Mysore/Mysuru: The City Traffic Police, in a bid to streamline traffic, have recently installed traffic signal lights at several circles and junctions. The move has evoked mixed reactions, with some residents questioning the need for signals at locations with relatively low traffic density. “About two lakh new vehicles were added to city’s roads last year….
Mysore/Mysuru: Former MP Prathap Simha has questioned the rationale behind the traffic signal spree in the city. “Of late, 108 new traffic signal lights have been installed at circles and junctions. Mostly, it is the result of ‘commission business’ of those people ruling the State. Do the Chief Minister and his son have any plans…
Tourism Joint Director urged to change location Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha has strongly objected to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) granting permission for the construction of a tonga stand on the footpath in front of Town Hall under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme. He was speaking to media persons after meeting the Joint Director…
Mysore/Mysuru: As moon was not sighted yesterday, the Mysore District Moon Committee, which held a meeting at the Office of District Wakf Advisory Committee on Sayyaji Rao Road in city last evening under the Chairmanship Sir Khazi of Mysuru Hazarath Moulana Mohammed Usman Shariff, decided to continue Ramzan fasting today and celebrate the festival (Eid…
Commercial conversion records conceal presence of Kukkarahalli Lake: Registrar Mysore/Mysuru: Fresh issues have emerged over a 2.20-acre parcel of land on the banks of Kukkarahalli Lake, located within the Manasagangothri campus, opposite the Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Stadium on Open-Air Theatre Road. The land falls within the Lake’s buffer zone. At a protest held on Mar….
Visits Lashkar, Nazarbad and Alanahalli Police Stations Mysore/Mysuru: IPS Officer Dr. Harsha Priyamvada took charge as the DCP (Law and Order) of the city on Wednesday. A day after taking charge, on Ugadi festival day yesterday, Dr. Priyamvada got down to work and visited Lashkar, Nazarbad and Alanahalli Police Stations in Devaraja Police Sub-division. During…
Forest Minister condoles death, instructs Zoo Vets to follow SOPs Shivamogga: A young veterinarian, serving at Tyavarekoppa Zoo in Shivamogga, died at a hospital this morning after she was bitten and seriously injured by a pregnant hippo yesterday. The deceased veterinarian is Dr. Sameeksha Reddy (27). She was recently appointed as a veterinarian at Tyavarekoppa…
Mysore/Mysuru: Kuvempu Vishwamanava Kshemabhivruddhi Trust has urged the Centre to confer ‘Bharat Ratna’ on Poet Laureate Kuvempu, posthumously. The Trust held a meeting in this regard recently, during which it was decided to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at New Delhi and present a memorandum to him seeking Bharat Ratna for the late Kannada poet….
Mysore/Mysuru: Adding to the increasing cyber crimes, a woman has reportedly lost Rs. 26.9 lakh to cyber fraud. In a complaint lodged at City Cyber, Economic Offences and Narcotics (CEN) Police Station, the victim, who resides at Raghavendra Nagar, has stated that she was asked to download an app on her cellphone and invest the…
Mysore/Mysuru: Joyalukkas, the world’s favourite jeweller, has announced a special limited-period offer for customers, bringing exceptional value on gold jewellery purchases during this peak buying season. The offer is available at Joyalukkas showrooms from Mar.18 to 22. As part of the campaign, customers can enjoy flat 40% off on making charges on a wide range…
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