Mysore/Mysuru: With hardly few hours left for the close of citizen feedback for Swachh Survekshan, the authorities of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) are leaving no stone unturned to make last minute decoration of city to make it beautiful and attractive. As part of sprucing up, flowerpots are placed on road median to make it presentable….
Four arrested for poaching tiger, leopard
March 31, 2021Snares, jaw traps, goods vehicle seized; Tiger and leopard skin recovered Accused had consumed leopard meat after hunting it down Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Forest Mobile Squad personnel have arrested four persons for poaching a tiger and leopard and the Forest officials have recovered the skins of the big wild cats besides seizing snares, jaw traps…
MCC clears footpath encroachments
March 31, 2021Hundreds of petty shops cleared on Azeez Sait Double Road using two excavators, two bulldozers and tipper vehicles Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials have cleared hundreds of petty shops that had encroached upon the footpath along the stretch of Azeez Sait Main Road yesterday. Hundreds of petty shops had come up on both…
Mysureans show scant respect for Govt’s safety protocol
March 31, 2021No impact of COVID-19 second wave on crowd Sub-Registrar Offices abuzz with activities Mysore/Mysuru: Warning by medical experts on COVID-19 second wave seems to have had no impact on Mysureans if a large gathering at the Office of Sub-Registrar (East) was of any indication. A big crowd was witnessed at this Office on Tuesday with…
Illegal transportation of sand
March 31, 2021Truck seized, driver arrested, truck owner goes absconding Mysore/Mysuru: A Police team, led by Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) R. Shivakumar, have seized a truck transporting sand illegally and have arrested the driver. The arrested driver is Manu, a resident of Bannur and truck owner identified as Suresh of Galagarahundi has gone absconding. ASP Shivakumar,…
Tourist footfall to KRS sees a drastic drop
March 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With the threat of second wave of COVID-19 looming large over the State, the number of tourists visiting the famed KRS Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district, is reducing by the day, causing concern among officials, the Tourism industry and all other stakeholders. The Dam used to witness 7,000 to 10,000 visitors everyday….
MCC says ‘no’ to reimbursement of ‘Super Commercial Tax’ collected since 2008
March 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will now impose ‘Commercial-B tax’ on hotels, lodges, cinema halls, shopping malls and marriage halls instead of ‘Super Commercial Tax’, said Dr. Nagaraj, Deputy Commissioner (Revenue), MCC. Participating in a meeting with the owners of those commercial establishments at a choultry in Vishveshwaranagar here on Monday, he said that…
No permission to hold agitation near DC’s office: DCP Prakash Gowda
March 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In the light of the State Government banning protest rallies, dharnas across the State for next 15 days, Mysuru Police Department will not allow any organisation or association to hold protest or dharna near the Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) office in city. Dr. A.N. Prakash Gowda, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), said that…
Govt. transfers 18 Dy.SPs, 100 Police Inspectors
March 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In a major shake up of the State Police force, the Government on Monday transferred 18 Dy.SPs and 100 Police Inspectors across the State. According to the transfer list, Udayagiri Police Inspector N.M. Poonacha has been transferred to CCRB, Railway Police Inspector P.A. Sooraj to ACB (Anti Corruption Bureau) and P.K. Raju, who was…
Show empathy on birds, animals during summer: ZAK Chairman
March 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) Chairman L.R. Mahadevaswamy has appealed to the citizens to feed water to birds and animals due to onset of summer and sudden increase in the mercury level. He was speaking after filling water to the container hung to a tree on Rama Vilasa Road by Mysuru Yuva Balaga and…















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