Opposition to stadium plan at KSIC Filature Factory land in T. Narasipur T. Narasipur: Leader of Opposition in Legislative Assembly R. Ashoka has warned of taking out a padayatra from T. Narasipur to Bengaluru, if the State Government doesn’t drop its plan to build a stadium at the land belonging to KSIC Filature Factory at…
Freedom Fighters Assn. to wage legal battle
February 28, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Adding voice to the growing chorus against the proposed stadium at KSIC Filature Factory land at Bhyrapura in T. Narasipur in the district, Mysuru City and District Freedom Fighters Association has urged the Government to drop the proposal. In a joint media conference held at Pathrakarthara Bhavana in city this morning, Working President of…
Stadium plan at KSIC Filature Factory land in T. Narasipur: 400% Commission
February 27, 2026Plot is to help a Congress leader involved in loom manufacturing and procure China Silk for hefty kickback, alleges Opposition Leader R. Ashok Mysore/Mysuru: Opposition Leader in Legislative Assembly R. Ashok dropped a bombshell by saying that the plans to build a stadium at the land belonging to KSIC Filature Factory at Bhyrapura in T….
No question of shutting down KSIC Factory at T. Narasipur: MP Sunil Bose
February 27, 2026T. Narasipur: “There is no question of shutting down the KSIC Filature Manufacturing Unit at T. Narasipur, which has been the livelihood of thousands of workers for over a century. It is the responsibility of everyone of us to further improve the factory. All speculations about the closure of the factory is baseless and political…
Uncertainty looms over 114-yr-old Silk Yarn Unit
February 27, 2026Profit-making KSIC Filature Factory powers GI-tagged Mysore Silk production By M.T. Yogesh Kumar & B.C. Thimmaiah A Government-owned Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) Filature Factory in T. Narasipur, the primary supplier of yarn for the famed GI-tagged Mysore Silk sarees woven in Mysuru and Channapatna, is staring at an uncertain future. Despite posting an annual…
Protest against stadium at KSIC Filature Factory land: Spinning Stops
February 26, 2026Mysore Silk saree stocks may run out in two days! Mysore/Mysuru: Silk saree production at the famed Mysore Silk weaving unit of the Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) on Manandavadi Road in city came to a complete halt this morning, as employees struck work in protest against the proposed construction of a stadium in the …
5.8 acres gone; Silk Unit feels the heat
February 26, 2026Over 500 trees absorb intense heat from cocoon boilers Mysore/Mysuru: Of the 12 acres of land at the KSIC Filature Factory at T. Narasipur, the State Government has handed over 5.8 acres to the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES) for the construction of a stadium. While officials maintain that the Filature unit itself…
‘Save KSIC’ cry grows louder; silk production disrupted
February 26, 2026Weaving units in Mysuru and Channapatna join agitation; T. Narasipur bandh likely T. Narasipur/Mysuru: The protest against the proposed construction of a stadium in the premises of Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) Filature Factory at T. Narasipur intensified yesterday, with employees from the weaving units in Mysuru and Channapatna joining the agitation. Workers fear that…
Proposed stadium at KSIC Filature Factory land: MP urges CM to protect heritage, trees, livelihoods
February 26, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has made a fervent appeal to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to save the historic Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) Filature Factory in T. Narasipur, established by Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. In a memorandum submitted to the CM, who was in Mysuru last evening, the MP said, Mysuru, known as the…
Proposed stadium on KSIC Filature Factory land: Prathap Simha vows to block stadium plans
February 25, 2026‘Livelihood at stake, let’s see who builds it’ T. Narasipur: Former MP Prathap Simha has declared that he will not allow a sports complex or a stadium to be constructed on the historic Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) Filature Factory in T. Narasipur, established by Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. “Let’s see who comes to construct it,”…














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