Forest Department issues new SOP of trekking and eco-trails in the State Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Department released a fresh SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) yesterday making it mandatory for trekking groups to have at least one certified nature guide / trek guide to enter forest or eco-trails under Karnataka Forest Department jurisdiction. SOP has been issued…
Wild cat seeks refuge indoors to escape summer heat, spotted by domestic help Mysore/Mysuru: A leopard sneaked into a house on Vinaya Marga in Siddarthanagar, in the heart of Mysuru city, yesterday morning, triggering panic among residents. Forest officials later captured the animal and shifted it to the Chamundi Wild Animals Rescue, Rehabilitation and Conservation…
Yesterday morning, a three-year-old leopard that had come down from Chamundi Hill sneaked into a house in Siddarthanagar, got cosy under a bed and went to sleep. Probably after having made a meal out of a street dog. Thankfully, the leopard was captured with no injury to him or to humans. Across India, human-animal conflict…
Ex-Minister S.R. Mahesh says MLC Dr. Yathindra’s name has been removed from Varuna voter list and enrolled in Bengaluru to get powerful position in Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA); BJP yet to react! Mysore/Mysuru: JD(S) leader and former Minister S.R. Mahesh today criticised Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for describing the JD(S) as a dynastic party, accusing him…
Water can be drawn till 70 ft., city continues to receive 249 MLD Mysore/Mysuru: The water level at Krishna Raja Sagar Dam (KRS), the main source of drinking water for Mysuru, has dropped to around 100 feet, raising concerns amid the summer months. Officials, however, said there is no immediate threat to the city’s water…
Residents allege mismanagement with poor facilities, server errors, long queues Mysore/Mysuru: Property owners under the Hootagalli City Municipal Council (CMC) limits are facing difficulties in paying Property Tax, with many spending two to three days to complete the process. Residents said they are required to submit applications and wait for hours, but are often unable…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following the conclusion of voluntary self-enumeration on exclusive online portal for Census-2027, that was held between Apr. 1 and Apr. 15, the house-to-house visit of enumerators to update demographic data, began today in the first phase and concludes on May 15. Amid this, only 1.8 percent of the targeted population in Mysuru City Corporation…
Mysore/Mysuru: As the proposal to build a Railway Underpass at the Railway Level Crossing near Crawford Hall and Kukkarahalli Lake junction on Bogadi Road in city has triggered a row, with 80 trees marked for felling, an agreement entered between the then Mysuru Urban Development Authority [MUDA, now Mysuru Development Authority (MDA)] and Indian National…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday declined to impose an immediate ban on tiger safaris in the State. However, it directed the State Government to file a reply to a plea seeking a permanent ban on tiger safaris within critical tiger habitats on the ground that such activities contravene established conservation norms. A Bench of…
Inaugurates Sri Guru Bhairavaikya Mandira at Adichunchanagiri Mutt Mandya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Sri Guru Bhairavaikya Mandira, a shrine dedicated to late pontiff Padma Bhushan Dr. Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji, at the Adichunchanagiri Mutt in Nagamangala taluk of Mandya district this morning. In his address, the Prime Minister highlighted the contributions of the Mutt…
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