Month: July, 2026

Stuck in pond for 2 days! 
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Stuck in pond for 2 days! 

July 8, 2026

Forest officials await safe chance to rescue trapped elephant in Kodagu plantation pond Ponnampet: A wild elephant has been stranded in a pond at Kannambadi village in Ponnampet taluk of Kodagu district for the past two days. Reports from the village this morning said that the Forest Department staff has reached the spot and is…

Rs. 85.7 lakh highway dacoity: Seven arrested  
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Rs. 85.7 lakh highway dacoity: Seven arrested  

July 8, 2026

Keralam duo robbed; Rs. 11 lakh recovered Mysuru: The Mysuru District Police have cracked the July 1 highway dacoity case in which a gang of armed men had robbed two Keralam natives of Rs. 85.70 lakh on the Mysuru-Nanjangud Highway. Seven persons have been arrested in connection with the case, Rs. 11 lakh has been…

125-year-old Government School buried behind mounds of mud 
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125-year-old Government School buried behind mounds of mud 

July 8, 2026

SWR builds staff quarters, indoor stadium & auditorium Mysuru: A 125-year-old Government High School in Vontikoppal, regarded as a landmark in Mysuru’s educational history, is facing an uncertain future as the South Western Railway (SWR) is constructing mega projects on the surrounding land. Situated opposite Sri Lakshmi Venkataramana Swamy Temple in Vontikoppal (V.V. Mohalla), on…

RC steps in… orders inspection  
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RC steps in… orders inspection  

July 8, 2026

Cites April 9, 2026 law, asks DDPI, Tahsildar to inspect school site Mysuru: Strong objections have been raised against the South Western Railway’s ongoing construction project adjacent to the 125-year-old Vontikoppal Government High School. The issue gained attention after Mysuru Mithra, a sister concern of Star of Mysore, published a report titled ‘Historic 125-year-old school…

Police crack woman’s charred body case
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Police crack woman’s charred body case

July 8, 2026

Mandya: The Belakavadi Police in Mandya have solved the murder of a woman whose charred body was found near Javanahalli Gudda in Malavalli taluk last month.  The deceased is Nalini, an employee of a beauty parlour in Bengaluru. According to the Police, she was allegedly murdered and her body set on fire by her lover, Rajashekar, a native of Upparahalli in Tamil Nadu.  Police said, the accused later died by suicide…

GTD directs for clearance of lake encroachments 
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GTD directs for clearance of lake encroachments 

July 8, 2026

Mysuru: Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) has directed the authorities to clear lake encroachments and measure and mark the lake boundaries in the Constituency. He was speaking after performing guddali puja for development of 3 lakes in Jattihundi village and one in Dhanagalli village in the taluk and coming under Chamundeshwari segment, taken up jointly…

Ashada Friday atop Chamundi Hill: Cancel Rs. 2,000 special entry ticket 
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Ashada Friday atop Chamundi Hill: Cancel Rs. 2,000 special entry ticket 

July 8, 2026

Mysuru: Activists of Karnataka Sena Pade staged a protest near old Deputy Commissioner’s Office in the city on Monday, demanding the cancellation of Rs. 2,000 special entry ticket, for the devotees visiting Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hill during the forthcoming Ashada Fridays. Karnataka Sena Pade District President Tejesh Lokesh Gowda said, the highly priced entry…

Silver Jubilee Clock Tower stops ticking! 
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Silver Jubilee Clock Tower stops ticking! 

July 8, 2026

The 99-year-old Doddagadiyara has been stuck at 11.35 for past week  Mysuru: The 75-foot-tall Silver Jubilee Clock Tower, popularly known as Doddagadiyara, which will complete 99 years this year, has stopped ticking once again.   The clock tower was built opposite the Rangacharlu Memorial Town Hall to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of the reign of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. It was inaugurated on August 8,…

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