Ashada Fridays & weekends atop Chamundi Hill VIP queue, protocol darshan only between 5.30 am and 10 am Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration has completed preparations for the annual Ashada Friday celebrations and the Chamundeshwari Vardhanti at Chamundi Hill, with special arrangements in place to manage the expected surge in devotees. Chairing a preparatory meeting…

Srirangapatna: Seeking immediate release of water from KRS Dam to canals for saving standing crops, farmers under the banner of KRRS continued their indefinite stir in front of the Office of the CNNL Executive Engineer at KRS in Srirangapatna taluk on Tuesday. Addressing the protestors, farmer leader Sunitha Puttannaiah said that sugarcane crops grown in…

Equipped with evidence collection, digital analysis and sample preservation tools Mysuru: Crime scene investigation in Mysuru is set to become faster and more scientific with the induction of two state-of-the-art Mobile Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) vehicles, one each for the City and District Police. The custom-built mobile forensic units, to be operated by trained Scene…

Educational land cannot be diverted for other purposes: Nitesh Patil Mysuru: Mysuru Regional Commissioner Nitesh Patil has assured swift action to safeguard the 125-year-old Government High School at Vontikoppal following concerns that ongoing railway construction activities could threaten the future of the historic institution. Patil inspected the school, located opposite Lakshmivenkataramanaswamy Temple, yesterday after a…

Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports denies Kambala link to ongoing works at Sathagalli Mysuru: As bushes and vegetation are being cleared at Sathagalli, adjacent to the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Regional Centre along the Outer Ring Road (ORR), speculation has been rife that the site is being readied for the proposed Dasara Kambala. Although…

Mysuru: As the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) intensifies its drive to remove abandoned vehicles from city’s roads, residents of Mysuru have urged the authorities to launch a similar initiative to clear  vehicles that have remained parked on public streets for years. The ‘Clean Bengaluru’ campaign, headed by Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byregowda, has drawn…

S. Janaki’s cremation was held yesterday evening with full State honours at the family estate in Kaniyanahundi village of H.D. Kote taluk. Her granddaughter Apsara Vydyula performed the ritual of lighting the funeral pyre. Mysuru: The last rites of legendary playback singer S. Janaki, fondly known as ‘Gaana Kogile,’ were performed with full State honours…

Mysuru: Thousands of admirers paid their last respects to legendary playback singer S. Janaki, who passed away at a private hospital in Mysuru last night. She was 88. Her mortal remains were taken from the hospital to her residence in Bogadi last night and brought to Maharaja College Grounds at 8 am today for public homage.   The mortal remains were kept there until…

MDA to develop open space near Kukkarahalli Lake into a park with walking path, children’s play area & gym  Mysuru: The Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has floated a fresh tender on the Karnataka Public Procurement Portal for the comprehensive redevelopment of ‘Lalbagh’, located near Kukkarahalli Lake on Bogadi Road, opposite the Dhobi Ghat.   The estimated cost of the project is Rs. 5 crore.  The site has long been…