Mysore/Mysuru: Rains accompanied by gusty winds have created havoc in and around Mysuru with reports of trees getting uprooted and damage to electric poles and transformers in Mysuru city, Hunsur and Nanjangud. Mysuru: Rains accompanied with thunder, lightning and strong winds, which began at about 9 pm yesterday, have uprooted two trees at SBM Colony…
Heavy rains, gusty winds uproot trees in city
April 30, 2022Electric poles, transformers, vehicles damaged Mysore/Mysuru: The heavy rains, accompanied by thunder, lightning and gusty winds, that lashed the city last night, has resulted in uprooting of trees in many localities and minor damages to a few houses too. Fortunately, no casualties were reported from any part of the city. Most parts of the city…
Heavy rains lash parts of city
April 20, 2022Mysuru: Heavy rains lashed parts of city yesterday evening, bringing down a couple of branches and flooding a residential layout. While a few localities such as Kuvempunagar, Ramakrishnanagar, Aishwarya Layout and J.P. Nagar received heavy rains, Hebbal and surrounding places received light showers. There was no rain in areas like Siddarthanagar, Alanahalli, Manasi Nagar, Yeraganahalli,…
Moderate rains lash parts of the city
April 14, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Moderate rains lashed parts of the city including Agrahara, Chamundipuram, Devaraja Mohalla, V.V. Mohalla and Bannimantap last evening. Office-goers and school children found it hard to reach home. Also, business was disrupted for sometime at Devaraja and Mandi Markets. Two-wheeler riders and pedestrians faced severe hardship due to evening rains. As the rains continued…
Year’s first rain disrupts normal life
March 20, 2022Heavy downpour and gusty winds uproot trees, electric poles Mysore/Mysuru: The year’s first rain in city yesterday, disrupted normal life and the heavy downpour, accompanied by gusty winds, brought down a couple of trees and electric poles. As many as three trees and over 10 electric poles came crashing, disrupting traffic. The rain commenced at…
Minister assesses rain damage at Lakshmipura
December 2, 2021Rs. 1 lakh immediate relief for house collapse; total compensation raised to Rs. 5 lakh Mysore/Mysuru: Revenue Minister R. Ashoka visited Lakshmipura in Mysuru taluk yesterday where extensive damage has been caused to houses due to incessant rains. He met the families that have lost houses and directed the District Administration to disburse compensation immediately….
Rain havoc in district: 3 killed, 1,994 houses, 500-km roads, 67 School buildings and 33 PHCs damaged
November 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar today said that he has directed the District Administration to take up rain relief measures on a war-footing. Somashekar was addressing a press meet at the BJP Office in Chamarajapuram here this morning on the party’s campaign and preparedness for the Legislative Council Polls from Local Authorities Constituencies, scheduled to…
Landslides yet again atop Chamundi Hill
November 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: One more landslide atop the Chamundi Hill yesterday morning near the Nandi Statue, metres around the earlier three landslides, has become a reason for worry to the District Administration as it has to take up a massive scale works to restore the roads and the hillock to its original shape. The fourth landslide caused…
Elderly man trapped under rubble rescued
November 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Fire and Emergency Services Department rescued an elderly man from the rubble of a house collapse last night. He was buried under the debris and is now recuperating at a hospital. The incident occurred at Khille Mohalla on Uttaradi Mutt Road where a house collapsed, trapping 72-year-old Ramnath. Due to incessant rains, the…
Lingambudhi Lake bund dug up to drain excess water
November 18, 2021Now small drains in low-lying areas around Lake overflowing MUDA buckled under pressure from biggies, say residents Earth-movers destroy trees planted by Forest Department Fragile ecosystem of Lake threatened, allege green activists Mysore/Mysuru: To prevent water from the Lingambudhi Lake entering nearby layouts and properties owned by certain influential people, the Lake’s bund (Kodi) was…
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