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Finally… Sheep Free
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Finally… Sheep Free

May 24, 2026

MCC shifts traffic-disrupting sheep market from Millennium Circle to nearby Bal Bhavan Mysore/Mysuru: The annual Bakrid sheep market at Millennium Circle (LIC Divisional Office Circle) has finally been shifted to the nearby Bal Bhavan premises at Bannimantap, bringing relief to motorists and residents who had long complained about traffic congestion and safety concerns at the…

Mysuru’s first mineral freight train chugs off
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Mysuru’s first mineral freight train chugs off

May 24, 2026

2,200 tonnes of Dunite despatched to Odisha from Kadakola Multi-Modal Logistics Park Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru’s Kadakola industrial belt has scripted a new chapter in the region’s domestic rail logistics sector with the successful trial run of a long-haul mineral consignment. The Greenfield terminal of Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) at Multi-Modal Logistics Park (MMLP), also known…

1,519 M.Tech, 2,978 Diploma Engg. aspirants write PG-CET in city
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1,519 M.Tech, 2,978 Diploma Engg. aspirants write PG-CET in city

May 24, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) conducted the Post Graduate Common Entrance Test (PG-CET) for admission to M.Tech and Diploma Engineering courses at 11 examination centres across the city yesterday. A total of 1,519 students appeared for the M.Tech PG-CET held from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm. Of the 1,648 candidates who had registered, 129…

Pothole-hit roads get mere patchwork
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Pothole-hit roads get mere patchwork

May 24, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: In what seems to be a ‘Patchy  decision’, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), instead of taking road repair works by Asphalting, has resorted to ‘Patch work’ of damaged stretches of city roads, which can only be a temporary measure. In the past, the MCC used to asphalt the roads that were damaged due to…

Monsoon: CESC issues safety advisory
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Monsoon: CESC issues safety advisory

May 24, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: With monsoon in the offing, Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) limited, has issued a set of warning for the general public, consumers and farmers, as a precaution against any mishaps. It is common for electric cables to snap during rainy season, leading to grounding, eventually disrupting the power supply.  In view of this, the…

Motorists struggle as rainwater inundates city’s roads
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Motorists struggle as rainwater inundates city’s roads

May 24, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Scattered heavy rainfall disrupted normal life last evening as heavy rains turned roads into streams causing a lot of inconvenience to the public especially two-wheeler riders. Heavy rains lashed parts of the city including Ramaswamy Circle, Nazarbad, Gangothri Layout, K.G. Koppal, Vontikoppal, Saraswathipuram, Vidyaranyapuram, Lakshmipuram and Agrahara among other areas and roads turned into…

Greens drop opposition to 137 tree felling proposal at BEML
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Greens drop opposition to 137 tree felling proposal at BEML

May 24, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Environmental activists have decided not to oppose the proposed felling of 137 trees within the BEML factory premises on the outskirts of Mysuru. This decision comes after the company clarified that cutting trees was necessary to construct a new Occupational Health Centre (OHC), which is considered vital for employee safety and emergency care. A…

Leopard that killed child trapped in cage
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Leopard that killed child trapped in cage

May 24, 2026

Female leopard caught after 14 days in M.M. Hills Mysore/Mysuru:  Fourteen days after a leopard killed a 10-year-old boy near Indiganatha village on the forest route to Male Mahadeshwara Temple in Male Mahadeshwara (M.M.) Hills, the Forest Department this morning trapped the big cat using a specially designed cage baited with a goat. The victim,…

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