MCC’s faulty UGD works resulted in tragedy, allege relatives, residents Mysuru: A 48-year-old man died after suffering serious head injuries when the two-wheeler he was riding hit a protruding manhole on the night of Sept. 6, drawing attention to the hazards posed by incomplete and unscientific underground drainage (UGD) works in the city. The deceased…
Sudden water release from KRS Dam: 2 people, 6 cattle stranded; rescued
September 12, 2026Outflow surges from 3,000 to 9,000 cusecs Mandya: The sudden release of Cauvery water from the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya district to Tamil Nadu, without any flood warning, left two people and six cattle stranded on an island near Ganjam in Srirangapatna taluk on Thursday evening. The incident occurred after the discharge…
Extended Gowri-Ganesha weekend: Traffic crawls at Toll Plazas on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway
September 12, 2026Mysuru: With an extended weekend coinciding with the Gowri-Ganesha festival on Monday, motorists travelling from Bengaluru towards Mysuru faced long waits at Toll Plazas on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway from early this morning. The Toll Plazas at Kaniminike in Bengaluru South taluk and Sheshagirihalli in Ramanagara taluk and Gananguru near Srirangapatna witnessed heavy traffic, with a…
Holy Relics Expo of 2,000 saints opens at St. Theresa’s Church
September 12, 2026Mysuru: For the first time in Mysuru, the Holy Relics Expo 2026, featuring relics associated with around 2,000 saints and celebrating centuries of history, human values and inspirational lives, opened to the public at St. Theresa’s Church on Manandavadi Road in Mysuru South this morning. The expo, organised by Diocese of Mysuru as part of…
Kempegowda flyover project: 60 trees get new place, 218 to be translocated
September 12, 2026Estimated cost Rs. 27.8 lakh; shifted trees show signs of new growth Mysuru: A large-scale tree translocation drive has begun in Mysuru as part of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)’s ongoing flyover/grade-separator project at Kempegowda Circle (Manipal Hospital Junction) in city. The Rs.63.67 crore project is being taken up at the junction of…
Surrender illegal guns before Nov. 1: CM
September 12, 2026Echo of Hanur forest encounter, Bandipur arms seizure Bengaluru: Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has warned people possessing unlicenced weapons, particularly those living in and around forest areas, to surrender them before Nov. 1. Speaking after offering floral tributes at the Forest Martyrs’ Day event in Bengaluru yesterday, he said people should surrender illegal and unlicenced…
Install mobile jammers at Mysuru Central Jail: DGP
September 12, 2026Alok Kumar conducts surprise inspection; no objectionable items found in barracks Mysuru: Alok Kumar, Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services), conducted a surprise inspection at the Mysuru Central Jail yesterday, against the backdrop of the controversy over a mobile phone found with former MP Prajwal Revanna at Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara Central Jail. Arriving…
Three more Dasara elephants to arrive tomorrow afternoon
September 12, 2026Mysuru: The three elephants selected as part of the second batch for this year’s Dasara festivities will arrive at the Mysore Palace elephant sheds on the afternoon of Sept. 13. A total of 12 elephants have been selected for Dasara. Of these, nine reached the Aranya Bhavan premises on Aug. 26 as part of the…
M.K. Savitha joins students in moulding clay Ganesha idols
September 12, 2026Mysuru: In yet another initiative to promote an eco-friendly Ganesha Chaturthi, with the festival scheduled to be held on Sept.14, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had organised a one-day workshop on making clay Ganesha idols for school students at the Town Hall premises on Thursday. MCC Commissioner M.K. Savitha, who interacted with the students, said…
Ganeshotsava: Mobile tanks and mass immersion of idols
September 12, 2026Mysuru: With Gowri-Ganesha festival scheduled to be held on Sept. 14, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), Mysuru Regional Office, has announced the time schedule for immersion of idols in mobile tanks at the following places on Sept. 14: Near Metagalli Police Station (4 pm to 5.15 pm), K.D. Circle in Vijayanagar 2nd Stage…














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