Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition that raised concerns about Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) plan to demolish and reconstruct the 137-year-old Devaraja Market (built in 1886) due to its deteriorated condition. A Division Bench, headed by Chief Justice Prasanna B. Varale and Justice M.G.S. Kamal, issued the ruling…
Petitioners to question HC order in Supreme Court
August 10, 2023Expert professionals unavailable for scientific renovation, argues MCC in High Court Mysore/Mysuru: In response to the High Court’s (HC) verdict, Raja Chandra, a petitioner and a member of erstwhile Mysore royal family said, “The verdict contradicts public sentiment and goes against our aim of preserving Mysuru’s traditions by safeguarding the Market’s traditional style. However, despite…
MCC’s Stray Dog Rehab Centre to open soon
August 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In what may help in checking the menace of stray dogs in city, a first of its kind Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Stray Dog Rehabilitation Centre built at the cost of Rs. 3 crore on the outskirts on Rayanakerehundi on Mysuru – H.D. Kote Road will be opened soon. Mayor Shivakumar led a team…
Bandipur Reserve has 1,116 elephants, highest in State
August 10, 2023Karnataka’s wild elephant population rises to 6,395 from 6,049 in 2017; Nagarahole 831 Mysore/Mysuru: After achieving the highly sought-after position of second place in the national rankings of the All India Tiger Estimation Report-2022, the Bandipur Tiger Reserve has now emerged as the leading Reserve in the Asian Elephant Population Estimation for Karnataka-2023, boasting a…
MCC saves Rs. 2.04 crore on light bill
August 10, 2023Use of LED bulbs cuts Rs. 3 crore bill to Rs. 70 lakh a month Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) switch over to LED streetlights has turned out to be not just a major energy saver, but expenditure too, with the cut in electricity bill by 68 percent. The monthly electricity bill has reduced to…
Mysore Warriors launches library and sports room at Adarsha Vidyalaya
August 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Warriors, a top-ranked team in the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) owned by the NR Group’s Cycle Pure Agarbathi has taken a momentous step forward by inaugurating a library and sports room at the Government Adarsha Vidyalaya in city. The facilities were inaugurated by Arjun Ranga and Karun Nair of Mysore Warriors Team. Founder…
Swadeshi Week at Nexus Centre City till Aug. 15
August 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Nexus Centre City on Hyder Ali Road at Nazarbad in city is celebrating ‘Swadeshi Week-Celebrating India’ from Aug. 7 to 15. During the week, Nexus will celebrate Khadi and National Handloom Day and will also be honouring the contributions of the local farmers and soldiers under “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan.” Swadeshi Week was inaugurated…
Ramayana comes alive in puppet show
August 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Epic ‘Ramayana’ came alive in the ‘Adbhuta Ramayana’ puppet show organised by Dharwad’s Puppet House in association with Sanchalana Mysuru, at Dhwanyaloka on Bogadi road here yesterday. The Puppet show was enacted by theatre artists Gautam, Kavya, Rajendra, Raju Gadag, Darshan and Srikanth, who practiced the show at Dhwanyaloka itself for a fortnight….
Missing footpath slabs invite danger
August 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: On one hand the footpaths are encroached by vendors, severely inconveniencing pedestrians, while on the other hand footpath slabs have gone missing inviting danger. This is the pathetic state of the footpath on New Sayyaji Rao Road from KSRTC City Bus Stand towards the west side gate of Mysore Palace. It has been several…
Over 104 Namma Clinics to operate from 12 noon to 8 pm
August 10, 2023Bengaluru: One-fourth (104) of the 415 Namma Clinics situated in Karnataka (11 in Mysuru district) are set to adjust their operational hours, offering their Outpatient Department services from noon until 8 pm. This alteration aims to accommodate labourers and enhance their access to the clinics. Presently, these clinics operate between 9 am to 12.30 pm…















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