Most violations include overspeeding, not wearing seat belts, using mobile phones while driving Mysore/Mysuru: In a significant enforcement effort, the Bengaluru Traffic Police, monitoring movements along Mysuru-Bengaluru National Highway 275, have registered 12,192 cases against motorists who violated traffic rules from May 1 to May 16. The crackdown was facilitated by the deployment of Artificial…
Kreedaa Kaushalya gets a royal start
May 18, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Rajabahadur Khem Sawant Bhonsle VI, the scion of the Royal House of Sawantwadi has emphasised on the need to revive desi games that embody art and culture of the land. He was speaking after inaugurating the 10th edition of Kreedaa Kaushalya, an exhibition of traditional board games of India, organised by Ramsons Handicrafts at…
You don’t flunk life just because you flunk an exam
May 18, 2024The Pre-University and SSLC results are out, and as expected, there is happiness, disappointment, grief and, unfortunately, quite a few deaths — two students in Mandya district, both just 15 years old, committed suicide. While one student ended his life for failing an SSLC exam, the other, a girl, committed suicide assuming she had failed…
Woman killed as SUV rams into scooter on KRS Road
May 17, 2024Poignant scenes at the accident site as family loses breadwinner Mysore/Mysuru: A woman, identified as Radha (34), wife of Satish and a resident of Bhairaveshwara Nagar at Hebbal in the city, was killed on the spot this morning when a speeding SUV collided with the scooter she was riding in front of the Mysuru Trauma…
Home Minister calls on family of beheaded girl in Kodagu
May 17, 2024Compensation will be paid to deceased Meena’s parents after poll code ends Madikeri: Days after U.S. Meena, a 16-year-old minor girl, who was brutally beheaded by a man at Mutlu village in Somwarpet taluk of Kodagu district, Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar visited the residence of the victim yesterday and consoled her parents. Meena, an…
Mysuru-Bengaluru National Highway-275: Wildlife crossing project halted after 60 percent work
May 17, 2024The construction of an animal overpass and underpass to facilitate the safe crossing of wild animals over the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway has come to a grinding halt. A portion of the work has been left incomplete after over 60 percent of the work, posing a significant threat to the wildlife in the region. During the planning…
High drama, scuffle at JD(S) rebel meet
May 16, 2024JD(S) MLA G.T. Devegowda and other party bigwigs try to pacify JD(S) rebel candidate K.T. Srikantegowda Mysore/Mysuru: Just as the BJP-JD(S) coalition candidate K. Vivekananda was poised to file his nomination papers for the upcoming Legislative Council Polls from the South Teachers Constituency, a dramatic scene unfolded at Aalamma Choultry in Shivarampet this morning. Disgruntled…
Will swallow ‘Big Whale’ at right time: H.D. Kumaraswamy
May 16, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy took a dig at State Congress Government and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar for his recent comments asking him to swallow the ‘Big Whale’ in the pen drive case involving Hassan JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna. Kumaraswamy, who is in the city to attend the filing of nomination papers for…
Inflow into KRS Dam up by 1,771 cusecs
May 16, 2024Srirangapatna: 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…
Rain woes? Call helpline
May 15, 2024Mysore/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…















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