Mysore/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…
Heavy 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…
Rs. 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….
Mysore/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…
Mysore/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…
Mysore/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…
Now 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…
Mysore/Mysuru: While it is common to see a rainbow in Mysuru region, a rare phenomenon of aurora could be seen in the skies just before it rained in the city last evening. The bright red colour piercing through the sky baffled the residents and many captured this rare moment in their cameras and mobile phones….
Mysore/Mysuru: With incessant downpour since over a month in city, the sales of umbrella and raincoats have increased in the city with umbrellas and raincoats of various size and colours put up on sale on the footpaths of city roads. The continuous rains has also brought down the temperature and people especially children and the…
Continuous rains across the city since over a month has been creating havoc at many parts with rain water flooding residential areas and entering houses causing hardships to residents. This morning, sewage water from a manhole near Kukkarahalli Lake overflowed on the road causing a lot of inconvenience to motorists. Picture (above) shows a Government…
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