Mysuru: Heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds, which lashed across the city and surrounding places, brought down many trees besides flooding roads and low-lying areas on Wednesday night. The rains, which started as a drizzle at about 10 pm, began to pour heavily resulting in many roads and circles including K.R. Circle getting flooded. It…
Rain wreaks havoc in Mysuru
April 30, 2025Trees uprooted, electric poles, transformers damaged Mysuru: Heavy rains, accompanied by thunder, lightning and gusty winds, brought some respite to the residents who were reeling under scorching summer, but also created havoc in city and surrounding places last night. The rains, which started at about 8.30 pm, began to pour heavily at about 9 pm…
Heavy rains lash Mysuru
April 5, 2025Mysuru: In what was the first thundershower in the current year thus far, heavy rains lashed Mysuru city overnight, bringing respite to the residents who were reeling under scorching summer, with temperatures soaring by the day. The first spell of rains began at 8 pm and lasted for about 15 minutes. However, the second spell…
Wheels of six cars buried in deep slush
December 3, 2024Poorly filled gas pipeline project trenches turn messy in Saraswathipuram Mysuru: The wheels of five to six cars were buried in a poorly covered trench dug to lay a Piped Natural Gas (PNG) pipeline at Saraswathipuram in city yesterday. While some car owners managed to have their vehicles lifted from the muddy trench last night…
Cyclone Fengal Effect: Rains for next two days
December 2, 2024Normal life disrupted; Schools, some Colleges closed today Mysuru: Normal life was disrupted this morning as heavy rains continued to lash Mysuru and surrounding regions since last evening. The downpour stems from Cyclonic Storm Fengal, which originated in the Bay of Bengal and made landfall in North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Under the influence of…
Rain pounds Mysuru, disrupts normal life
October 22, 2024Students, office-goers, roadside vendors bear the brunt; dwellers of low-lying areas severely affected Mysuru: The impact of low-pressure system formed over Bay of Bengal was heavily felt on Monday evening, as heavy rain pounded the city, bringing normal life to a standstill. Though the weather was gloomy in the day, the sun came on the…
Food stall comes crashing
October 22, 2024Mysuru: A food stall at Dasara Exhibition Grounds in city, came crashing down due to heavy rainfall yesterday. Fortunately, no casualty was reported. Following heavy rains, the Dasara Expo has been partially affected, with Mallige Idli stall collapsing during the downpour. About 15 workers inside the stall had a providential escape. Some other sheds too…
Water release from Kabini Dam & rains trigger flood threat: Rescue Operations on
July 31, 2024District officials camp in Nanjangud; Five relief centres set up to house residents of 6 villages on the banks of Kapila River Mysore/Mysuru: A high state of alert in the official machinery has been declared in Mysuru, particularly in Nanjangud, following warnings from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring…
Sinkhole on Ring Road
July 20, 2024Traffic closed on Srirampura, Somanathanagar and Dattagalli stretch Mysore/Mysuru: The sudden appearance of a sinkhole on Srirampura-Somanathanagar-Dattagalli stretch of Ring Road (Manandavadi Road) has caused alarm among motorists. The sinkhole, resembling a crater, measures 15 to 20 feet deep and 4 feet wide and is believed to have formed late last night due to heavy…
Post rain, unhygienic conditions lurk threat of diseases
May 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The lackadaisical attitude of civic authorities in tackling post-rain related issues and their failure to address the dangers of stagnant rainwater in pits and drains, has exposed the citizens of Mysuru to the threat of various diseases. It may be recalled here that, diseases like Cholera and Gastroenteritis plagued the residents of Tagadur in…
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