Entry ban at Vadagal Ranganathaswamy Temple in B. Bettahalli from 5.30 pm to 9 am Mysore/Mysuru: Five months after thousands of villagers of T. Narasipur taluk heaved a sigh of relief as foresters trapped the elusive leopard which was responsible for recurring attacks where a couple of young individuals were killed in the region, there…
BVB student gets 4th rank in SSLC after re-valuation
June 15, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: S. Kiran Kumar, a student of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB) School in Vijayanagar I Stage, Mysuru, has bagged the fourth rank in SSLC exam after revaluation. Kiran had secured 616/625 marks in the SSLC exam (2022-23), the result of which was announced by the State Board on May 8. Not satisfied with the result,…
2 killed in road accidents
June 15, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In separate incidents, two persons were killed in road accidents in city. In the first case, Ranganayaka (65), a resident of Amachavadi village in Chamarajanagar taluk, was killed when a scooter hit him on KRS Main Road on June 11. Ranganayaka had come to attend a house warming ceremony at Gokulam at about 1…
Scene of Crime Officers report for duty in Mysuru
June 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Four Scene of Crime Officers (SoC officers) have reported to duty in Mysuru after obtaining rigorous training on evidence gathering at crime scenes. The four men are part of a 196-member squad which has been officially inducted into the Karnataka State Police Service. These trained investigators have undergone training at the National Forensic Sciences…
‘Shakti’ Effect: School kids struggle to board crowded KSRTC buses
June 14, 2023Hunsur: While the Congress Government’s ‘Shakti’ scheme, which provides free bus travel for women, has significantly increased the daily ridership of Karnataka’s four Road Transport Corporations by an average of 28 percent, it has created new challenges for students who rely on KSRTC buses for their commute. The surge in ridership has resulted in overcrowding,…
Pickpockets, vanity bag thieves at bus stands under Police scanner
June 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: With a steep increase in the number of women travelling in KSRTC buses after the launch of ‘Shakti’ scheme, Police have pulled up their socks on the safety front. Police and Home Guards deployed at KSRTC Sub-Urban and City Bus Stand are keeping a vigil on pickpockets, vanity bag thieves and petty thieves who…
Ashada puja at Chamundi Hill: GP staff take up cleaning
June 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In view of Ashada month puja at Chamundi Hill Temple, the staff of all Gram Panchayats (GPs) of Mysuru taluk have undertaken cleaning activities at the hill. The staff, led by Executive Officer (EO) of Mysuru Taluk Panchayat H.D. Girish, took up cleaning from the steps at the foot of the hill to the…
Mysuru Film City gets big push: CM to take it up after Budget
June 14, 2023Film personalities meet Siddharamaiah urging him to give shape to proposal Mysore/Mysuru: With Siddharamaiah firmly back in the Chief Minister’s seat, the limelight has returned to Mysuru and the first among the major plans that he will initiate in his hometown will be the long-pending Film City project. As a prelude to the Film City…
Kalisu Foundation inaugurates 90th Library, 1st Play Area at Govt. School
June 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Kalisu Foundation, an NGO working to make books accessible to the children studying in Government Schools through building libraries, inaugurated its 90th Library and first Play Area for the children of Government Higher Primary School in Keelanapur, Varuna Hobli, Mysuru on June 12. Kalisu is impacting more than 21,000 students in 90-plus Schools through…
‘Need to draw a line between freebies and welfare schemes’
June 14, 2023MGP meeting discusses guarantee schemes, their implication on State finances Mysore/Mysuru: The five guarantee schemes with which the Congress has come to power is the talk of the town now as the schemes are set to make a significant dent in the State finances. While a section of people is terming the guarantees as an…













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