Mysuru: The Mysore Airport authorities conducted a comprehensive aircraft emergency exercise yesterday, designed to test the real-time preparedness of various stakeholders involved in emergency response. A mock aircraft model was used to simulate an incident where the aircraft overshot the runway. To replicate the scenario of the plane catching fire, the mock-up’s undercarriage was intentionally…
20 out of 26 robberies solved on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway
December 13, 2024Home Minister provides data in written reply in Legislative Council to MLC Madhu Madegowda Belagavi: The Mysuru-Bengaluru National Highway-275 has become a hotspot for both robberies and traffic violations, raising concerns over passenger safety and law enforcement effectiveness. A total of 26 robbery cases have been reported on the highway and its service roads, with…
MCC collects Rs. 191.41 cr. Property Tax till Dec. 10, 2024
December 12, 2024Total target Rs. 225 crore; remaining amount to be collected by March 2025 Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has ramped up its efforts to collect Property Tax, a significant revenue source for maintaining the city’s infrastructure. With 2,25,000 registered properties and 1,95,000 revenue properties in Mysuru city, the MCC had set a target of…
Restoration of Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion, Folklore Museum at Manasagangothri: US Consulate Officer from Chennai reviews progress
December 12, 2024Mysuru: Jeanne Briganti, Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Consulate General Chennai, visited the Folklore Museum housed at Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion in Manasagangothri this morning. The museum and the mansion are undergoing extensive restoration, funded in part by the U.S. Government’s Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) and managed by the Deccan Heritage Foundation (DHF)…
My thoughts on the world we live in
December 12, 2024“If you feel pain, you’re alive. If you feel other people’s pain, you’re a human being.”—Leo Tolstoy Newspaper reading is a reminder that man has learnt nothing from his past nor from his present situation. He seems to be repeating the same mistakes and as a consequence suffer. Let me not go back to millennium…
In his last letter… S.M. Krishna wishes all success for Kannada Literary Meet at Mandya
December 11, 2024Mysuru: In what is said to be his last letter, former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna, who passed away at Bengaluru yesterday due to age-related illness, had written a letter related to Kannada Sahitya Sammelana scheduled to be held at his home district Mandya next week, which has now gone viral. The content of the letter…
Cradle Ceremony
December 11, 2024Mysuru: Mysore Royal Family Member Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar performed the Thottilu Shastra ceremony of his two-month-old younger son, at the premises of Goddess Chamundeshwari temple at Chamundi Hill in city this morning. The baby boy was born on Oct. 11, 2024, Ayudha Puja day, to Yaduveer Wadiyar, the Mysuru-Kodagu MP and Trishika Kumari couple….
MUDA 50:50 sites scam: Plea for CBI probe against CM: HC postpones hearing to Dec. 19
December 11, 2024Bengaluru: The High Court postponed the hearing over the application seeking Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the case of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah allegedly influencing the grant of sites to his wife under 50:50 scheme at Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), to Dec. 19. During the arguments heard at the Court on Tuesday, Advocate…
S.M. Krishna: Architect of Bengaluru’s IT growth
December 10, 2024Bengaluru: Former Karnataka CM Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna, widely known as S.M. Krishna, passed away today at the age of 92 at his residence in Bengaluru. A charismatic leader with a modern outlook, Krishna carved a niche in India’s political landscape with his administrative prowess and forward-thinking vision. He was often referred to as the “modern…
Fate of dilapidated heritage Devaraja Market and Lansdowne buildings
December 10, 2024Supreme Court case likely to impede Cabinet approval for DPR Archaeological Survey of India, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage now parties to petition Mysuru: While the Urban Development Department prepares to present the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the long-pending demolition and reconstruction of the Lansdowne Building and Devaraja Market to the…















Recent Comments