Mysore/Mysuru: Red and yellow plastic interlocking barricades have replaced the metal barricades around Hardinge Circle (Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle). The barricades were erected to regulate the fast-moving traffic that converges on this Circle from six sides. This Circle is one of the busiest Circles of Mysuru near the Palace. Locals prefer to call it R-Gate…
Hardinge Circle barricaded to prevent accidents: Police
September 10, 2022But commuters say barriers restrict smooth flow of traffic on all sides Mysore/Mysuru: A series of barricades erected just around the Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle (Hardinge Circle or Aaru-Gate Circle) has prevented many accidents, claimed the Mysuru City Police. The barricades were erected sometime back to regulate the fast-moving traffic that converges on this Circle from…
Hardinge Circle UGD work has a gaping hole
December 12, 2021Damaged pipeline not found despite digging 17 feet Mysore/Mysuru: The Underground Drainage (UGD) works taken up by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) near the ever-busy Hardinge Circle is causing a lot of inconvenience to motorists and pedestrians, who will have to wait for five more days for the works to be completed. The works have been…
Statue Circle Silenced
April 13, 2020The erstwhile Hardinge Circle, now Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle sports a deserted look thanks to COVID-19 outbreak and the resultant lockdown. Locals prefer to call it R-Gate (Aru Gate) because six (aru in Kannada) gates converge in the Circle leading to six main roads of Mysuru city. The western road leading to the Palace and City…
City buses to stop at Hardinge Circle
March 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The city Bus stop facility at Hardinge Circle (Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle) in the heart of the city, which was withdrawn by the Traffic Police a couple of days ago due to several traffic constraints, has resumed with effect from Monday. Accordingly, city buses coming from Basaveshwara Circle (Pathashala Signal), B.N Road and other directions,…
Heritage lamp post missing at Hardinge Circle
May 5, 2019Mysore: One of the heritage lamp posts at Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle, formerly known as Hardinge Circle, has gone missing. Many heritage lamp posts were installed around the Circle during the development and beautification works and installation of the erstwhile king’s statue taken up about two-and-a-half years ago. The missing lamp post is located near the…
Mobile phone snatched near Hardinge Circle
November 6, 2018Mysuru: A miscreant has managed to snatch a mobile phone of a man who was consuming fish fry at a fish kiosk near Hardinge Circle on Saturday night. The victim is Kumar, a resident of Nazarbad. Kumar, at about 9 pm, was consuming fish fry at a kiosk near Hardinge Circle when an unidentified person,…
Tea shop owner killed in road accident
April 12, 2018Mysuru: In a tragic incident, a 43-year-old tea shop owner died of serious injuries after he rammed his bike into Hardinge Circle here last night. The deceased has been identified as Srinivas, who owns a tea shop near Ramaswamy Circle and residing at Yeraganahalli in city. Yesterday, at about 11.45 pm, Srinivas was on his…
Let Hardinge Circle be renamed as Jayachamarajendra Circle
June 3, 2017Sir, Now, the Statue of Sri Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar is installed in Hardinge Circle, it is befitting to rename it as ‘Jayachamarajendra Circle’ so as to perpetuate the memory of the late Maharaja, who was a towering personality, dignity personified, a scholar and a great patron of art and music. Sadly, he died young. All the…
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