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We need Dasara & … DC needs

August 2, 2025

Mysureans love Dasara. Not just for its pageantry, elephants and fireworks, but because it’s the only time of the year when our city gets a much-needed facelift. Dasara is our Annual Civic Botox Session.  Come October, our administration transforms into a cosmetologist, injecting quick Botox to beautify the city as best as possible. Like a…

From parks, tea shops to puncture stalls: Tight Police net on narcotics
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From parks, tea shops to puncture stalls: Tight Police net on narcotics

August 1, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Following the recent bust of an MDMA production unit at Belavatha on Mysuru’s Outer Ring Road, the City Police have intensified their crackdown on narcotics across the city. Acting on fresh intelligence, officers under the jurisdiction of Nazarbad Police Station carried out targeted raids, vehicle checks and house searches in Raghavendranagar’s EWS Quarters late…

Light Testing… Countdown for Dasara begins with illumination demos
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Light Testing… Countdown for Dasara begins with illumination demos

August 1, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: As Mysuru gears up for the grand Dasara festivities, countdown preparations are already visible in the city’s famed illumination displays — one of the festival’s biggest attractions during Navarathri. Demonstration of the lighting have begun in the evenings, offering glimpses of what promises to be another spectacular edition. Three days ago, the first demonstration…

70-member team to care for 14 Dasara elephants
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70-member team to care for 14 Dasara elephants

August 1, 2025

First batch led by Captain Abhimanyu to arrive on Aug. 4; Preparations in full swing at Mysore Palace Mysore/Mysuru: To manage the 14 elephants participating in Nada Habba Dasara 2025 festivities, led by the Golden Howdah elephant Captain Abhimanyu, the Forest Department has formed a dedicated team of 70 personnel, including mahouts and caretakers (kavadis)….

Shops eat up Roads !
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Shops eat up Roads !

July 31, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru’s busiest stretches are increasingly turning unsafe as roadside vendor carts and makeshift stalls continue to occupy footpaths and even spill over onto roads, inconveniencing pedestrians, commuters and residents alike. The unchecked encroachment has worsened traffic movement and created hazardous conditions that have already claimed lives. The latest tragedy occurred last Thursday at Vivekananda…

KSRTC Foundation Day on Aug. 1 | From MGRTD to KSRTC: 64 years of transforming public transport
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KSRTC Foundation Day on Aug. 1 | From MGRTD to KSRTC: 64 years of transforming public transport

July 31, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: From its humble beginnings with Chevrolet engine buses to today’s state-of-the-art Ashwamedha and Pallakki class services, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has completed a remarkable 64-year journey. This evolution began when Mysore Government Road Transport Department (MGRTD) was renamed Mysore State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) on Jan. 1, 1961, under CIRT Act of…

Streamlining traffic system: Trial run of traffic signal lights at Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle
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Streamlining traffic system: Trial run of traffic signal lights at Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle

July 31, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: City Traffic Police on Tuesday switched on the existing traffic signal lights at Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle (Hardinge Circle) on experimental basis to review the pros and cons of the traffic system. Six prominent roads, namely Albert Victor Road, Bengaluru-Nilgiri Road, Mirza Road, Lokaranjan Mahal Road, Government Guest House Road and Nanjangud Road connects Jayachamaraja…

Huge seizure of drugs in city: BJP Yuva Morcha stages protest, demands Home Minister’s resignation
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Huge seizure of drugs in city: BJP Yuva Morcha stages protest, demands Home Minister’s resignation

July 30, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: The City BJP Yuva Morcha workers staged a protest at the premises of new Deputy Commissioner’s Office in Siddarthanagar here this morning, against the unabated drug menace in city. The protesters, led by City BJP Yuva Morcha President R. Rakesh Gowda, raised slogans against the State Government, alleging that the Home Ministry has completely…

Anti-narcotics raids intensified across city
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Anti-narcotics raids intensified across city

July 30, 2025

584-gram ganja, 5-gram MDMA seized; 33 NDPS cases booked, 28 held, 48 sent for medical tests Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police have intensified their crackdown on narcotic-related activities, launching extensive search operations across several localities, including N.R. Mohalla, last night. The drive was personally overseen by City Top Cop Seema Latkar, who led a team…

Mysuru-Kushalnagar Railway line: MP Yaduveer urges State to fast-track land acquisition
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Mysuru-Kushalnagar Railway line: MP Yaduveer urges State to fast-track land acquisition

July 30, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has called upon the State Government to expedite land acquisition for the proposed Mysuru-Belagola-Kushalnagar railway line, warning that the project cannot progress without active State support. Although scheduled to begin earlier, the project was postponed due to funding constraints at the State-level. Discussions are underway to explore alternative…

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