Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru-Bengaluru National Highway-275 has recorded a cumulative toll collection of Rs. 855.79 crore. The 119-km access-controlled Highway, constructed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March 2023. The stretch begins at Kumbalgodu in Bengaluru and traverses 55-km in Ramanagara district, 58-km in Mandya district…
Weight difference: FIR against bank gold appraiser
December 21, 2025Row at Canara Bank, Hinkal branch Mysore/Mysuru: Following difference in the weight of gold valuables pledged for loan at the Hinkal Branch of Canara Bank leading to frantic customers, including men and women thronging the Bank on Dec. 17 and taking the Bank staff to task, Vijayanagar Police have registered a FIR against the Bank…
District Minister to inaugurate Flower Show at Mysore Palace this evening
December 21, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Countdown has begun for the opening of 10-day Flower Show organised as part of Magi Utsav (Winter Festival) at Palace premises this evening. The Flower Show will be open till Dec. 31, between 5 pm and 9 pm. Social Welfare and District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa will inaugurate the Flower Show at 4 pm….
Mysore Palace reverberates with Adi Shankara Stotras
December 21, 2025Thousands mark golden jubilee of Sringeri Sharada Mutt Seer Sri Bharati Tirtha Swamiji’s Sanyasa Sweekara Mysore/Mysuru: Amid the resplendent lighting of the Mysore Palace, thousands of devotees participated in a grand Stuti Shankara Stotra Parayana at the Palace premises last evening. The event marked the Golden Jubilee of Sanyasa Sweekara (ascetic initiation) of Sringeri Sharada…
Justice Sapre flags safety gaps on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway
December 21, 2025Chairman of Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Road Safety seeks digital speed control Mandya: Retired Supreme Court Judge and Chairman of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Road Safety, Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre, along with Mandya district officials, conducted a detailed inspection of National Highway-275 to assess safety measures on the busy Mysuru-Bengaluru corridor. The…
Garbage pile up on Chamundi Hill road
December 21, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Despite a joint operation by the Forest Department and local bodies to curb the use of plastic in and around the sacred Chamundi Hill, and warnings of fines for violations, authorities have failed to control the menace, raising concerns that enforcement has been lax. The continued use of plastic and dumping of plastic waste…
Friends could not save him, but he saved others
December 21, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Efforts by friends of a young autorickshaw driver to save his life ended in tragedy when he was declared brain dead at a hospital in Mysuru. In a final act of compassion, a relative later gave consent for organ donation, allowing the young man’s organs to give a new lease of life to several…
MGNREGA modified suiting modern demands: MP
December 21, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Wadiyar has defended the recently introduced Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025, replacing Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA), by the Central Govt. Yaduveer told media persons, there is no value for Congress’ charges, as relevant changes to MGNREGA was essential,…
Every life matters; road deaths must be zero
December 21, 2025Justice Sapre stresses strict road safety enforcement in Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: Every life is invaluable and the ultimate goal must be to bring road accident fatalities down to zero, said retired Supreme Court Judge and Chairman of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Road Safety, Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre. Presiding over a meeting of the Road…
Two illegal shops razed near CFTRI junction
December 21, 2025Makeshift encroachments thrive, but action comes only on KRS Road Mysore/Mysuru: Despite rampant footpath encroachments across Mysuru, civic authorities sprang into action only after illegal shops suddenly appear along the heavily congested KRS Road. On Friday morning, officials of Zone-6 of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) demolished two makeshift shops that had come up near…















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