Mysuru: After a two-year pause, construction has resumed inside a small park on 2nd Main Road in Jayanagar, flagrantly violating the Karnataka Parks, Play-Field, and Open Spaces (Preservation and Regulation) Act, 1985. In 2022, residents protested against the construction, forcing the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to halt the project. Now, the civic authorities have restarted…
Forest Department foils bid to encroach Park land
June 24, 2024Miscreants trespass Salumarada Thimmakka Tree Park, take up illegal construction Mysore/Mysuru: In an apparent attempt to usurp land, some encroachers are found to have taken up illegal construction in Salumarada Thimmakka Tree Park in Malalawadi (Jayanagar) here after demolishing the compound wall of the park. Following the incident, the Forest Department officials have lodged a…
Lung space shrinks: Residents object to construction at Jayanagar Park
July 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: An illegal building is coming up inside a small park on 2nd Main Road in Jayanagar, in complete violation of Karnataka Parks, Play-Field and Open Spaces (Preservation and Regulation) Act, 1985. Several readers told Star of Mysore that the construction is almost complete and the walls have been built. Rakesh, a resident of the…
Rider killed as two bikes collide head-on near Jayanagar under-bridge
January 24, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A bike rider was killed, while another rider sustained serious head injuries, when their bikes collided head-on near Jayanagar under-bridge last night. While the deceased has been identified as Darshan Kumar (31), a resident of T.K. Layout and a contract employee at MCC, another rider, who has sustained serious injuries, is Shivakumar and he…
Elderly couple seriously injured as car rams into bike
June 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: An elderly couple were seriously injured when a car rammed into their bike at Jayanagar yesterday afternoon. The injured persons, who have been admitted in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at a private hospital in city, are 64-year-old Badrinath and his wife 60-year-old Shylaja, residents of Udayagiri 5th Cross. Their condition is said to…
Open access chamber posing danger at Jayanagar
August 1, 2018This open access chamber on 12th Cross, 5th Main in Jayanagar leading towards Ganabharathi and Ashokpuram Police Station is posing danger to motorists which may result in fatal accidents if the authorities do not act fast. Residents have urged the authorities concerned to take steps at the earliest.
House burgled in Jayanagar
July 16, 2018Mysuru: House burglars, who gained entry into a house at Jayanagar 2nd Cross by breaking open the rear door of the house, have decamped with gold ornaments and cash yesterday. The burglary took place at the house of one S.K. Chandrashekar, who had gone out after locking the house at about 11 am yesterday morning….
Plea to clean drains in Jayanagar
July 3, 2018One of the drains near the 19th Cross, 2nd Main on Krishnadevaraja Road in Jayanagar is blocked due to accumulation of waste in it. With recent rains, the water inside the drain has remained stagnant as it is unable to flow further. Authorities concerned are urged to take steps to get the drain cleaned at…
Electrical contractor succumbs to injuries in hospital
June 19, 2018Mysuru: An electrical contractor, who was inspecting the place to install electric meter, and sustained severe injuries after slipping and falling down at Jayanagar in city, died at a hospital here yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Suresh (53), a resident of Alanahalli here. On Monday, Suresh had gone to Jayanagar to inspect a…
Congress wins Jayanagar
June 13, 2018Bengaluru: Congress snatched Jayanagar seat in Karnataka Assembly from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) when its candidate Sowmya Reddy was declared elected defeating B.N. Prahlad Babu by a margin of 2,887 votes this morning. The counting of votes began at 8 am today and Sowmya had maintained the lead (though narrow) from the initial round….
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