Srirangapatna: A significant amount of sewage mixed with industrial effluents from Mysuru city is flowing into the Cauvery River at Srirangapatna, turning the river toxic. This situation has raised health concerns among the people who rely on Cauvery water. At Belagola, near the Infosys campus on Mysuru-Mandya border, a canal carries industrial effluents into the…
Gruha Jyothi Vs 24×7 power supply
May 28, 2024What would be your choice? By Bhamy V. Shenoy If given the choice between receiving up to 200 units of free power supply (Gruha Jyothi) and uninterrupted power supply on a 24×7 basis, many of us would likely lean towards the uninterrupted power supply. My intention in raising this issue is not to criticise the…
Concerns intensify over contaminated drinking water
May 27, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: While the authorities in Mysuru district, along with the Health Department and the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), are working hard to provide clean and tested drinking water to residents, Krishnaraja MLA T.S. Srivatsa has made a serious accusation where he claimed that drinking water supplied to his Constituency is mixed with mud. The allegations…
Bill settled
May 27, 2024PM’s Radisson Hotel bill to be paid by State Government Bengaluru: Karnataka Government will pay the pending bill of Rs. 80 lakh to Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel in Mysuru, said Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre, here this morning. Speaking to mediapersons at his office in Vikasa Soudha, Minister Eshwar Khandre said that during Prime Minister Narendra…
Dasara elephant Arjuna gets a memorial at his burial site
May 27, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Finally, Dasara elephant Arjuna has a memorial at the Dabballikatte Forest area in Yeslur Hobli of Sakleshpur taluk, built by the Forest Department. Arjuna, the revered eight-time carrier of the Golden Howdah during Mysuru Dasara festivities, met a tragic end during a wild elephant capture operation when he was fatally wounded during a confrontation…
Heavy traffic gridlocks hit roads as tourists flock city
May 26, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Massive traffic gridlocks occurred in the Central Business District of Mysuru city last evening due to a significant influx of tourists over the weekend, posing considerable challenges for commuters, with residents also encountering difficulties. Similar traffic jams were observed today and are expected to continue this evening. Heavy traffic was witnessed around the Palace,…
Tourists lose money to fake Nagarahole safari booking site
May 26, 2024Complaint lodged with Kodagu Cyber Crime Police; New Delhi-based fraud group created website Mysore/Mysuru: Those planning online bookings for a safari in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, beware! There are fake websites offering bookings where fake Customer Care Executives paint a rosy picture of safari opportunities and animal sightings and take hefty payments. Once the payments are…
Sewage water from Mysuru to Mandya raises health concerns
May 26, 2024Srirangapatna: Even as the recent incident of a youth dying and several others falling ill due to the consumption of contaminated water at K. Salundi village in Mysuru district has triggered vast concerns, the residents of Srirangapatna were forced to consume water unfit for consumption with the local authorities turning a blind eye towards the…
City hotel seeks clearance of Rs. 80.60 lakh bill towards PM’s stay
May 25, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A year has elapsed since Prime Minister Narendra Modi stayed at a star hotel on M.G. Road in the city in April 2023 to attend 50 years of Project Tiger event organised at Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) Convocation Hall, the bill amounting to the tune of Rs. 80.60 lakh remains unpaid, with the…
Construction of rain-damaged retaining walls underway atop Chamundi Hill
May 25, 2024Work orders worth Rs. 2.30 crore issued to ensure safety of motorists Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the work to construct a retaining wall atop Chamundi Hill between View Point and Nandi Statue Road is yet to be completed, several more retaining walls on the main road of the Hill and the road leading to Uthanahalli have…















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