Mysuru: It was a black Sunday for Mysureans. On April 13, 2025, Sunday, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and the Forest Department jointly executed what Star of Mysore called ‘Green Carnage’, mercilessly felling 45 fully grown trees with rich foliage. Answer given, to those who questioned this irrational, untenable and unpardonable action, is unacceptable to any…
MUDA 50:50 sites scam | Lokayukta B-report: Court hearing adjourned to May 7
April 16, 2025Bengaluru: In a reprieve to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the prime accused in the 50:50 site scam at MUDA, the Special Court for Elected Representatives yesterday kept its order pending on the B-report submitted by the Lokayukta Police, but has directed the investigation agency to continue with the probe. While the next date of hearing in…
25 giant trees marked for cutting on Uthanahalli Road near arch
April 16, 2025Mysuru: Close on the heels of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and Forest Department felling over 40 trees along Hyder Ali Road — from Kalikamba Temple to SP Office Circle — under the pretext of road widening, fresh concerns have emerged over plans to axe another 25 fully grown trees along Uthanahalli Road near the…
Indefinite Strike by Truckers’ Association
April 15, 20255,000 lorries stay away from roads in Mysuru Bengaluru / Mysuru: Lorry operators across the State have launched an indefinite strike from midnight yesterday, protesting the hike in diesel prices, increased toll charges and continued harassment by Regional Transport Officers (RTOs), while also pressing for the fulfilment of various other demands. An estimated six lakh…
Felling of 40 trees on Hyder Ali Road: Candlelight vigil on Apr. 18; Activists vow legal battle
April 15, 2025Mysuru: Environmental organisations in Mysuru city have voiced strong opposition to the felling of 40 trees along Hyder Ali Road, from Kalikamba Temple to SP Office Circle, announcing a candlelight vigil on Apr. 18 (after 6 pm) to and an 11th-day death ceremony to mourn the loss of fully-grown and shade-giving trees. Alongside this tribute,…
American dream buster Donald Trump strikes!
April 15, 2025America’s history shall henceforth be divided into two new chronological periods in place of the old BC and AC (now CE). That is BT and AT. Let me help you. It means the period before Donald Trump (BT) and the period after Donald Trump (AT). Americans may forget Christ for calculating the period or designating…
Processions mark Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti
April 14, 2025Mysuru: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s 134th Jayanti was celebrated by garlanding the statue of Dr. Ambedkar near the Town Hall here this morning, under the joint aegis of the District Administration, Zilla Panchayat (ZP), Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and Social Welfare Department. MLCs C.N. Manjegowda & Dr. D. Thimmaiah, Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy, Additional DC…
Mysore Royal Family land row in Chamarajanagar: No farmer will be evicted: Pramoda Devi allays fears
April 14, 2025Mysuru: Allaying concerns raised by farmers and villagers in Chamarajanagar over the erstwhile Mysore Royal Family’s claim to nearly 5,135 acres of private land, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar has reiterated that the royal family has no intention of causing any inconvenience to the residents of the affected areas. Addressing an emergency press conference at the residential…
Green activists outraged over felling of 40 shade-giving trees
April 14, 2025Mysuru: Environment activists have expressed outrage over the felling of over 40 Peltophorum trees — known for their broad canopy and generous shade — by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) early yesterday morning. The trees were axed to facilitate the widening of Hyder Ali Road between Venkatalingaiah Circle (SP Office Circle) and the Kalikamba Temple….
Green carnage: 45 heritage trees felled
April 13, 2025Trees older than 50 years chopped to widen 50-ft road between Nexus Mall and SP Office Mysuru: In a staggering blow to Mysuru city’s urban ecology, 45 fully grown, shade-giving trees — each more than 50 years old — were felled early this morning to make way for a road-widening project. The mass tree cutting,…















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