Huge tree uproots in front of an apartment in Vishweshwaranagar; branches of several trees fall on road in various parts of the city Mysore/Mysuru: Following heavy wind and rainfall that lasted a few minutes, a huge tree got uprooted at Vishweshwaranagar in city yesterday, while branches of several rickety trees came falling down obstructing free…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following a complaint by representatives of Apple Inc., Lashkar Police have registered FIRs against owners of nine mobile phone shops on K.T. Street for allegedly selling duplicate Apple gadgets. The shops booked are Naresh Telecom, Srikrishna Telecom, Raj Telecom, Mahesh Telecom, Madan Telecom, Neminath Telecom, Lalith Telecom and Hanuman Telecom. According to the complaint,…
Mysore/Mysuru: Amid a nationwide push for fuel conservation and austerity measures advocated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the West Asia conflict and fuel shortage concerns, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s inspection spree in Mysuru city this morning raised eyebrows over the sheer size of his motorcade, which exceeded 30 to 35 vehicles. The Chief Minister was…
Students cannot attend schools wearing saffron shawls and saffron turbans. Only traditional headgear that has existed from the beginning will be allowed. If the colour of the turban is changed now, it will not be accepted. We have not permitted only hijabs; janivara (sacred thread) and shivadhara turban have also been allowed. However, new forms…
Mysore/Mysuru: Customers purchasing gold, silver and platinum will have to shell out more as prices have sky-rocketed following increase in import duties by Central Government. The Government has increased the import duties of both gold and silver to 15 percent from 6 percent as a measure to curb rising imports of both gold and silver…
Mysore/Mysuru: Two Royal Enfield bikes with the same registration number (MEG 2261) has become a headache to RTO officials who are trying their might to trace the original bike. These two bikes, one in the name of Jayanth of Mysuru and another in the name of a soldier from Andhra Pradesh are parked in front…
Mirror wall fails to shame public urination offenders Mysore/Mysuru: In an innovative attempt to curb public urination, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) installed a stainless-steel mirror wall along Bengaluru-Nilgiri Road near the Sub-Urban Bus Stand. However, as the Kannada saying goes, “Nayi bala donku” (a dog’s tail can never be straightened), a recent incident showed…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mango, the king of fruits, famed for its rich taste and aroma, has arrived in city markets, but the scorching summer heat has kept customers away, triggering a sharp fall in prices. This year’s harsh summer has also affected mango cultivation. Unseasonal rain in January and February caused large-scale flower shedding, reducing yields by…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a major aviation security preparedness exercise, Mysore Airport conducted a full-scale Anti-Hijack Mock Exercise yesterday evening to assess its emergency response mechanism and inter-agency coordination during a potential aircraft hijack situation. The exercise began at 4.20 pm and involved coordinated participation from multiple agencies, including airport authorities, Karnataka State Industrial Security Force (KSISF),…
By R. Chandra Prakash The Supreme Court’s observations during the hearing of a PIL by R. Raja Chandra and Gouri Satya are a very severe indictment of the Government’s rigid and unscientific approach towards preservation of Mysuru’s century-old two heritage buildings — the Devaraja Market and the Lansdowne Building. It is to be recollected here…
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