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
May 24, 20262,200 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
May 24, 2026Mysore/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
May 24, 2026Mysore/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
May 24, 2026Mysore/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
May 24, 2026Mysore/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
May 24, 2026Mysore/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
May 24, 2026Female 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,…
Grieving wife’s decision gives new life to many, ‘walk of honour’ for donor
May 24, 2026Madikeri: In a touching act of humanity, a grieving wife chose to give life to others by consenting to donate her husband’s organs after he was declared brain dead at Kodagu District Hospital, Madikeri, managed by Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS). Dalu, 46, a resident of Aravathokkalu village in Ponnampet taluk, had suffered severe…
Mango and Jackfruit Mela in city: 100 tonnes sold, Rs. 35 lakh turnover
May 24, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The three-day Mango and Jackfruit Mela organised by the Department of Horticulture from May 15 to 17 at Kuppanna Park in city, saw a turnover of Rs. 35 lakh, realised through the sales of 100 tonnes of mango and 300 kg of honey. Deputy Director of Horticulture Manjunath Angadi said, as many as 28…















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