Road Safety Committee meeting Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy has directed officials to take precautionary measures to prevent road accidents, which have been claiming several lives and leaving many others disabled. Chairing a meeting of the Road Safety Committee at his office recently, the DC instructed officials to identify accident-prone black spots and prepare…
40-year lease of Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion: Nothing official, only unofficial discussions
April 8, 2026Seven UoM Syndicate members refute charges of fellow member T.R. Chandrashekar Mysore/Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) has not entered into any agreement to lease Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion at its Manasagangothri campus and there have been no official discussions held in this regard, clarified the Syndicate members of the University. In a press release, the…
Railway Underpass works to start in 15 days
April 8, 2026Project planned near Kukkarahalli Lake and Crawford Hall junction; MP Yaduveer Wadiyar inspects spot Mysore/Mysuru: In what would facilitate a seamless traffic movement, the works on the construction of Railway Underpass near Kukkarahalli Lake and Crawford Hall, the administrative office of Mysore University, is set to begin in 15 days. Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja…
Congress shattered trust of people by partitioning the country: MP
April 8, 2026Yaduveer Wadiyar releases ‘BJP Karnatakada Maharatharu’ book by BJP leader S.R. Gopal Rao Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar said that the Congress party shattered the hopes and trust of the people by partitioning the country in 1947. He was speaking after releasing ‘BJP Karnatakada Maharatharu’ book written by senior BJP leader S.R. Gopal…
Temples teach astronomy, architecture, time-keeping
April 8, 2026Former Director of Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium Dr. Shylaja describes temples as cosmic classrooms Mysore/Mysuru: Temples are often seen as centres of religion, culture and prayer. However, according to Dr. B.S. Shylaja, former Director of the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bengaluru, temples are far more than just spiritual spaces. Rather, they are repositories of knowledge that reflect…
Spectroscopy helps decode secrets of stars
April 8, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Renowned astronomer Dr. B.S. Shylaja, Visiting Scientist and former Director of the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bengaluru, emphasised the importance of advanced spectroscopy in the study of sunlight and stellar phenomena. Delivering a special lecture titled ‘Spectroscopy — A Tool to Understand the Inaccessible’ at the Einstein Auditorium of the Department of Physics, Manasagangothri, University…
220 mobile phones worth Rs. 20 lakh recovered
April 8, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police have recovered a total of 220 mobile phones worth Rs. 20 lakh which were either lost or stolen by conducting special drives. Disclosing this at a press meet yesterday, City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar said that the mobile phones were handed over to 197 owners after they produced relevant documents….
Water Tariff… Water Wastage… MCC Commissioner blames CESC for damaging water pipes
April 8, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Waking up to the complaints of water leakage at several valves in the city, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Shaikh Tanveer Asif has succinctly instructed Development Officers (DO) of all its nine Zonal Offices, to restrain Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) from newly laying underground cables, until the repair works are carried out. He…
Coffee planter killed in wild elephant attack
April 8, 2026Kodagu residents urge Forest Dept. to drive away the jumbos Ponnampet: Man-animal conflicts have increased in Kodagu region with a coffee planter killed by a wild elephant at Srimangala hobli in Ponnampet taluk in the early hours of today. The deceased has been identified as Mokalamada Rathu, a resident of Kaiemani. Today morning, Rathu was…
Leopardess dies of suspected bullet injuries in Hunsur
April 8, 2026Forest Minister orders probe Hunsur: A carcass of a two-year-old leopardess, suspected to have been shot by poachers was found with bullet injuries at Guledahalla region in Hunsur Regional Forest Division in Periyapatna taluk. Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre has ordered for a probe to ascertain the cause behind its death. Forest Department staff, who were…















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