Mysuru: Traffic was temporarily disrupted near View Point atop Chamundi Hill early this morning when a private tourist bus collided with an electric pole, causing it to fall across the road. Fortunately, no injuries were reported, as the power supply to the pole had already been disconnected due to unpaid bills. The accident occurred between…
Highway dacoits ‘egg on’ to different modus operandi
December 31, 2024Eggs thrown at jaggery merchant’s car near Budanur off Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway; robbed of Rs. 55,000 Mandya: After a lull of few months, a stretch of Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway passing through the district, is back in news, for the dacoits, who were underground, becoming active again, targeting the unsuspecting motorists. This time, they have been deploying a…
Row over renaming KRS Road after CM Siddaramaiah: Congress delegation meets MCC Commissioner
December 31, 2024Mysuru: Amid simmering controversy over renaming the stretch of Mysuru-KRS Road after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, a delegation of Congress leaders held a meeting with Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Ashaad-Ur-Rahman Shariff, at the Old Council Hall of MCC this morning. The meeting assumes significance in the wake of the debate for and against Chamaraja Congress MLA…
‘Install board of Princess Road or allow us’
December 31, 2024Mysuru: Right to Information (RTI) activist Snehamayi Krishna has urged the authorities to either install the name board of Princess Road on Mysuru-KRS Road in the city at the earliest or give permission to install the board with the help of general public. In his request to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Ashaad-Ur-Rahman Shariff on…
Police behaved like ‘contract killers’
December 31, 2024MLC C.T. Ravi escalates dispute with Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar to Governor’s Office Bengaluru: The ongoing feud between Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar and BJP MLC C.T. Ravi has intensified, with Ravi taking his grievances to the Governor’s office. In a significant move, Ravi met the Governor yesterday, detailing events that transpired during the Legislative Council session and…
MP Yaduveer Wadiyar laments lapses in KPSC re-exam
December 31, 2024Mysuru: A day after the KPSC (Karnataka Public Service Commission) conducted the KAS re-exam for appointment of 384 gazetted probationer posts, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has lamented the lapses in the translation of question paper and mix-up of OMR sheets of candidates. In a post on social media site X, Yaduveer said the…
Opposition Leader R. Ashoka hits out at Govt. on translation errors
December 31, 2024Bengaluru: Opposition Leader R. Ashoka too has hit out against the State Government for the recurrence of translation errors in the KAS re-exam held on Sunday. In a press statement released at Bengaluru on Monday, Ashoka alleged that the political interference of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had resulted in serious lapses on the part of KPSC…
SWR Mysuru Division revises train timings
December 31, 2024New time-table with effect from Jan. 1, 2025 Mysuru: The South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, has revised the Railway time-table and the new train timings will come into force with effect from 1.1.2025. Arrival and departure timings of several trains leaving/arriving from Mysuru and other Stations across Indian Railways have been revised. The SWR,…
Avoid posting travel plans on social media: DCP
December 31, 2024Mysuru: DCP (Law and Order) M. Muthuraju has cautioned the people against posting any information related to their travel plans on social media, with New Year celebrations in the offing. He was speaking after flagging off the awareness drive through street play about ‘Crime Prevention and Women’s Safety,’ organised by Narasimharaja (NR) Sub-Division, as part…
Noted orator Sudha Baragur bereaved
December 31, 2024Bengaluru: Jayaprakash Baragur (67), husband of renowned orator Sudha Baragur, passed away at a private hospital here yesterday. He was suffering from heart related issues and former Director of Jayadeva Hospital and sitting MP, Dr. C.N. Manjunath, had operated on him. Jayaprakash is survived by his wife, a daughter and a host of relatives. Arrangements…















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