Mysuru: The combing operation to trace and capture the elusive leopard which was spotted in the early hours of Dec. 31 at the Infosys campus in city has continued on the ninth day today with employees, apart from those staying in the campus working from their homes. Following the spotting of the leopard, Forest Department…
Tackling devotee congestion, landslide threat: Vehicle ban mooted to protect Chamundi Hill
January 8, 2025Mysuru: In response to the growing influx of devotees visiting Chamundi Hill, the abode of Goddess Sri Chamundeshwari, and the resulting parking challenges, the Mysuru District Administration and the Sri Chamundeshwari Temple Development Authority have come forward to prohibit all types of vehicles from entering Chamundi Hill. With the number of devotees rising steadily —…
MP meets constituents of Chamundeshwari segment
January 8, 2025Rammanahalli villagers seek removal of CCTV cameras that capture traffic violations! Mysuru: Nearly eight months after his election as Mysuru-Kodagu BJP MP, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar held public contact and grievance meetings in several villages within the Chamundeshwari Assembly segment this morning. Beginning his programme in Hanchya village, Yaduveer was warmly welcomed by villagers who…
New KSRTC Bus Stand at Bannimantap
January 8, 2025Need to send DPR back to the Drawing Board By Bhamy V. Shenoy Several articles have been written on relocating Mysuru’s Sub-Urban Bus Stand. Is there anything new to discuss? Absolutely. Anyone travelling long distances from Mysuru knows the chaotic conditions at the Sub-Urban Bus Stand. The sheer volume of buses has reached a tipping…
Mysuru Bandh evokes good response
January 7, 2025Mysuru: The dawn-to-dusk Mysuru bandh, called today by Dalit and Backward Classes organisations, garnered significant support across the city. The bandh was organised to protest Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s alleged disrespectful remarks on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in Parliament, with demands for his resignation and legal action. Over 25 organisations, including Dalit, Backward Classes, farmers,…
New virus cases in India: No reason to worry
January 7, 2025New Delhi: India has confirmed five cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory virus recently highlighted following an outbreak in China. The Government assured that there is no need to panic, stating that HMPV is already in global circulation. The first two cases were reported in Bengaluru on Monday, involving a three-month-old baby, now discharged…
Mysore Airport expansion: MP urges CM to hasten 46-acre land transfer
January 7, 2025Requests Siddaramaiah to save Devaraja Market, Lansdowne Building; also help build cricket stadium Bengaluru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has called upon Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to take immediate steps to expedite the land acquisition and transfer processes for two critical infrastructure projects in Mysuru — the expansion of Mysore Airport and the construction of…
Waqf Board claims… 70 heritage sites, Govt. land in Srirangapatna as its own
January 6, 2025Department of Archaeology building, Tipu Armoury, Obelisk monument claimed Srirangapatna: Even as the Karnataka Government was compelled to retract eviction notices against farmers embroiled in disputes over Waqf property — where vast stretches of land cultivated by farmers for generations were declared Waqf Board properties — fresh cases of Government properties being labelled as Waqf…
Kattemad Temple dress code row: Meeting inconclusive; Kodagu Deputy Commissioner to decide
January 6, 2025Madikeri: A meeting of the Kattemad Maha Mrityunjaya Mahadeshwara Kshetra Temple Committee, residents and other community representatives held at Maragodu VSSN Hall yesterday failed to reach a consensus regarding the ongoing dress code controversy. It was ultimately decided to defer the matter to the Deputy Commissioner (DC) for resolution. The controversy erupted on Dec. 28,…
Not Princess Road but KRS Road will be renamed
January 6, 2025Princess Road only from Dasappa Circle to Sri Lakshmi Venkataramanaswamy Temple: MLA Mysuru: With the controversy over renaming ‘Princess Road’ in the city escalating, both BJP and JD(S) have voiced their opposition. However, Congress MLA K. Harishgowda, who proposed the renaming, clarified his stance, stating that he did not demand the renaming of Princess Road…















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