Srirangapatna: With substantial rainfall in Kodagu district over the past few days, the inflow into the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district has increased. As of today morning, the water level of the Dam has reached the 80-ft mark. The maximum capacity of the dam is 124.80 feet. In terms…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following heavy rains affecting the district in recent days, the District Administration has established Helpline centres within the Urban Local Body limits across the region. These centres will address various issues including floods, property damage, drinking water shortages, UGD problems, tree falls and uprooted electric poles. Public may reach out and lodge their grievances…
Mysore/Mysuru: The deteriorating condition of Kergalli Lake, situated near Kergalli’s Sri Siddarameshwara Temple, has raised concerns among the residents due to pollution and poor maintenance. The influx of drain water and pollutants from nearby residential areas has contaminated the Lake, resulting in an overgrowth of algae, weeds and fungus.Despite repeated complaints from residents to the…
Surprises, pleasant or unpleasant, never cease to happen in everybody’s life. Recently, I had a pleasant surprise when the Blue Dart courier delivered two books from a friend in New York, M.P. Prabhakaran. Many years ago I had written about this old journalist-friend of mine first acquainted in Mumbai where we were journalists though working…
Will monitor traffic violations, Law & Order issues Mysore/Mysuru: A new project is underway in Mysuru city and its outskirts, involving the installation of over 250 CCTV cameras. Tenders for this project were issued from Police Headquarters in Bengaluru. Once completed, these additional cameras will supplement the over 50 existing surveillance infrastructure deployed at various…
Mysore/Mysuru: Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) for Traffic and Road Safety, Alok Kumar, yesterday inspected over 60 Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras being installed along the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway (National Highway-275). Departing from Bengaluru, he travelled by road to Mysuru via Bidadi, Ramanagara, Channapatna and Maddur. He inspected the cameras at…
Mysore/Mysuru: A huge branch of a tree fell on a Memu Train injuring the loco pilot (driver) near the sugar factory close to Mandya Railway Station on Monday. S.N. Prasad, 39, is the loco pilot who suffered head injuries in the incident and was treated at the District Hospital in Mandya. The Memu Passenger Train…
Mysore/Mysuru: With KSRTC (Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation) Mysuru Urban Division sending as many as 118 buses under its control for scrap due to phasing out of old and unfit vehicles, the city commuters are faced with less number of buses to travel to their destinations. The Mysuru Urban Division, after identifying unfit buses in…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a concerning trend, cybercriminals are increasingly targeting not only the less educated but also highly educated individuals, exploiting new tactics to lure victims with promises of high investment returns, enticing offers in online trading and cryptocurrency ventures. In the latest case of cyber fraud, an engineer hailing from Mysuru city fell victim to…
Government slashes land charges from Rs. 1,956 to Re. 1 per metre; MCC officers refuse to comply Mysore/Mysuru: The ambitious initiative to provide ‘direct to home’ Piped Natural Gas (PNG) to every household in Mysuru city has hit a roadblock due to the attitude of certain officials from the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). Despite the…
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