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National Symposium on Women’s Safety at Work
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National Symposium on Women’s Safety at Work

September 18, 2024

Top NHRC officials deliberate in city Mysuru: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has stressed the need for safety and social audits of cities and institutions to better understand existing gaps and issues related to women’s safety in India. These remarks were made this morning during the National Symposium on Women’s Safety at Work and…

Robberies ignite safety concerns on NH-275
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Robberies ignite safety concerns on NH-275

September 18, 2024

Mysuru: Despite the Mandya, Ramanagara and Bengaluru Rural Police successfully slashing accident rates through AI-enabled speed monitoring and hefty fines on the Mysuru-Bengaluru National Highway-275, travellers are now raising alarms over the Police’s failure to crack down on robberies and vehicle waylaying by criminals to loot them. The 119-km stretch is fast becoming a haven…

Captain ‘Abhimanyu’ to carry Wooden Howdah this evening
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Captain ‘Abhimanyu’ to carry Wooden Howdah this evening

September 18, 2024

Mysuru: Abhimanyu, the  Howdah Elephant Jumboo Savari, who is undergoing training on Jumboo Savari route  (Raja Margha) along with other Dasara elephants, will be rehearing with the Wooden Howdah, the replica of the Golden Howdah, from this afternoon (4 pm). The Wooden Howdah, which is in the custody of the Mysore Palace Board, was handed…

Mysore Palace being spruced up for Dasara
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Mysore Palace being spruced up for Dasara

September 18, 2024

Repair of chandeliers at Durbar Hall, silver paint for ornamental lamp posts, nurturing of rose garden and topiary to greet visitors during Navarathri underway Mysuru: With Nada Habba Mysuru Dasara Festival-2024 fast approaching, the Mysore Palace premises is being spruced up, with a fresh coat of paint and repair of chandeliers, that add glitter to…

Finance Minister urged to exempt black pepper from GST
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Finance Minister urged to exempt black pepper from GST

September 18, 2024

Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to request the continued exemption of pepper from Goods and Services Tax (GST). “Met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to discuss GST exemption for black pepper, a vital issue for farmers in Kodagu, Hassan and Chikkamagalur districts. Requested continuation of the exemption, citing its…

MP seeks 280-km Railway barricading to tackle human-elephant conflict
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MP seeks 280-km Railway barricading to tackle human-elephant conflict

September 18, 2024

Pursues extension of Tirupati-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express to Mysuru benefiting devotees Mysuru: MP Yaduveer Wadiyar called on Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupendra Yadav in Delhi yesterday urging him to address the human-elephant conflict in Kodagu and Mysuru. The movement of elephants through coffee estates and agricultural lands causes significant crop loss due…

Khata for prime land near Kuvempu Trust on Kalidasa Road: Mysuru DC issues show-cause notice to MCC Commissioner
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Khata for prime land near Kuvempu Trust on Kalidasa Road: Mysuru DC issues show-cause notice to MCC Commissioner

September 18, 2024

Mysuru: Mysuru Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy has issued a show-cause notice to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Ashaad-Ur-Rahman Shariff, demanding an explanation regarding the illegal Khata registration to a family for 10 acres of land worth crores of rupees, located adjacent to the Kuvempu Trust on Kalidasa Road in Jayalakshmipuram. On Sept. 15,…

‘Talakad Gangas started Dasara, not Vijayanagar kings’
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‘Talakad Gangas started Dasara, not Vijayanagar kings’

September 18, 2024

Mysuru: Gangas of Talakad are the inspiration behind Mysuru Dasara and not Vijayanagara Kingdom of Hampi, said Historian Dr. Talkad Chikkarangegowda. Presiding over the two-day national seminar on ‘Ganga Dynasties and Contributions to Karnataka Society and Culture’ organised by Department of History Studies and Research, Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Muktagangothri, here recently, Chikkarangegowda said…

Study of Mysuru’s heritage buildings on: Dr. Shalvapille Iyengar
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Study of Mysuru’s heritage buildings on: Dr. Shalvapille Iyengar

September 18, 2024

Mysuru: Dr. Shalvapille Iyengar, Chairman of Department of Studies in Research in Ancient History and Archaeology, Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mysuru, has said that a study of heritage buildings of Mysuru is being conducted to achieve sustainability in the construction of buildings, using naturally available materials and a blend of conservative style aided by…

Wayanad family killed as tipper hits bike near Gundlupet
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Wayanad family killed as tipper hits bike near Gundlupet

September 18, 2024

Gundlupet: A couple and a seven-year-old child from Kerala were killed on the spot, when a tipper vehicle rammed into the bike they were riding on Sultan Bathery Road on the outskirts of Gundlupet yesterday. The deceased have been identified as Dhanesh (42), his wife Anuja (37) and their son Ishan Krishna (7), all residents…

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