Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner M.K. Savitha has served a deadline of Aug. 15 for the vehicle owners to voluntarily clear their vehicles — unused, scrap or abandoned — parked on public roads, footpaths, road side and public places since a longer time. Any failure on the part of vehicle owners to heed the…

Wadiyar era custom and tradition still practiced at Hill temple; Pramoda Devi Wadiyar participates in rituals performed to Utsava Murti Mysuru: The Vardhanti Mahotsava (birthday celebration) of Goddess Chamundeshwari atop Chamundi Hill in city concluded yesterday night with Durbar Utsava performed to the Utsava Murti of the presiding deity. Chief Priest of Chamundeshwari Temple Dr….

Surrenders before Police 20 days after partner’s murder Mysuru: An elderly man, who allegedly strangled his partner after suspecting her fidelity, remained absconding for nearly 20 days before walking into the Alanahalli Police Station on Aug. 1 and surrendering, claiming he was tormented by guilt. Since the crime had not been committed within their jurisdiction,…

Mysore Royal Family members Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, Yaduveer Wadiyar and Trishikha Kumari Wadiyar pull cart with golden palanquin Mysuru: Vardhanti of the presiding deity Goddess Chamundeshwari was celebrated with festive fervour atop Chamundi Hill in city this morning. Every year, Vardhanti of the Goddess falls during the Ashada Masa and is considered to be auspicious,…

Bengaluru: Disgruntlement is brewing in the ruling Congress party after Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) inducted 19 new Ministers at a ceremony held at Lok Bhavan in the State Capital yesterday. With the induction of 19 Ministers, the strength of the two-month-old Shivakumar Cabinet has risen to 33, just one short of the sanctioned 34….

State Cabinet Expansion This Evening Supporters of 6-time NR MLA Tanveer Sait seek justice, shout slogans such as ‘Resign, Sir!’ Mysuru: Senior Congress leader and six-time MLA from Mysuru’s Narasimharaja  Constituency, Tanveer Sait, has openly expressed his disappointment over being denied a Cabinet berth, saying the assurances given to him had not been honoured and…

Die-hard fan attempts to consume pesticide; rushed to hospital Mysuru: Supporters of Congress MLA Tanveer Sait and Youth Congress workers staged a protest outside his residence at Udayagiri this noon after he was denied a Cabinet berth, with one die-hard fan allegedly  attempting to consume pesticide during the demonstration. The supporter was immediately rushed to…

Mysuru: Heavy monsoon rainfall in Kodagu has significantly improved water storage in the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) reservoir at Srirangapatna in Mandya district, which crossed the 100-feet mark for the first time this monsoon season today (Aug. 3). The reservoir stood at 100.34 feet against its full reservoir level of 124.80 feet. According to official…

Cauvery Basin reservoirs get relief after delayed monsoon   Mysuru/H.D. Kote: Three days of heavy rain in the Cauvery catchment areas have significantly increased inflows into Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS), Kabini and Harangi reservoirs, bringing much-needed relief to Karnataka amid the renewed Cauvery water-sharing dispute with Tamil Nadu.  The sharp rise in storage comes days after the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) directed Karnataka to…

All-party meeting on Cauvery issue  Bengaluru: Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) asserted that the interests of farmers and the people of Karnataka were above politics as the State prepares to respond to fresh directions from the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) and the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to release 3,500 cusecs of Cauvery water daily to Tamil Nadu for…