Mysuru: The State Government’s ambitious ‘Shakti’ Scheme has given a new lease of life to KSRTC Mysuru Rural Division that was reeling under loss year-on-year. The Division has earned a profit of Rs. 2.3 crore in the last nine months of the current fiscal year-2024-25, with 6.62 crore passengers travelling inKSRTC buses. KSRTC Mysuru Rural…
Row over renaming Princess Road as ‘Siddaramaiah Arogya Marga’: Fresh evidence sheds light on existence of ‘Princess Road’
January 2, 2025Mysuru: Fresh evidence, including maps and postcards, has surfaced to reaffirm the authenticity and historical existence of ‘Princess Road’, now largely forgotten by the public. The road, presently known as KRS Road, is proposed to be renamed as ‘Siddaramaiah Arogya Marga’. Former Mayor Sandesh Swamy presented a map from 1921, which officially designates the road…
Leopard scare at Mysuru Infosys campus: Combing operation continues on third day
January 2, 2025Mysuru: The combing operation by the Forest Department to trace and capture the elusive leopard which was spotted at Infosys campus in city at about 4.30 am on Dec. 31 has continued on the third day today with no traces of the leopard. Even the camera traps installed in the vicinity where the leopard was…
Row over renaming Princess Road as ‘Siddaramaiah Arogya Marga’: Former Mayor cites 1921 map as proof
January 1, 2025Mysuru: Even as Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Ashaad-Ur-Rahman Shariff clarified to a Congress delegation yesterday that no official record or Gazette notification identifying ‘Princess Road’ (KRS Road, now proposed to be renamed as Siddaramaiah Aarogya Marga,) former city Mayor Sandesh Swamy produced a map as evidence to assert that the road was indeed named…
Leopard scare at Mysuru Infosys campus- Drone camera being used to trace wild animal: Forest Minister
January 1, 2025Bengaluru/Mysuru: “Combing operation is being conducted at the Infosys campus in Mysuru where a huge leopard was spotted at about 4.30 am yesterday,” said Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre in Bengaluru yesterday. Speaking to media persons, the Minister said that as soon as the information about the presence of the wild animal was received, Leopard Task…
Boost to semiconductor manufacturing in Mysuru: Silectric Semiconductor to invest Rs. 3,425 crore at Kochanahalli
January 1, 2025Mysuru: Chennai-based Silectric Semiconductor Manufacturing Pvt Ltd, established by directors of Zoho, is set to invest Rs. 3,425.60 crore in Karnataka’s first electronics manufacturing cluster at Kochanahalli near Nanjangud, Mysuru. This venture is projected to create 460 jobs and will be set up on a 40-acre site. The 64th State High-Level Clearance Committee (SHLCC), chaired…
Leopard spotted at Infosys campus
December 31, 2024Mysuru: A huge leopard sighting inside the Infosys campus early this morning led to the management instructing employees to work from home, while Forest Department officials launched a combing operation to capture the wild animal. The leopard was first spotted around 4.30 am by security guards during their routine patrol inside the campus. The animal…
Siddaramaiah third richest Chief Minister in India
December 31, 2024Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu tops the list, Arunachal Pradesh’s Pema Khandu comes second New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has emerged as the third richest Chief Minister in the country, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) that was released on Dec. 30. The two-time Chief Minister has assets worth…
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…
Ban orders in Kodagu village over Temple entry dispute
December 30, 2024Preventive arrests made to thwart rallies; Peace meeting at DC Office today at 3 pm Madikeri: Kodagu Sub-Divisional Magistrate and Madikeri Division Assistant Commissioner, Vinayak Narwade Karbhari, has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) in Kattemad village. The restrictions, effective until Jan. 2, 2025, follow tensions over a…














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