As tigers avoid direct eye contact, farmers create an illusion of constant watchfulness Mysore/Mysuru: In a bold and imaginative step to protect farmers working in forest-fringe areas from tiger attacks, the Forest Department has rolled out an unusual yet time-tested awareness initiative in the villages of Saragur taluk, bordering the Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Borrowing inspiration…
Mysuru / Siddapura: The circumstances surrounding the death of a 45-year-old woman from Mysuru have raised serious suspicions, after Forest Department officials intercepted a car carrying her body at a check-post near Siddapura in the early hours of Saturday. Police have detained three men, including the woman’s husband, and are investigating the case. An Unnatural…
Stray dogs shelter at Rayanakere yet to be completed Mysore/Mysuru: The public has expressed their displeasure over the Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) failure to control the growing menace of stray dogs across the city. Citizens have also criticised the MCC Commissioner and the Health Officer for not initiating the construction of shelters for stray dogs,…
Mysuru Development Authority floats tenders for comprehensive restoration works Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has launched a long-pending Rs. 50 crore lake rejuvenation project to restore 13 lakes in and around Mysuru. The massive initiative will be funded through the lake development cess collected from the public and tenders have already been floated to…
Mysuru, Nov. 15 – In a chilling incident near Siddapura in Kodagu district, Forest Department personnel, during a routine inspection, discovered the body of a Mysuru-based woman being transported in a car last night. According to preliminary reports, Forest personnel at the Maldare–Lingapura forest check-post intercepted a Haryana-registered car (HR-26-CE-9273) at midnight carrying three men…
Kushalnagar, Nov. 15 – Following the State Wildlife Board’s Standing Committee approval, the State Government has now submitted documents to the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) seeking clearance for the National Highways Authority of India’s (NHAI) 92.3-km Mysuru-Kushalnagar Access-Controlled Highway project. The NHAI has sought diversion of about 54 hectares of land within the Eco-Sensitive…
Congress has been decimated in the Bihar elections. Rahul Gandhi rode into Bihar on an Enfield Bullet as part of the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra.’ He thundered through 23 districts for over 16 days accusing the BJP of ‘vote chori.’ And then…poof !… he disappeared. His party workers were left bewildered and abandoned. This is not…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) launched a special campaign this morning to recover electricity bill arrears from consumers who have failed to clear their dues despite the stipulated deadline. Over 5,000 CESC staff members, including senior and junior personnel, began the revenue collection drive at 8 am to recover arrears amounting to Rs….
Mysore/Mysuru: Narendra Babu of Mysuru city, fondly known as Vittal, is a third-generation tailor and has been noticed for his stitching skills by none other than legendary Caribbean cricketer Chris Gayle. One may wonder how a tailor from Mandi Mohalla in Mysuru caught the fashion eye of Chris Gayle. It seems one of Babu’s customers,…
Move to generate large-scale jobs, boost industrial ecosystem Mysore/Mysuru: With Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announcing the State Government’s intention to develop Aerospace and Defence Parks in strategic locations — Bengaluru, Belagavi, Mysuru, Tumakuru and Chamarajanagar — the move is expected to generate large-scale employment opportunities and boost the industrial ecosystem in the region. Inaugurating the Collins…
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