33% green cover mandatory to safeguard Mysore Silk’s GI tag, says technical report Mysore/Mysuru: A technical report submitted to the State Government by the General Manager of the Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) Filature Factory at T. Narasipur and the Managing Director of KSIC has stated that the entire 13.11 acres of factory land is…
Waste burning below Varuna Canal aqueduct: Aqueduct pillars to get safety wall
March 3, 2026CNNL officials inspect spot, initiate measures to prevent unauthorised entry Mysore/Mysuru: The Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) has finally initiated steps to safeguard the Varuna Canal aqueduct that runs over the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway near Old Kesare, following concerns over damage caused by waste burning beneath the structure. Proposed measures include constructing a compound wall around…
Proposed stadium at KSIC Filature Factory land: Looms spin after five-day stir
March 3, 2026Stadium plan to be shelved if it disrupts silk production, assures Mysuru District Minister Mysore/Mysuru: Silk saree production at the famed Mysore Silk weaving unit of Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) on Manandavadi Road resumed this morning after coming to a complete halt on Feb. 26, with protesting employees returning to work. The workers had…
Prosthetic gives horse fresh start
March 3, 2026Abandoned female horse learns to walk again with an artificial leg In a first-of-its-kind effort in Mysuru, an abandoned and severely injured female horse (mare) is slowly learning to walk again on a prosthetic right foreleg. Nearly two months ago, People for Animals (PFA), Mysuru, received a distress call from Sahukarhundi in Yelwal Hobli about…
Rs. 58.62 crore tourism project in KRS backwaters
March 2, 2026Karnataka Tourism Infrastructure Limited to build eco-friendly cottages, houseboats & adventure sports Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Tourism Infrastructure Limited (KTIL) is set to implement a major tourism project worth Rs. 58.62 crore at Cholanahalli, located along the backwaters of the Krishna Raja Sagar Dam (KRS). Cholanahalli, in Mysuru taluk, lies near Sagarakatte, about 25 km from Mysuru….
First Akka Cafe opens in city
March 2, 2026On the lines of Indira Canteen, State Government launches all-women-run cafe near ZP Office, Chamarajapuram Mysore/Mysuru: Akka Cafe, an ambitious initiative announced in the State Government’s 2025-26 Budget, was inaugurated in Mysuru city this morning. District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa launched the first outlet set up in the premises of the Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Office…
Lunar eclipse tomorrow: Major temples to close in Mysuru
March 2, 2026No restrictions at Nanjangud Temple; entry restricted to Chamundi Hill Temple Mysore/Mysuru: A majority of the temples across Mysuru district will remain closed tomorrow in view of a lunar eclipse. According to Indian Standard Time (IST), the eclipse will begin at 3.30 pm and the total phase will occur between 4.34 pm and 5.33 pm…
US-Israeli air strikes: Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei killed
March 1, 2026Mob vandalises US embassy in Karachi; protest erupts in Lucknow; Alipur in Karnataka observes bandh New Delhi: Three US Embassy staff at Karachi in Pakistan were reportedly injured after Shia Muslim protesters attacked the American embassy, following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei in US and Israeli strikes. Earlier this morning, the Iran’s…
Rising human-wildlife conflict near Bandipur: 50 villagers join forest patrols as ‘Kaadina Mitras’
March 1, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: With incidents of human-wildlife conflict on the rise in villages bordering the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, the Forest Department has launched a new initiative titled ‘Kaadina Mitra’ (friends of the forest), roping in local villagers to assist in patrolling and preventing wild animals from straying out of the Reserve. The Hediyala, Moleyur, Nugu and N….
Stadium plan at KSIC Filature Factory land: T. Narasipur Bandh next?
March 1, 2026Former Councillor Arjun warns of intensifying the stir; farmer leader Chandan Gowda confident of CM reversing the proposal T. Narasipur: Actor and former T. Narasipur Councillor Arjun Ramesh has warned of calling for T. Narasipur bandh, if the State Government continues to remain nonchalant towards the indefinite protest being staged by the employees of KSIC…















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