Mysore/Mysuru: A huge tree got uprooted in the Department of Collegiate Education premises on Mysuru-Hunsur Main Road here yesterday morning. A part of the huge tree with big branches aged about over 80 years and standing more than 100 ft. tall in the Collegiate Education Department premises located behind the new building of the Post-Graduation…
Rain tragedy: MCC, MUDA Officers must buckle up
May 24, 2023Clear encroachment of Raja Kaluves, check water-logging in Sharadadevinagar, Janatanagar, Ramakrishnanagar, Srirampura, Bogadi, demand concerned people Mysore/Mysuru: The tragic death of a woman trapped inside a submerged car in a water-logged underpass in the heart of Bengaluru during torrential rains recently has triggered concerns among Mysureans. Residents of several localities in the city have urged…
Heavy rains and gusty wind claim three lives in Mysuru
May 22, 2023Trees, electric poles come crashing down; Cattle electrocuted Mysore/Mysuru: Heavy rains accompanied by gusty wind, thunder and lightning, that lashed the district including the city last evening has claimed three lives. While two persons were killed when lightning struck them, another person was electrocuted after stepping on a live power line which had snapped and…
Rains expected for three more days
May 22, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Rains are expected for three more days in the district including Mysuru city. An approximate of 15 mm rains was reported in the city yesterday. While 67 mm rain was recorded at N. Begur in H.D. taluk, 35 mm rain was recorded in a few places at Hunsur taluk. K.R. Nagar and surrounding places…
City Corporation ready to tackle monsoon-related issues
May 22, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The officials and staff of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) including the Abhaya teams are preparing to tackle the menace of monsoon which is likely to hit the State in the first or second week of June. To ensure smooth flow of rain water, the MCC has begun clearing silt in Raja Kaluve across the…
Rain disrupts normal life in city
May 9, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Rains lashed the city yesterday at about 7 pm and continued till late night, disrupting normal life. Following the heavy downpour, rain water flooded low-lying areas while drains and manholes overflowed on to the roads. As a result, motorists, especially two-wheelers, found it difficult to wade through the flooded roads and caused traffic jams…
Rain cools but dampens road show preparations
April 30, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The spell of rain, which brought some respite from the scorching heat to Mysureans last night, has, however, hampered the preparations for Prime Minister Modi’s road show scheduled for this evening. BJP party workers were seen replacing wet saffron clothes laid on the barricades and other key places along the procession routes this morning…
Miraculous escape for car occupants as huge tree falls on vehicles
March 30, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Three occupants of a car had a miraculous escape when a huge tree, which had become weak, came crashing down damaging two cars which were parked near Marimallappa College on Sita Vilas Road here yesterday afternoon. Yesterday at about 3.30 pm, there was a light shower, accompanied by moderate winds across the city and…
Rainbow of umbrellas under raining clouds
November 13, 2022The Heritage City drenched in incessant rains on Friday and Saturday and was covered in a thick blanket of fog. From school-going children to office-going men and women, all managed to reach their destinations, dripping wet. Amidst unhindered, heavy and light showers, Star of Mysore photographer M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav got a glimpse of the Dufferin…
Landslide atop Chamundi Hill again
October 21, 2022Heavy rains create waterfalls, rivulets Mysore/Mysuru: Heavy rains since a couple of days has resulted in a portion of the Nandi Statue Road atop Chamundi Hill to collapse again last night. This time the road has collapsed near the View Point. Also, heavy rains have created small waterfalls and rivulets. People visiting the Hill today…
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