Mysuru: The Mysuru Development Authority (MDA), formed after the dissolution of MUDA, is being described by many as ‘old wine in a new bottle.’ They argue that, apart from a name change, there has been little visible reform. Mysuru’s urban planning history dates back to 1903, when Rajarshi Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar established the City Improvement Trust Board (CITB), regarded as Asia’s first statutory body for…
Mysuru: Alleging that there is a plot to enrol more than a lakh ineligible voters in Narasimharaja (N.R.)Assembly segment alone during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls exercise, MP Yaduveer Wadiyar has urged the district administration to carry out SIR in N.R. segment under Police security. Addressing a press meet at the BJP Office in Chamarajapuram this noon, Yaduveer said that BJP Booth-level agents…
Mysuru: Taking strong exception to the Sri Chamundi Hill Development Authority’s decision to issue Rs. 2,000 ticket for special darshan of Goddess Chamundeshwari in the Hill Temple on Ashada Fridays, erstwhile Mysore Royal Family Member Pramoda Devi Wadiyar said that the issuance of such a high price ticket was not necessary. Speaking to media persons here yesterday, Pramoda Devi opined that the price of special darshan ticket should have been decided after calling a…
23% unfit for use; some turn home for caretakers; women use men’s toilets in MCC Wards 25, 49 Mysuru: Despite being one of India’s preferred tourist destinations, Mysuru continues to struggle with inadequate public sanitation facilities. While public toilets have been constructed at several locations, poor maintenance has rendered many of them unusable. Some have even been converted into living…
Mysuru: The public toilet at Town Hall, constructed by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), is a complete mess with lack of maintenance. The civic authority, which is in-charge of its maintaining, has completely neglected it. While the MCC is expecting Mysuru to be accorded with top honour during Swachh Survekshan 2027, it needs to check on existing public toilets, most of which are in a bad…
Mysuru: The tusk of howdah-carrier of Nada Habba Mysuru Dasara elephant Abhimanyu was partially broken at Mathigodu elephant camp in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve forest yesterday. The 59-year-old Abhimanyu was carrying the wooden logs in the camp, when the logs accidentally tilted and a portion of its left tusk was half-broken, unable to withstand the weight of the logs. Abhimanyu, who will be carrying the 750-kg Golden Howdah during…
Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police have formally arrested six persons, including the wife of Nithyananda, a private company employee, in connection with his murder at Kuvempunagar. All the accused have been remanded to judicial custody. The arrested have been identified as S. Susheela (40), wife of the deceased and a private school teacher; V. Harish (32) of K.R. Nagar; Ranganath (42) of Thirumanahalli in Mulbagal, Kolar; M. Chandan (23)…
No robbery angle, just drunken highway shooting; weapon, pellets sent for forensic tests: SP Mandya: The Mandya Police have cracked the case of the early morning shooting near a petrol bunk close to Amaravathi Hotel on the outskirts of Mandya along the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway. Investigations have revealed that all seven accused are between 23 and 27 years of age, with some pursuing…
Bengaluru: The annual Akhil Bharatiya Prant Pracharak Baithak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) will be held this year at Belagavi in Karnataka from July 10 to 12. In this Baithak, Prant Pracharaks, Sah Prant Pracharaks, Kshetra Pracharaks and Sah Kshetra Pracharaks from all over the country will participate. As per the Sangh’s organisational structure, Karyakartas…
Mysuru: Kirti Raj Singh, student of 8th Grade at Mahajana Public School, Jayalakshmipuram, won 4 gold medals at the 21st National Ice Skating Championship 2026 held at Dehradun recently and became the National Champion for the fifth consecutive year. He also won three gold medals in the Junior D Boys Category also held at Dehradun…
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