict | Meetings at guest houses won’t save lives: Simha
December 5, 2025Mysore/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…
Grand Hanuma Jayanti procession at Hunsur
December 5, 2025Hunsur: 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,…
DIGP distributes Blue Caps to Cops
December 5, 2025Mysore/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,…
Four-day GI Mahotsav 3.0 begins in city
December 5, 2025Seven 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…
‘Swastha Mysuru’ to combat lifestyle diseases
December 5, 2025Collective action needed for a healthy Mysuru, says Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao Mysore/Mysuru: Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao inaugurated ‘Swastha Mysuru’, a joint initiative of the H.H. Sri Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Foundation and Arogya World India Trust, at the Wadiyar Centre for Architecture on Krishnaraja Boulevard here this morning. Speaking on the…
Illegal hotels, resorts along Cauvery in Srirangapatna: Upa Lokayukta cracks down; orders eviction
December 5, 2025Bengaluru: Karnataka Upa Lokayukta Justice (Retd.) B. Veerappa has directed officials from the Mandya District Revenue Department, Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) and the Tourism Department to evict illegal hotels, resorts and other structures that have come up along the banks of the Cauvery River flowing through Srirangapatna taluk. Justice Veerappa, who visited Srirangapatna on…
Donates blood for record 102 times!
December 5, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: An engineer at Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL), Mysuru, has donated blood for the record 102 times. Considering his yeoman service, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute has issued a certificate to Dr. T. Thyagaraj, who has been involved in the noble task of donating blood for the past 36 years. He donates…
Plan ready to rein in stray dogs
December 5, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The District Administration has chalked out a plan for regulation of stray dogs and to implement Animal Birth Control (ABC) procedure, in compliance with the orders of Supreme Court. The modalities with regard to implementation of the plan was prepared at the District-level Committee meeting, held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth…















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