Mysore/Mysuru: As the vote counting day (Jun.4) of the Lok Sabha polls draws near, City Police Commissioner B. Ramesh has asked his Subordinate Police officers to be active in curbing crimes and anti-social activities in the city. Addressing a meeting of Police Officers following a direction from the DG and IGP in the wake of…
Hootagalli CMC draws bigger plan to handle waste
May 21, 2024KIADB requisitioned to allot 10-acre land; daily 25 tonnes of solid waste generated in Hootagalli CMC limits Mysore/Mysuru: With the surge in amount of waste generated on a daily basis in its jurisdiction, Hootagalli City Municipal Council (CMC) has a bigger plan to handle the waste from various sources like residential and industrial areas along…
Mysuru receives 118 mm of rainfall till May 21, 8.30 am
May 21, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Good rainfall has occurred across Interior Karnataka, Western Ghats and Coastal Karnataka. The district-wise rainfall data by Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) ending May 21 at 8:30 am shows that Dakshina Kannada received 133 mm of rainfall, Chikkamagaluru 127.5 mm and Mysuru received 118 mm of rainfall. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)…
KIA revokes parking fee for cabs
May 21, 2024Bengaluru: A day after it received flak from Cab drivers and passengers alike for levying a hefty ‘Stay and Overstay’ charge at the arrival lounge of Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) this morning, temporarily revoked the parking fee. The fee was introduced on May 20 without prior notice. According to a notice displayed in the KIA…
‘No pro-Kannada works in Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada’
May 21, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Voicing his criticism over the functioning of Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada (CESCK), writer and retired professor of Bangalore University Prof. Rajappa Dalavayi said that the Centre just wasted its time in debating over several years, the issue of its location, either at Bengaluru or Mysuru, rather than engaging itself in…
Indian Gaur hunted in Kodagu forest; 570 kgs of meat seized
May 21, 2024Forest sleuths chase vehicle for 25 km; One arrested while another accused flees Madikeri: In a shocking case of wildlife crime, an Indian Gaur was hunted from its habitat in Kodagu district. 570 kg of its meat was seized by Forest Department officials and sleuths have arrested 42-year-old Haris, a resident of Yemmemadu village near…
Over 100 women screened for breast and cervical cancer
May 21, 2024Two-day screening camp held at Avant BKG Hospitals Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to create awareness about breast and cervical cancers, two of the most prevalent cancers affecting women and to provide screening services to the community, Avant BKG Hospitals, in collaboration with Association of Gynaec Oncologists of India-Karnataka State Chapter (AGOI-KSC), KIDWAI Memorial Institute of…
Maharani Devajammani post card released
May 21, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Former Kuvempu Bhasha Bharathi Chairman Dr. Pradhan Gurudatta and Senior Superintendent of Post Offices of Mysuru Division Dr. Angel Raj released Maharani Devajammanni Post Card that has the caption ‘Maharani Devajammani – The Indian Queen who modelled for the worlds first vaccine’ at a programme organised by Anveshana Seva Trust at Pathrakartara Bhavan here…
Female elephant dies in Bandipur
May 21, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A female elephant has died at Moleyur Range of Hediyala Sub-Division in Bandipur Tiger Reserve Forest on Monday. The elephant was aged about 25 years and is suspected to have died due to illness. The Forest Department staff, who were on their regular beat on Sunday, found the elephant lying near Hidugalapanchi Lake and…
Cyber crime awareness workshop for NCC cadets
May 21, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The 14 Karnataka Battalion NCC recently organised a cyber crime awareness workshop for 544 NCC cadets at Manasarowar Pushkarini Vidyashrama in city. The NCC enlisted the expertise of Crime Intervention Officer Prof. B.M. Nandini and Dr. Shashank Dhananjaya to lead the workshop. Cadets were educated on the vulnerabilities of dark web, cyber stalking, deep…















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