Soil tests carried out on 11-km stretch between Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa Circle & Lingadevarakoppal, Mysuru-Hunsur Road Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru city’s ambitious elevated corridor project, proposed between Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa Circle (Metropole Circle) and Lingadevarakoppal near Yelwal, has been put on hold, casting uncertainty over one of the city’s most high-profile infrastructure plans. The Rs….
11-km elevated corridor DPR focuses on future
May 6, 2026To link intl. cricket stadium planned at Huyilalu Mysore/Mysuru: The Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Mysuru’s proposed elevated corridor between Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa Circle (Metropole Circle) and Lingadevarakoppal near Yelwal was prepared with a long-term vision, factoring in the city’s needs for the next two decades. Engineers designed the project to minimise the need…
Pee… & Be… Exposed!
May 6, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to curb the menace of public urination, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has come up with an unusual, ingenious, and hard-to-ignore solution: Installing metal frames fitted with mirror-like reflective sheets along the footpath on Bengaluru-Nilgiri Road, opposite the Sub-Urban Bus Stand. Placed near stormwater drains that had turned into habitual ‘relief…
Fate of Devaraja Market, Lansdowne Building: SC backs IIT Roorkee report on restoration
May 6, 2026State asked to prepare conservation plan to prevent damage; Next hearing on July 30, 2026 Mysore/Mysuru: The Supreme Court has said that the heritage structures of Devaraja Market and the Lansdowne Building in the heart of Mysuru must be preserved. Taking note of a report by a committee from IIT Roorkee, a Bench of Justices…
Petitioners welcome Supreme Court stand
May 6, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Welcoming the Supreme Court’s observations, R. Raja Chandra, son-in-law of late Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, told Star of Mysore that he hoped the authorities would now recognise the ground realities and take steps to preserve the city’s heritage. “One of our key arguments against the demolition was that the expert Dr. Syed Shakeeb-Ur-Rahman, relied upon…
‘Poor alterations, blocked drainage worsened Lansdowne building’
May 6, 2026IIT Roorkee’s report to Supreme Court blames unscientific additions for deterioration Mysore/Mysuru: In its report on the condition of Devaraja Market and the Lansdowne Building, the IIT Roorkee Committee told the Supreme Court that both structures can be restored and conserved, given their significant heritage value. Flagging past interventions, the committee noted that additions such…
White topping at Rs. 393 cr.
May 6, 2026PWD begins work on Manandavadi Road Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru city is set for a major road overhaul, with the State Government taking up conversion of 12 key stretches into durable concrete roads (white topping) under a Rs. 393.85 crore project. The first phase has already begun on Manandavadi Road near NIE. White topping is a method…
Khandre inspects flyover site, seeks report on saving 347 trees
May 6, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Eshwar B. Khandre inspected the proposed flyover site near Manipal Hospital Circle on NH-275 in Siddiquinagar here this morning. Forest officials said the project is likely to affect around 347 trees along Bannimantap Road, Nanjangud Road, Fountain Road and Hunsur Road, including those on central medians and…
Helmeted man torches two bikes in wee hours
May 6, 2026Arson caught on CCTV camera in Gandhinagar; victim targeted for second time in two months Mysore/Mysuru: A miscreant, wearing a helmet, set fire to two parked motorcycles after dousing them with petrol in Gandhinagar in the wee hours today, leaving one vehicle completely charred and the other extensively damaged. The incident occurred between 1 am…
‘Unabated drug menace at NR Constituency led to murder’
May 6, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The unabated racket of narcotic drugs and substance abuse including ganja, at Narasimharaja Assembly Constituency in the city, has so far led to six murders and two cases of murderous assaults. Mohammed Khalid, uncle of Mohammed Umar, who is suspected to have been killed by drug addicts at K.N. Pura in Udayagiri yesterday, has…















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