Incident shocks early morning walkers; demand banning livestock inside Lake Mysuru: The image of cows as placid and gentle creatures is a passé as there are incidents that demonstrate even cows can be ferocious. In some cases, the cows actually attack humans — ramming them, knocking them down, goring them, trampling them and kicking them…
Pig hunting at Kukkarahalli Lake !
May 30, 2019Mysuru: Four youths hunting down a pig in the pristine surroundings of Kukkarahalli Lake and carrying it with the legs tied to a pole, has come to light lately. On Tuesday, many walkers on the their evening rounds found to their shock and surprise four youths carrying a huge pig tied to a pole on…
Photo expo on biodiversity at Kukkarahalli Lake
May 12, 2019Mysuru: To exhibit and create awareness among people on biodiversity richness of lakes, Wild Mysuru, had organised a photography exhibition with the theme Life in Kukkarahalli Kere this morning at Kukkarahalli Lake. Over 180 photographs of biodiversity at the Lake clicked by 49 nature enthusiasts and Wild Mysuru were on display at the expo which…
Kukkarahalli Lake Cleaning Drive: Six tonnes of garbage collected in 3 hours
April 30, 2019Mysuru: A massive cleaning drive was organised by over 300 people including morning walkers and members of over 16 supporting organisations at Kukkarahalli Lake on Sunday morning. The three-hour drive commenced at 6 am at the main entrance of the Lake, near the Railway Crossing, Saraswathipuram. The drive was organised by Wild Mysuru, Let’s Do…
Rampant Fishing at drying Kukkarahalli Lake
April 21, 2019Birds will go without food as even Karanji Lake, Lingambudhi Lake have gone dry, say bird-lovers Rampant and large-scale fishing at a time when the iconic Kukkarahalli Lake is fast drying up has enraged environmentalists, morning walkers and bird lovers. Several green activists have told Star of Mysore that fishing activity is taking place in…
NCC cadets clean Kukkarahalli Lake
March 14, 2019Mysuru: Over 100 Cadets of NCC Mysuru carried out various activities at Kukkarahalli Lake here recently as part of Swachatha Abhiyan between 6.45 am and 9.30 am. They removed plastic and other wastes such as paper cups, plastic water bottles, wrappers etc., which were strewn around the Lake premises. Later, Prof. S.L. Belagali, HoD,…
Cleanliness lessons to Mysureans from foreign woman
February 25, 2019Mysuru: Everyone talks about how Kukkarahalli Lake that comes under University of Mysore (UoM), is stinking due to flow of sewage water and how plastic is strewn all around the lake in spite of the efforts of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to keep the place clean, especially with Swachh Bharat campaign at its peak….
Fishing at Kukkarahalli Lake invites ire of bird-lovers
February 7, 2019Mysuru DCF to urge Fisheries Federation to suspend fishing till migratory birds leave Mysuru Mysuru: Rampant fishing activity has begun in Kukkarahalli Lake at a time when rare migratory birds are here to roost. This has enraged bird lovers and they have demanded immediate stopping of fishing activities. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning,…
Lake Tourism
November 22, 2018Mysuru: Walkers at the picturesque Kukkarahalli Lake had a pleasant surprise this morning as Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh visited the Lake along with a battery of officials and interacted with the walkers and environmentalists. The Minister inspected the development works of the Lake that had been carried out with a budgetary sanction of Rs. 2.9…
Botanical Walk at Kukkarahalli Lake
October 28, 2018Mysuru: Over a hundred nature lovers, environmentalist, joggers and walkers took part in the Botanical Walk at Kukkarahalli Lake here this morning. The walk was organised by Mysore Nature organization to mark the 76th birth anniversary of late K.B. Sadananda, a naturalist, who had inspired scores of children, academicians and naturalists in Mysuru by educating…
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