City Doctor Usha Hegde becomes the first Mysurean to summit Mt. Everest Mysore/Mysuru: Mount Everest, the highest mountain above sea level, stands at 8,848.86 metres (29,031 ft.) and according to records, only 6,664 mountaineers of different nationalities have been able to complete the summit (reaching top of the Everest) and among them are 544 Indians….
Search begins for transaction advisors to prepare DPR after studying technical & financial feasibility Mysore/Mysuru: The much-touted and long- pending world-class aquarium project at the Mysuru Zoo (Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens), which has been in limbo for over 12 years, has gained fresh traction. Zoo authorities are now looking to select transaction advisors or consultancies…
Madikeri: In Kodagu district, an average rainfall of 32.24 mm was recorded in the last 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Tuesday. On the same day last year, the rainfall was 0.67 mm. The total rainfall from January to date is 230.48 mm, compared to 123.56 mm during the same period last year. Consequent…
Mysore/Mysuru: A 23-year-old youth, suffering from vomiting and diarrhoea after consuming contaminated water, passed away at a private hospital in the city this morning. The deceased, identified as Kanakaraju, was a resident of K. Salundi village in the taluk. About two days ago, 45 residents of K. Salundi village fell ill with severe vomiting and…
FSSAI, Mysuru office forms four teams to inspect quality of fruits at the markets Mysore/Mysuru: Mango, popular as the ‘King of Fruits’ has hit the market, but to cash in on the demand, the traders are deploying artificial ripening method by using calcium carbide chemical, which is a matter of grave concern. Taking into cognisance,…
Mysore/Mysuru: Good rainfall has occurred across Interior Karnataka, Western Ghats and Coastal Karnataka. The district-wise rainfall data by Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) ending May 21 at 8:30 am shows that Dakshina Kannada received 133 mm of rainfall, Chikkamagaluru 127.5 mm and Mysuru received 118 mm of rainfall. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)…
Mysore/Mysuru: The efforts of the Traffic Police to regulate vehicles near the arch opposite the Sub-Urban Bus Stand inadvertently resulted in vehicles getting stranded in the rain yesterday. Devaraja Traffic Police had barricaded both sides of the arch. Vehicles travelling from the Irwin Road side towards Mini Vidhana Soudha were directed to take a left…
Mysore/Mysuru: Suttur Mutt Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji said that the city’s Avadhoota Datta Peetham Seer Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji is working tirelessly for global welfare and welfare of mankind. He was speaking after inaugurating the Silver Jubilee celebration of Sri Datta Venkateshwara Kshetra at Dattanagar on Ooty road here yesterday. Maintaining that divine blessings…
The world-famous Mysore Palace, over a century old and attracting lakhs of visitors, surprisingly lacks fire safety measures, raising concerns over the conservation of priceless art, valuables paintings and other paraphernalia associated with the Mysore royal heritage. Despite the illumination of the Palace with over one lakh incandescent bulbs during Dasara and other occasions, necessary…
Agriculture Department targets cultivation in 3.95 lakh hectares; starts seed distribution for early Kharif crops Mysore/Mysuru: After enduring significant losses last year due to severe drought, farmers in the Mysuru region, particularly in the Cauvery catchment area, are now experiencing relief with the onset of rainfall, bringing smiles to their faces. With the arrival of…
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