Mysuru: As part of the Nationwide ‘Rail Roko’ protest seeking fulfilment of their demands, farmers under the banner of Rajya Raitha Sanghatanegala Okkuta, attempted to lay siege to the City Railway Station here this noon. The protestors urged for fulfilment of their various demands which chiefly included introduction of a law that guarantees Minimum Support…
Monkey causes havoc at City Railway Station
October 25, 2024Authorities cite protocols as primate bites passengers, auto drivers Mysuru: A Rhesus monkey spotted in Mysuru in June has become a nuisance at City Railway Station, biting passengers travelling to their destinations. This morning, the monkey bit an auto driver on the hand, necessitating a hospital visit for treatment and vaccination. Passengers, along with auto…
Student duped, gold chain snatched
June 12, 2024Another 29-year-old woman targeted by chain-snatchers at Jayanagar Mysore/Mysuru: It seems that chain snatchers are finding new ways to approach victims, with the latest incident involving a miscreant who approached a student under the pretext of warning him about chain snatchers, stole his gold chain, and fled the scene. The incident took place between City…
Kidnap and Robbery
April 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: VV Puram Police have taken three persons into custody on charges of waylaying a 23-year-old youth, kidnapping him and robbing him of his valuables in the wee hours of Sunday. The youth was on his way to City Railway Station to pick up his father when the incident took place near Vani Vilas Water…
Police stop farmers from laying siege to City Railway Station
March 2, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Members of Karnataka Sugarcane Growers Association were taken into preventive custody while they tried to stage a rail-roko protesting against the alleged anti-farmers policies of the Central Government, here yesterday. The farmers, who arrived in front of the City Railway Station, were stopped by the Police at the entrance during which the scuffle broke…
Unidentified man dies at hospital
January 25, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: An unidentified man aged about 45 years, who was brought to K.R. Hospital after he was found lying in an unconscious state at the City Railway Station on Jan. 13, died on the morning of Jan. 20 after failing to respond to treatment. The man is 5.5 ft in height, wheatish in complexion, medium…
Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra launched in city
December 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR) Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Shilpi Agarwal launched ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’ at a programme organised in front of the City Railway Station here on Dec.16. Speaking on the occasion, Shilpi Agarwal said that the programme is all about reaching out the Union Government schemes to economically weaker sections and other…
Railway Engineer ends life by coming under moving train
November 23, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A Senior Engineer of South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, committed suicide by coming under a moving train at City Railway Station yesterday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Prabhu (45), a native of Chikkajajur village in Chitradurga district, who was serving as a Senior Section Engineer, Mechanical Department, SWR, Mysuru Division and…
Senior citizens seek resumption of concession in train fares
July 21, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Seeking resumption of the concession in train fares for senior citizens aged over 60 years, senior citizens staged a demonstration in front of the main gate of the City Railway Station here on Wednesday. Maintaining that they are very much dependent on Railways for their needs and convenience, the senior citizens urged the Railways…
Unidentified man dies
July 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: An unidentified man, who was lying sick in front of the City Railway Station gate on June 28 at about 5.45 pm and admitted to K.R. Hospital by the public, has breathed his last at the hospital on June 30 at about 10.38 pm. The deceased is about 48 years old, 5.7 ft. tall,…
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