Voting on April 26 Mysore/Mysuru: With three days to go for the last date (Apr. 4) for filing of nomination papers, BJP candidate from Mysuru-Kodagu LS Constituency filed his first set of nomination papers at the Office of the Returning Officer in Deputy Commissioner’s Office on Bannur Road, this morning. Yaduveer is said to have…
Preparing for LS poll: DG&IGP interacts with officers of five districts
March 31, 2024Cautions against showing favouritism towards politicians or their followers Mysore/Mysuru: Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP) Alok Mohan led a crucial meeting at the City Police Commissioner’s Office yesterday, in collaboration with top Police officials from the Southern Range and the Mysuru City Commissionerate, to discuss preparations for the upcoming LS elections. Alok…
Women travel for free in KSRTC bus, NOT parrots!
March 31, 2024Bus conductor issues Rs. 444 tickets to parrots in cage, carried from Bengaluru to Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: Next time you plan to travel on a KSRTC bus with a pet, you might want to reconsider. Unlike the ‘Shakthi’ free travel scheme, which allows free travel for women within Karnataka, there’s no such provision for pets. A…
Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Swamiji inaugurates centenary of Abhinava Shankaralaya
March 31, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham’s Seer Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Swamiji formally inaugurated the centenary celebrations of Abhinava Shankaralaya of Sri Sringeri Shankara Mutt at Fort Mohalla in the city on Saturday. Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Swamiji, who arrived for a traditional welcome at Shankara Mutt, had darshan of the idols of Shankaracharya, Sharadamba Devi and 33rd…
60 AI-based cameras on Expressway by April end
March 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: As the toll rates for travel between Mysuru and Bengaluru on the Access-Controlled Expressway are set to increase from April 1, motorists should anticipate heightened scrutiny for speed violations that lead to accidents. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) intends to enhance surveillance measures by installing 60 Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based Automatic Number Plate…
LS Poll: Yaduveer to give due priority to agri, tourism potentials of Mysuru-Kodagu
March 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, BJP candidate for the Lok Sabha elections from Mysuru-Kodagu Constituency has said he will give due priority for agriculture and tourism potentials of the Constituency. He was speaking during an interaction ‘Yuva Samvada’ organised by BJP City and District Yuva Morcha at Adi Shakti Bandantamma Kalamma Temple premises, at Kuvempunagar…
‘My victory will be a befitting honour to Siddaramaiah’
March 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Congress candidate from Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha Constituency M. Lakshmana requested the Congress party leaders and workers to work for his victory in the ensuing polls as a respect to CM Siddaramaiah, who had implemented all five guarantee schemes, here yesterday. Addressing the office-bearers of Mysuru District and City Congress Committee and Minority Cell during…
Too Hot ? It’s Tree Time
March 30, 2024Our city is getting hotter with every passing year. As temperatures soared yesterday, the Karnataka Government advised citizens to turn into camels: “Drink sufficient water whenever possible, even if you are NOT thirsty.” But where is the water to drink when our cities are as dry as a desert? Instead of just issuing some orders…
Toll Hike: Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway toll fee to go up from April 1
March 29, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: In the second revision since the opening of the Mysuru-Bengaluru Access-Controlled Expressway in Feb. 2023, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has announced an increase in toll rates effective from Apr. 1, 2024. The charges have been adjusted by 3 to 14 per cent in accordance with the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and…
Dam Safety Review Panel is final authority: High Court
March 29, 2024Mining activities around KRS Dam in Mandya Bengaluru: Three months after the Karnataka High Court imposed a ban on mining and blasting activities within 20-kilometre radius of the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam due to concerns over potential structural impacts from mining blasts, a Division Bench of the High Court (HC) has declared that the…















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