Mysuru/Madikeri: Rain brought some relief from sweltering heat and several parts of State including Mysuru and Kodagu received light to moderate rainfall coupled with thunderstorms and hailstorms last midnight. It began raining at around 12.20 am and the intermittent showers lasted for over an hour. Police, Home Guards and other enforcement forces that were on…
Mysuru: A portion of Chamundi Hill collapsed today morning due to incessant and intermittent rains. The portion of the road caved in near the Nandi Statue and was first noticed by a group of vendors who sell flowers, fruits and other items atop the Hill and Nandi Statue. Speaking to Star of Mysore, a vendor…
Trees uprooted; parks, roads, houses flooded Mysuru: Moderate rainfall (7.5 mm to 35 mm) will continue in city for four more days, said N. Nagendra Babu, Research Associate at Organic Farming and Research Station in Naganahalli. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Nagendra Babu said that there would be no continuous but intermittent rainfall for four…
Madikeri/Mysuru: Orange Alert has been declared in Kodagu from today (Aug. 6) till tomorrow morning (Aug. 7) following predictions by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) as heavy rainfall of 115.6 mm to 204.4 mm is expected till Wednesday morning. The Kodagu district administration has also declared holiday for schools and colleges today. Meanwhile, the district…
Minister D.K. Shivakumar leads prayers at Sri Rishya Shringeshwara Temple in Chikkamagaluru Mysuru: The sound of Vedic hymns, chanting of mantras accompanied by beating of drums and ringing of bells reverberated from all the Muzarai temples across the State this morning as temples followed the Government directive to conduct pujas and yagnas to appease Rain…
Respite from sweltering heat, but if rain stops temperature may soar Mysuru: The long overdue welcome rains accompanied by gusty winds, thunder and lightning lashed the city last night. The temperature had soared in the last one-and-a-half months touching about 38 to 39 degrees Celsius. The rains were expected during Ugadi festival but people were…
Mysuru: Heavy rain in the wee hours today resulted in inundation of many houses in Tammadageri near Nanneshwara Temple in Hinkal. On learning abut the incident, District In-charge Minister G.T. Devegowda accompanied by MUDA Superintending Engineer Suresh Babu and other officials inspected the area. The residents complained to the Minister that storm water drains were…
Mysuru/ Madikeri: Monsoon has picked up pace in Mysuru, Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada and Hassan after a brief lull. Rain has started pounding in these areas since last evening and landslides have been reported at several places. Business in Mysuru was severely affected this morning as most of the two-wheelers stayed off the roads. Intermittent rain…
Mysuru: It was one of the most pleasing and visually delightful sight for the nature-lovers, that too on the World Environment Day yesterday at the Chamundi Hill steps. The cascading sound of the water flowing down the one thousand steps that lead to the temple atop Chamundi Hill was music to the ears of the…
Mysuru: Heavy rains continue to pound the city since the last several days and this, accompanied by gusty winds, is causing havoc, as several trees are being uprooted. In one such incident, a tree which was uprooted fell on an electric pole last evening near Ballal Circle in front of Urs Kar Showroom on New…
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