Mysore/Mysuru: Five of a family residing at K.G. Koppal in city, who had gone missing following harassment from private money lenders, are safe and Saraswathipuram Police have brought all the missing persons back to Mysuru. They had taken shelter in Shivamogga. Those who had gone missing are 35-year-old Mahesh, his wife 28-year-old Bhavani, daughter three-year-old…
‘2,876-km fireline in Bandipur to check forest fire during summer’
February 5, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Director of Bandipur Tiger Reserve Dr. P. Ramesh Kumar has said “Precautions are being taken to protect forest resources in summer by taking up round the clock surveillance measures.” With summer approaching, there is a rise in sweltering heat during the day. With zero cases of forest fires reported in summer at Bandipur forest…
One-man hunger strike for God’s cause
February 5, 2024At age 82, B.S. Sridhar Raje Urs was forced to take this step owing to shopkeeper’s refusal to vacate shop for facilitating construction of Sri Venugopalaswamy Temple Rajagopura Mysore/Mysuru: Disgusted with the adjacent shopkeeper’s refusal and defiance to vacate the shop for facilitating the construction of a bigger temple Rajagopura, the city’s Sri Venugopalaswamy Temple…
Uniform fare for taxi services
February 5, 2024Inflated fares for rides during peak hours will no longer be applicable Bengaluru: The Karnataka Transport Department has introduced standardised fares for taxis, applicable to all cab services, including both app-based ride-hailing providers such as Ola and Uber and non-app-based taxis. The new tariff structure addresses several key points aimed at ensuring fairness and transparency…
Curtains on Paridrishya Intl. Festival of Short Films, Documentaries Karnataka
February 5, 2024Initially, Film Institute was planned to come up in Mysuru, but it didn’t become a reality, with the Government not allotting the land. Similarly, with the denial of land by the Government near KRS, Film Sound and Negative Processing Institute went to Ooty. Children’s Film Institute earlier planned in Mysuru went Hyderabad way. It is…
e-toilets reek of official apathy
February 5, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The e-toilets built in several parts of the city to maintain hygiene in the city are rendered waste, turning into a safe haven for illicit activities. During the initial years of Swachh Survekshan, e-toilets were built at 24 places in the city by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), with each unit costing Rs. 6.25 lakh….
Death of a woman due to gas geyser leak: Kodagu home stay asked to pay Rs. 37.5 lakh to family
February 5, 2024Madikeri: In a landmark decision penalising a home stay that was being run without proper ventilation and safety precautions, the Kodagu Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has asked the home stay owner to pay a compensation of Rs. 37.50 lakh to a 55-year-old resident of Mumbai whose daughter, an MBA graduate, died at the facility in…
Three youths killed as car falls into gorge
February 5, 2024K.R. Pet: Three youths were killed while another sustained serious injuries when the car in which they were travelling fell into a gorge after the person behind the wheels of the vehicle lost control of it near Akkihebbal bridge in the taluk on Saturday night. While the deceased have been identified as Chiranjivi (21), son…
A.S. Yoganarasimha is new Chairman of BAI, Mysore Centre
February 5, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A.S. Yoganarasimha was elected as the Chairman of Builders’ Association of India (BAI), Mysore Centre, at the election of office-bearers and Executive Committee for the year 2024-2025 held at Hotel Royal Inn in city on Jan. 31. The following are the other newly-elected office-bearers: K.S. Balaji (Vice-Chairman); K.R. Prabhakara Rao (Hon. Secretary); M.D. Praveen…
SDM-IMD conducts workshop on leveraging AI for effective case writing
February 5, 2024Another workshop titled ‘Adhyapana on Predictive AI and Analytics’ to be held on Mar. 7 Mysore/Mysuru: SDM Institute for Management Development (SDM-IMD), Mysuru, recently conducted a one-day workshop themed ‘Crafting business cases – using Artificial Intelligence (AI)’ at its premises in city. Academicians and researchers from across the country attended and benefited from the workshop….















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