Building height restricted around Mysore Airport Mysore/Mysuru: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has issued a public advisory cautioning against unauthorised constructions in the ‘Red Zone’ around Mysore Airport at Mandakalli, stating that strict height restrictions apply to buildings in the area. In a press release issued last night, Mysore Airport Director P.V. Ushakumari said…
Raitha Sangha protests NIMHANS-like Hospital in Mysuru
April 8, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Members of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) accompanied by villagers staged a protest demanding authorities to stop the works on constructing NIMHANS-like Hospital on a land located at Sy. Nos. 60, 68 and 8 of Gudamadanahalli in Varuna hobli, Mysuru taluk, yesterday. The protesters, who arrived atthe spot when officials were levelling the land…
Deputy Commissioner asks officials to reduce sharp curves
April 8, 2026Road Safety Committee meeting Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy has directed officials to take precautionary measures to prevent road accidents, which have been claiming several lives and leaving many others disabled. Chairing a meeting of the Road Safety Committee at his office recently, the DC instructed officials to identify accident-prone black spots and prepare…
40-year lease of Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion: Nothing official, only unofficial discussions
April 8, 2026Seven UoM Syndicate members refute charges of fellow member T.R. Chandrashekar Mysore/Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) has not entered into any agreement to lease Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion at its Manasagangothri campus and there have been no official discussions held in this regard, clarified the Syndicate members of the University. In a press release, the…
Railway Underpass works to start in 15 days
April 8, 2026Project planned near Kukkarahalli Lake and Crawford Hall junction; MP Yaduveer Wadiyar inspects spot Mysore/Mysuru: In what would facilitate a seamless traffic movement, the works on the construction of Railway Underpass near Kukkarahalli Lake and Crawford Hall, the administrative office of Mysore University, is set to begin in 15 days. Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja…
Congress shattered trust of people by partitioning the country: MP
April 8, 2026Yaduveer Wadiyar releases ‘BJP Karnatakada Maharatharu’ book by BJP leader S.R. Gopal Rao Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar said that the Congress party shattered the hopes and trust of the people by partitioning the country in 1947. He was speaking after releasing ‘BJP Karnatakada Maharatharu’ book written by senior BJP leader S.R. Gopal…
Temples teach astronomy, architecture, time-keeping
April 8, 2026Former Director of Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium Dr. Shylaja describes temples as cosmic classrooms Mysore/Mysuru: Temples are often seen as centres of religion, culture and prayer. However, according to Dr. B.S. Shylaja, former Director of the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bengaluru, temples are far more than just spiritual spaces. Rather, they are repositories of knowledge that reflect…
Spectroscopy helps decode secrets of stars
April 8, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Renowned astronomer Dr. B.S. Shylaja, Visiting Scientist and former Director of the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bengaluru, emphasised the importance of advanced spectroscopy in the study of sunlight and stellar phenomena. Delivering a special lecture titled ‘Spectroscopy — A Tool to Understand the Inaccessible’ at the Einstein Auditorium of the Department of Physics, Manasagangothri, University…
220 mobile phones worth Rs. 20 lakh recovered
April 8, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police have recovered a total of 220 mobile phones worth Rs. 20 lakh which were either lost or stolen by conducting special drives. Disclosing this at a press meet yesterday, City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar said that the mobile phones were handed over to 197 owners after they produced relevant documents….
Water Tariff… Water Wastage… MCC Commissioner blames CESC for damaging water pipes
April 8, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Waking up to the complaints of water leakage at several valves in the city, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif has succinctly instructed Development Officers (DO) of all its nine Zonal Offices, to restrain Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) from newly laying underground cables, until the repair works are carried out. He…















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