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Echo of student deaths, unregulated tourism: Ban orders soon at KRS Backwaters in Meenakshipura
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Echo of student deaths, unregulated tourism: Ban orders soon at KRS Backwaters in Meenakshipura

July 22, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of a tragic incident where three nursing students drowned at the KRS Backwaters, the Mysuru District Administration is finally moving to take firm action. Authorities are actively considering prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) to restrict public access to the danger-prone area. On Sunday, three…

Three nursing students drown in KRS backwaters
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Three nursing students drown in KRS backwaters

July 21, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Three nursing students, who had come on a picnic to KRS backwaters at Meenakshipura, were drowned in the river yesterday afternoon. The deceased have been identified as Prashanth (21), a resident of Anivalu village in Periyapatna taluk, Siddesh (22), a resident of Santhemarahalli in Yelandur taluk of Chamarajanagar district and Krishna (21), a resident…

SOM Impact: Trashing KRS backwaters…Police take action
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SOM Impact: Trashing KRS backwaters…Police take action

July 8, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Acting on a series of public complaints and in response to a report titled ‘KRS Backwaters Trashed’ published in Star of Mysore on July 7, the Yelwal Police conducted a raid at Meenakshipura and surrounding areas along the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam backwaters last evening. Five individuals were booked for consuming liquor in…

After-party trash spoils serene KRS backwaters
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After-party trash spoils serene KRS backwaters

November 28, 2022

Yuva Brigade and students from NIE-IT clear thousands of empty liquor bottles, plastic waste Mysore/Mysuru: While a group of Japanese spectators meticulously cleaning the stands of FIFA Qatar World Cup stadium picking up trash scattered across the rows of seats warmed hearts globally, a cleaning campaign launched by a group of youths to pick up…

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