Mysuru: In a tragic incident, a 38-year-old newspaper distributor was killed on the spot, when the motorbike he was riding was hit from behind by a Tipper Lorry near Unnatinagar on Ring Road yesterday evening. Manjunath (38), a resident of Udayagiri, is the deceased. Manjunath, who was also a member of Newspaper Distributors Welfare Association,…
Works on filling up sinkhole to be complete by tomorrow
July 22, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The works on the filling up of the sinkhole that suddenly surfaced on Srirampura-Somanathanagar-Dattagalli stretch of the Ring Road (Manandavadi Road) late on Friday night, is expected to be complete by tomorrow evening. Following the incident, which came to notice early on Saturday morning after passersby alerted the Police and other authorities concerned, traffic…
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…
Three die in accidents late on Friday night
May 26, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Three people, including a woman, were killed and two others sustained grievous injuries in two separate accidents in the city late on Friday night. Two youths were killed in an accident in front of GRS Fantasy Park on Ring Road, while a woman died on the road that connects Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway. City Police Commissioner…
One killed in collision between two bikes
May 18, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A bike rider was killed while two minor boys sustained injuries in a head-on collision between two bikes near Deve Gowda Circle on Ring Road here on Friday. The deceased rider has been identified as Zameel (45), a resident of Bannur, while the injured boys have been identified as his nephews Mubarak, 12 and…
Illegal waste dumping persists on Ring Road
November 13, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Despite repeated awareness campaigns, cleaning initiatives, and the threat of penalties, waste and construction debris continue to plague the Ring Road in Mysuru. The problem is exacerbated by a lack of awareness and understanding regarding the detrimental effects of such dumping. Many individuals remain oblivious to the environmental and public health consequences of their…
Hit-and-run accident: Priest killed
July 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A priest was killed when an unidentified vehicle hit him on the Ring Road, in front of Yasin Masjid in Rajivnagar on July 17 morning. The deceased has been identified as S. Abhishek (23), a priest at Sinduvalli village in the taluk. On July 17 at about 6.45 am, Abhishek was proceeding on the…
Wheelie on Ring Road: Four including minor arrested
July 16, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Traffic Police personnel from various Traffic Police Stations have apprehended four youngsters for engaging in a dangerous wheelie on the Outer Ring Road (ORR). Among the cases filed, Siddartha Traffic Police have registered one case, Narasimharaja (NR) Traffic Police have registered two cases and Krishnaraja (KR) Traffic Police Station has registered one case. The…
Youth injured as bike rams against a roadside tree
March 5, 2023Public blame Police drunk driving check; but CCTV shows he was overspeeding Mysore/Mysuru: A two-wheeler rider sustained serious head injuries after he lost control of the bike at a curve and rammed into a roadside tree in the city late last night. The accident took place opposite Sai Garments at Jayadevanagar (on the Ring Road…
Four hi-tech Highway patrol vehicles to watch Ring Road
March 4, 2023One surveillance vehicle will be stationed every 10-km, says City Police Commissioner Mysore/Mysuru: Close on the heels of the Mysuru District Police receiving a set of five Highway patrol vehicles to monitor the National and State Highways that link Mysuru district, the City Police Commissionerate will also get four hi-tech vehicles to exclusively keep an…
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