Mysuru: Villages of Hundipura and Chowdahalli and surrounding villages including Moorkalgudda on the fringes of Bandipur Tiger Reserve have been cordoned off and declared out-of-bounds for villagers, cattle-grazers, safari tourists and the public following a massive operation to capture the elusive tiger which is said to have killed two men in the span of one…
Hoodlum menace takes sheen off Dasara Law and Order
October 10, 2019Over 56 cases of mobile thefts, pick-pocketing booked Mysuru: Has Mysuru become a place for hooliganism and a place for illegal activities especially when there is a major event like Dasara? This question is bothering citizens who are a witness to such activities even in the Central Business District and other adjoining areas where there…
Mysuru Railway Station handles festival rush with ease
October 10, 2019Mysuru: Proper planning and timely inputs for handling Dasara rush was evident at the City Railway Station as the surging crowd was handled efficiently. The Station, which normally handles over 55,000 to 60,000 passengers daily, saw this number getting doubled as people swarmed the city to witness Dasara procession. Authorities of Mysuru Division worked tirelessly…
Despite many empty stalls, Exhibition draws crowds
October 10, 2019Aahara Mela remains Star Attraction with people enjoying every morsel Mysuru: Despite the common grouse of tourism stakeholders that apart from Dasara procession and a few tourist attractions in and around Mysuru there is no permanent place in city compelling tourists to stay back, year-on-year, Dasara Exhibition, another main attraction during Dasara fails to open…
Dasara elephants set to return to forest camps
October 10, 2019Arjuna’s weight increases by 240 kg, Abhimanyu by 275 kg Mysuru: Dasara elephants, which had come from various Elephant Camps to participate in Jumboo Savari and housed in Mysore Palace premises are set to leave for their respective forest camps today. Out of 13 elephants, which took part in Dasara festivities, three elephants – Abhimanyu,…
South India’s biggest Ravan Dahan at iskcon
October 10, 2019Mysuru: More than 15,000 devotees participated in South India’s biggest Ravan Dahan organised by ISKCON, Jayanagar, as part of its 10th Annual Dasara festival celebrations commemorating the pastime of the victory of Lord Rama over the evil King Ravana on Tuesday, 8th October. Presiding the ceremony, Stoka Krishna Swami, GBC Member and Vice-President of ISKCON…
Assembly session begins
October 10, 2019Bengaluru: Amidst restrictions on camera persons from both electronic and print media from covering the proceedings of the session, the three-day Legislative session of the Karnataka Assembly began at Vidhana Soudha here this morning. The session began with an obituary reference to former Union Ministers Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and Ram Jethmalani and other members…
JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research to get Global Campus
October 10, 2019Mysuru: President Ram Nath Kovind will lay foundation stone for the Global Campus of JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSS AHER) tomorrow at Varuna at 4 pm. Addressing the presspersons at Suttur Mutt premises here yesterday, JSS AHER Registrar Dr. B. Manjunatha said that Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji, Jnanayogashrama Seer Sri…
I-T raids Dr. Parameshwara
October 10, 2019One of the schools in Mysuru also raided Bengaluru: The Income Tax (I-T) sleuths conducted raids at former Deputy Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Dr. G. Parameshwara’s houses, Siddhartha Institute of Medical Science, Siddartha Institute of Technology, Siddhartha First Grade College in Tumakuru and other institutions owned by him, early this morning. According to…
‘Gandha Nala’ turns ‘Gandhi Vana’
October 10, 2019South Western Railway-Mysuru to develop Biodiversity Park Mysuru: Marking the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Mysuru Division of South Western Railway (SWR) had organised community service day recently along with the inauguration of Gandhi Park, Green Nursery and formation of human chain to create awareness against single-use plastic. Over 600 Railway employees and…















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