Air pollution kills 22 lakh a year, smoking 14 lakh: Dr. Manjunath
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Air pollution kills 22 lakh a year, smoking 14 lakh: Dr. Manjunath

November 9, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Lok Sabha Member and renowned cardiologist Dr. C.N. Manjunath has opined that, in the present scenario, air pollution poses a greater threat to human health than smoking. He was speaking after inaugurating a two-day National Conference titled ‘Samyojanam-2025,’ organised jointly by Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Sushrutha Srushti Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital, and…

SC orders removal of stray dogs from public places, cites rising bite cases
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SC orders removal of stray dogs from public places, cites rising bite cases

November 9, 2025

New Delhi: Amid the alarming surge in dog bite incidents, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the removal of stray dogs from educational institutions, hospitals, bus stands, sports complexes and railway stations, ordering that the animals be relocated to designated shelters. A Bench, comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N.V. Anjaria, which is monitoring…

‘India’s Tejas MK-2 fighter jet nearing first flight milestone’
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‘India’s Tejas MK-2 fighter jet nearing first flight milestone’

November 9, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: The maiden flight of the indigenously developed LCA Tejas MK-2 fighter jet is expected within the next one-and-a-half years, said Dr. Ambalal V. Patel, Scientist and Associate Technology Director (Flight Control Laws) at the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), Bengaluru. Delivering a technical talk on ‘Flight Control System: Design and Development for High-Performance Combat Aircraft’…

Bike rally creates cancer awareness in city
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Bike rally creates cancer awareness in city

November 9, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: As part of National Cancer Day, a cancer awareness bike rally was organised by The School of Public Health in collaboration with the Department of Oncology, JSS Medical College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSS AHER) and the Department of Health & Family Welfare, in city on Nov. 7. The…

Vedike demands scrapping of ‘Greater Mysuru’
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Vedike demands scrapping of ‘Greater Mysuru’

November 9, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Rakshana Vedike has urged the State Government to shelve ‘Greater Mysuru’ proposal along construction of flyovers and tunnels to retain Mysuru as the Heritage City. Addressing press persons at Pathrakarthara Bhavan in city yesterday, Vedike President M.K. Premkumar said that proposal to change the name of Mysuru to Greater Mysuru would be a…

Elderly man goes missing
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Elderly man goes missing

November 9, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: A 75-year-old man has gone missing from Mysuru South Police limits in city. The missing man is identified as Venkatappa. He is 5.2ft. tall, normal built, wheatish complexioned, oval faced, sports white beard and moustache, his left thumb missing and was wearing a white coloured full arm shirt, blue colour checks lungi, grey towel…

Do we need a Greater Mysuru?
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Do we need a Greater Mysuru?

November 9, 2025

By Gouri Satya, Senior Journalist The Greater Mysuru proposal has returned with a bang — Chief Minister Siddaramaiah taking the lead to announce it. But the crucial question looms before Mysureans: Do we need a Greater Mysuru to burden us with tax hikes and flyovers that hide our heritage roads and buildings? The answer would…

Adopt smart traffic solutions in Mysuru
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Adopt smart traffic solutions in Mysuru

November 9, 2025

Flyovers are not intelligent solutions Sir, It is startling to see Mysuru installing new signal lights based on outdated technology. Despite being projected as one of India’s leading smart cities, Mysuru continues to rely on fixed-time traffic lights that operate on pre-set cycles, irrespective of real-time vehicle movement. These obsolete systems may have served their…

Munawar Shariff
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Munawar Shariff

November 9, 2025

Munawar Shariff (76), a resident of 6th Cross in Siddique Nagar, passed away this morning in city. He leaves behind two sons, two daughters, grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. Namaz-e-Janaza today at Masjid-e-Azam on Ashoka Road after Asar prayers (4.40 pm) followed by the burial at the Muslim Burial Grounds near Tipu…

Rathnavathi
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Rathnavathi

November 9, 2025

Rathnavathi (84), wife of late Balappa Poojari and a resident of Lalithadripura, passed away yesterday in city. She leaves behind four sons, a daughter (Vishalakshi, a staff nurse at T. Narasipur Government Hospital), daughters-in-law, son-in-law, grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at Kattemadu village, near Moornad in Kodagu this…

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