Middlemen make a RUN Mysuru: In an early morning operation, Lokayukta sleuths conducted simultaneous raids at the Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) in Chamarajapuram (West — KA-09) and Rajivnagar (East — KA-55) this morning. A total of 30 Lokayukta personnel, divided into six teams, took part in the operation. Three teams, each comprising five members, raided…
2 IAS officers at CESC MD & CEO!
November 5, 2026Mysuru: At a time when inadequate rainfall has affected hydropower generation and fears of power shortages are growing, the appointment of two IAS Officers to the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has come under criticism. Questions are being raised over the need for an additional senior-level post and the resulting burden on public funds. The…
Rs. 4.50 lakh hospital bill still unpaid; injured girl discharged
November 5, 2026Jumboo Savari Police lathi incident Mysuru: Despite assurances from the District Administration that it would bear the entire cost of treatment, the Rs. 4.50 lakh hospital bill of Shishira, the young girl who suffered a serious head injury after being hit by a Policeman’s swinging lathi during the Jumboo Savari procession, remains unpaid. The incident…
Brake fail: KSRTC bus crashes into car, traffic light
November 5, 2026Mysuru: A KSRTC bus en route to Somanathapura Layout, rammed into a car and later hit the traffic signal light pole at Ramaswamy Circle following brake failure on Tuesday. The KSRTC bus Route No. 69 (KA-01-F-9487), which left KSRTC City Bus Stand to Somanathapura Layout, was proceeding near Ramaswamy Circle when it hit a car…
Tiger kills woman grazing livestock
November 5, 2026Incident at Hediyala in Bandipur limits; Villagers seek compensation, job for kin Nanjangud: A tribal woman tending to her sheep and goats was killed in a tiger attack at Doranakatte Tribal Colony in Hediyala Range of Bandipur Tiger Reserve yesterday. The deceased is Machamma (45), wife of Maraiah, a resident of the colony. The incident…
Camera trap captures tigress, three cubs
November 5, 2026Gadgets installed near Akala village in Nanjangud; family back in the woods, claim Forest officials Mysuru: A camera trap installed by the Forest Department during a combing operation has captured a tigress and her three cubs moving through Akala village in Nanjangud taluk on Nov. 2. The development comes five days after a tiger…
Mystery shrouds 11-year-old’s death
November 5, 2026Mysuru: An 11-year-old girl was found dead under suspicious circumstances at her house in Ganesh Nagar yesterday afternoon. Initial accounts suggest that she may have died by suicide after being scolded for not attending school after the Dasara holidays. However, doubts raised by her relatives over the circumstances of her death have prompted the Police…
Miscreants steal smartphone; transfer Rs. 2.69 lakh through UPI
November 5, 2026Mysuru: Miscreants, who stole a smartphone of a man on Jumboo Savari day, have transferred Rs. 2.69 lakh from the man’s bank account illegally. The man, who lost his phone and money, is 36-year-old M. Mahesh, a resident of Siddalingapura. On Oct. 21, Mahesh, who had come to city, had gone near the Town Hall…
Upa Lokayukta calls for honesty among Government servants
November 5, 2026Vigilance Awareness Week Mysuru: Upa Lokayukta Justice (Retd.) K.N. Phaneendra has called upon Government officials and employees to uphold honesty, loyalty, punctuality and humane values while discharging their duties, rather than confining themselves to merely following laws and rules. He was speaking after presiding over the Vigilance Awareness Week held at ZP auditorium here recently….
Installation of concrete road dividers underway
November 5, 2026Mysuru: In a bid to streamline traffic and to prevent accidents, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), following suggestion from the City Road Safety Committee, have begun installing concrete road dividers from Old RMC Circle till Highway Circle (Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Circle). This is an ever busy road connecting various localities such as Bamboo Bazar,…










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