Mysore/Mysuru: The City Traffic Police, in a bid to streamline traffic, have recently installed traffic signal lights at several circles and junctions. The move has evoked mixed reactions, with some residents questioning the need for signals at locations with relatively low traffic density. “About two lakh new vehicles were added to city’s roads last year….
Kukkarahalli Lake land commercial project: UoM raises questions over buffer zone land conversion
March 20, 2026Commercial conversion records conceal presence of Kukkarahalli Lake: Registrar Mysore/Mysuru: Fresh issues have emerged over a 2.20-acre parcel of land on the banks of Kukkarahalli Lake, located within the Manasagangothri campus, opposite the Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Stadium on Open-Air Theatre Road. The land falls within the Lake’s buffer zone. At a protest held on Mar….
Delivering bundles of JOY
March 20, 2026INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day Special… Reproductive medicine specialist Dr. C.V. Shilpa of SiriCaree IVF Centre, Mysuru, speaks on science, stigma and the shared responsibility of parenthood… At a time when the focus is increasingly on women’s empowerment and career growth, delayed parenthood and changing lifestyles have led to a rise in infertility. Yet, the issue remains…
Rare occurrence in the history…
March 18, 2026Hailstone Rain pounds Chamarajanagar dist. Standing crops in Ch’nagar, Gundlupet and Yalandur taluks worst affected; agri fields replete with hailstones resemble snow-covered Kashmir Chamarajanagar: Rain accompanied by hailstones wreaked havoc in the district yesterday, leaving the farmers in a state of distress. When the rain stopped, the agricultural fields in the district had turned into…
Ramzan rush peaks at Meena Bazaar
March 18, 2026Food, festivity and shopping frenzy keep nights alive till 2 am With four days left for Ramzan, Meena Bazaar has come alive with a surge of shoppers thronging the bustling stretch for festive purchases and food. Outlets selling clothes, footwears, bangles, mehndi, attar (natural perfumes), crockery, dry fruits, dates, sweets and a variety of juices…
Leaping beyond limits
March 18, 2026At 70, Mysuru’s Master Athlete Vijaya Ramesh continues to defy age with discipline and yoga, training rigorously for her 19th International Athletics Meet in South Korea this September. Achievement knows no barriers of age or gender. In sport, what truly matters is dedication, discipline and an unwavering will. Seventy-year-old Vijaya Ramesh of Mysuru embodies these…
Flex boards, hoardings to come under tax net
March 17, 2026Assembly passes Bill to regulate all display hoardings, boost ULB revenue Bengaluru/Mysuru: In a major move to shore up revenues of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), including City Corporations, the State Assembly has passed the Karnataka Municipalities and Certain Other Law (Amendment) Bill, 2026. The Bill empowers ULBs to regulate flex boards, buntings and advertisement hoardings,…
LPG shortage: Street food vendors cut menus, many shut shop
March 17, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The acute shortage of commercial LPG cylinders and the sharp rise in prices have disrupted businesses across the State, severely affecting street food stalls and small hotels in Mysuru. Several street vendors have shut shop due to the non-availability of gas, while others continue to operate out of compulsion, offering limited menus to regular…
Breaking stereotypes with… Dead-lifts & Designs
March 17, 2026Her power, her story: Alifiya Vagh lifts weights, runs business and nurtures family with grace… By Sujata Rajpal At an age when most women begin to scale back their fitness ambitions (if they had any to begin with), Alifiya Vagh chose to start hers. At 40, she stepped into the world of powerlifting. Most mornings,…
LPG supply: Crematoria manage with existing stock
March 16, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the hospitality sector continues to bear the brunt of the disruption in supply of commercial LPG cylinders following the US-Israel war on Iran, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) crematoria near the foot of Chamundi Hill and at ‘K’ Block in Kuvempunagar currently have adequate stock of cylinders to keep the facilities running….















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