Several two-wheeler riders injured with unscientific speed-breakers laid in city, sans any caution boards, blinkers or reflective tapes/ stickers Mysore/Mysuru: The unscientifically laid rubber road humps at various places in the city have been proving a threat to vehicle riders. Following the request of Traffic Police, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has laid road humps overnight…
U-turns on Ring Road turn new black spots
August 18, 2023Heavy vehicles headed towards industrial areas move on main carriageway in opposite direction ignoring service roads Mysore/Mysuru: Heavy Motor Vehicles (HMVs) are recklessly manoeuvring along the Outer-Ring Road (ORR) within the city, sparking concerns among fellow road users. This behaviour necessitates heightened caution, particularly when navigating the U-turn curves. The Outer Ring Road witnesses the…
Clear unscientific road humps on service road of Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway
August 18, 2023Retired SP writes to ADGP (Traffic and Road Safety); 22 such speed breakers identified between Mysuru and Mandya Mysore/Mysuru: A retired Superintendent of Police (SP) has urged the authorities concerned to remove unscientifically laid speed breakers (road humps) on the Service Road of the Access Controlled 10-lane Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway. In his letter to ADGP (Traffic…
Farmers lay siege to KRS Dam in protest against release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu
August 18, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly condemning the Government’s action of releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, hundreds of farmers under the leadership of KRRS leader and Melukote MLA Darshan Puttannaiah laid siege to KRS Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district yesterday. Terming the Government’s action of releasing water from KRS Reservoir to Tamil Nadu at a time…
Workshop on urban ecological aspects of Mysuru’s water bodies
August 18, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore School of Architecture (MSA) recently organised a technical workshop titled ‘Urban Ecological Blues and Greens – A Study of Mysuru’s Streams and Lakes’ at their campus near Lingambudhi Lake. The event saw the participation of key stakeholders, including officials from planning and engineering departments, the Zoo Authority of Karnataka, NGOs like Water…
MCC’s final warning to cattle, pig-rearers
August 18, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has warned of action against pig and cattle-rearers, if the animals are let loose on the road, affecting smooth flow of traffic. According to a press release from MCC Commissioner’s Office, it is stated that “Those rearing pigs and cattle in MCC limits and the outskirts are leaving the animals…
Attempt to steal sandalwood tree at Cheluvamba Park foiled
August 18, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Morning walkers have foiled miscreants from stealing a sandalwood tree at Cheluvamba Park, near Akashvani on KRS Road in city. Yesterday early morning, miscreants had felled a sandalwood tree at the Park and were chopping the trunk to take it away when a few morning walkers who arrived at the Park questioned them. But…
Farmers to stage protest at Sugar Commissioner’s Office
August 18, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Urging for fulfilment of their various demands, farmers under the leadership of State Farmers’ Association, will lay siege to the Office of the Sugar Directorate Commissioner at Bengaluru on Aug. 21. Addressing a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here on Monday, Mysuru District Sugarcane Growers Association General Secretary Hosakote Basavaraju said “The siege is…
Congress recommends three nominees to Legislative Council
August 18, 2023Bengaluru: The Congress Government has recommended three nominees to the Legislative Council— Actress and former Minister Umashree (from Arts field), former Minister M.R. Seetharam (Educational field) and Sudham Das, a former ED official (Social service field). But as there are objections to the nomination of Sitaram and Sudham Das, Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot is said to…
City shooters to attend Shooting Championships
August 18, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Sports shooters from city’s Jai Chamundi Shooting Sports Academy are taking part in the 14th South Zone Shooting Championship being held at Tiruvanthapuram in Kerala from Aug. 18 to 21. The shooters will also be taking part in the 32nd All India G.V. Mavalankar Shooting Championship in Rifle and Pistol events to be held…














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