Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah offered ‘Bagina’ at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam at Srirangapatna Taluk in Mandya District at 12.15 pm today, following traditional rituals performed by priests. The ‘Bagina,’ placed on the traditional ‘mora,’ contained saree, a blouse piece, flowers, fruits, bangles, ‘arishina-kumkuma’ and rice. After the Bagina offering, Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar,…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a bizarre twist to a burglary, devout robbers sought divine intervention before committing a theft, performing a puja with lemons and other rituals before breaking into a house. The incident occurred at Aishwarya Layout on the outskirts of the city on Saturday at the residence of Shanthakumari, an employee of the T. Narasipur…
139-km march to conclude with a public meeting in Mysuru on Aug. 10 Bengaluru: In their attempt to corner the Congress-led State Government over various scams, NDA allies BJP and Janata Dal (Secular) will take out an eight-day padayatra from Bengaluru to Mysuru from Aug. 3, covering a distance of 139 kms. The padayatra will…
‘CM Siddaramaiah does not know how to maintain good relations with Centre’ Mysore/Mysuru: Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) strongly criticised Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for establishing a One-Man Judicial Commission led by retired High Court Judge P.N. Desai to investigate the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) alternative sites allotment scam. Kumaraswamy…
No last-minute work this time; DC instructs departments to initiate development tasks well in advance Mysore/Mysuru: With the grand annual Dasara just 10 weeks away, the District Administration has begun preparations earnestly to avoid last-minute rush and confusion, as seen in previous years. Typically, Dasara preparations are hurried, with quick fixes to battered, pothole-filled roads…
Wildlife activists urge Government to implement conflict mitigation measures, engage with community Gonikoppal: Elephant attacks continue to trouble villages of Kodagu district amidst heavy rains and flooding. A man narrowly escaped death after an elephant attack in Balaji village near Gonikoppal last evening. Kiriyamada Harish, a coffee estate manager working for Jammada Mohan’s estate, was…
Heavy discharge of water from KRS Dam; MLA-led officers team inspects flooded areas of Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Sai Dhama, Wellesley Bridge, Marahalli Lake, Muthathi Mandya: With over one lakh cusecs of water being released into the Cauvery (Kaveri) River from the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, several areas along the riverbank in Srirangapatna and Malavalli…
Mysore/Mysuru: It is haven turned hazardous. In the heart of Mysuru, a group of 122 nursing students are living in fear, residing in a hostel that has become a symbol of neglect and danger. Parents of these students have urged the authorities to immediately shift their children to a safer building. The hostel, part of…
Guess which project is back on the table — “wannabe” Disneyland! Yes, the Karnataka State Cabinet has cleared a proposal to develop Brindavan Gardens along the lines of Disneyland! This new “wannabe” Disneyland, though tentatively christened as Cauvery Brindavan Amusement Park, is not a new project. In 2018, H.D. Kumaraswamy, who was the CM had…
Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), originally established to ensure the planned development of Mysuru and provide housing for the common people, is now under intense scrutiny. Once a beacon of hope for thousands aspiring to own a house or site in Mysuru, MUDA’s apparent abandonment of its primary duties and alleged involvement in…
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