Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Palace attracts thousands of visitors every day, and the streets surrounding the iconic monument are constantly abuzz with people, tourists, children, hawkers and small-time vendors selling various wares, including balloons filled using gas cylinders. The crowd swells significantly during weekends, festivals and the year-end holiday season. However, despite the heavy footfall and…
Major upgrade for city’s two heritage colleges
December 26, 2025Additional building for Maharani’s Women’s Science College, new hostel for Maharani’s Science and Arts College Mysore/Mysuru: Major educational infrastructure projects have taken off in Mysuru city with the commencement of construction of two key facilities — an additional building for Maharani’s Women’s Science College and a new hostel for Maharani’s Science and Arts College near…
Bridges on Highway get river name signages
December 26, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Signboards displaying river names have finally been installed on bridges built across rivers along the 119-km Mysuru–Bengaluru Highway (NH-275), enhancing commuter awareness and geographical identification. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) installed the signboards as part of a commuter-friendly initiative on elevated bridges spanning various water bodies along the highway. On Aug. 12,…
X-mas celebrated in city
December 25, 2025Bishop Francis Serrao SJ leads rituals at St. Philomena’s Church Mysore/Mysuru: Special prayers were offered at Churches across the city to mark the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated worldwide as Christmas, last midnight. More than 40 Churches, particularly St. Philomena’s Church on Ashoka Road in Lashkar Mohalla, wore a festive look as a huge congregation…
AI camera to check man-animal conflict
December 25, 2025Hunsur: Artificial Intelligence (AI), that is fast pervading every other sector, has now added teeth to Forest Department’s fight to prevent man-animal conflict. The experiment of Forest Department by incorporating the new age technology has met with a success. AI equipped camera was installed in the fringes of Nagarahole forest, where the wild elephants were…
New OPD complex to ease patient rush at K.R. Hospital
December 25, 2025Rs. 75 crore Outpatient Department facilities to strengthen regional healthcare hub Mysore/Mysuru: Founded and built by Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar with the vision of providing free healthcare to poor, Mysuru’s Doddaspathre — K.R. Hospital — is set to witness a major infrastructure upgrade. A modern multi-storey Outpatient Department (OPD) complex will soon come up within…
City Churches light up for X-mas
December 24, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Christmas is here and city’s major Churches are illuminated and decked up for the biggest festival of the community. Special programmes and Holy Mass will be held tonight and tomorrow. St. Philomena’s Church, the tallest Church in city and St. Bartholomew’s Church, the oldest Church are drawing many devotees and visitors. The Wesley Cathedral…
Don’t drink & drive
December 24, 2025Special checking from Dec. 24 to 30 Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to reduce road accident fatalities due to driving and riding vehicles under the influence of alcohol, the City Traffic Police will be conducting special checking drives against drunk and driving across the city from today (Dec. 24) till Dec. 30. City Police Commissioner Seema…
Pink Toilet is Shut
December 24, 2025Non-payment of water, power bills, staff salary; power supply disconnected; doors closed since a fortnight Mysore/Mysuru: The city’s first Pink Toilet on Dewan’s Road near D. Devaraj Urs Road, has shut door. It has been a fortnight since the toilet remains inaccessible for women and the reason is trivial: the unpaid water and electricity bills…
Leopard carries away stray dog at Belavadi
December 23, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: A leopard attacked a stray dog and carried it away at Belavadi on the outskirts of the city late last night. The incident was captured on a CCTV camera installed at a nearby house. Residents have lodged a complaint with the Forest Department and submitted the CCTV footage as evidence. The footage shows the…















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