Mysore/Mysuru: A car was damaged when a huge tree branch fell on it on 14th Main Road in Saraswathipuram yesterday evening. Luckily, no injuries or loss of life took place. Yesterday evening, K.G. Bharatesh, a resident of Kanakadasanagar, who came to Saraswathipuram with his wife in his Maruti Baleno car (KA-09-ME-4605) on some work, had…
University Swimming Pool reopens
August 10, 2025Mysuru, Aug. 10 (MK&VNS)- The University of Mysore (UoM) Swimming Pool in Saraswathipuram that remained closed for 10 days due to alleged lack of funds to buy chlorine to keep the pool water intact, was reopened on Aug. 6, paving way for the students restart their swimming classes. The Swimming Pool had turned greenish owing…
Tree branches ‘illegally’ cut in Saraswathipuram: MGP Convener
June 11, 2025Mysuru: The branches of a tree that was marring the view of a commercial building under construction at Saraswathipuram in the city have been allegedly axed, irking environmentalists. Bhanu Prashanth, Convener of Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), has alleged that, the branches of the tree on the footpath of 5th Main in Saraswathipuram have been cut, without…
One injured as huge tree trunk falls
February 22, 2025Two autorickshaws, bike damaged; residents stage snap stir Mysuru: One person was injured and two auto rickshaws and a motorcycle were damaged when a huge trunk of tree fell on them on 14th Main Road in Saraswathipuram here this morning. The injured person, identified as Mahadeva, a vegetable vendor, was shifted a private hospital for…
Wheels of six cars buried in deep slush
December 3, 2024Poorly filled gas pipeline project trenches turn messy in Saraswathipuram Mysuru: The wheels of five to six cars were buried in a poorly covered trench dug to lay a Piped Natural Gas (PNG) pipeline at Saraswathipuram in city yesterday. While some car owners managed to have their vehicles lifted from the muddy trench last night…
Alert locals ‘fix’ pothole
May 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A pothole on Kamakshi Hospital Road in Saraswathipuram has led to serial accidents, but the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials care a hoot to fix the issue at least in the interest of road users. The pothole can be seen on a stretch of road that connects the hospital from KG Koppal. Several two-wheeler…
Chain snatched at Saraswathipuram
May 25, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Chain-snatcher has yanked off a part of a gold chain from a woman who was on her way to a shop at Saraswathipuram on Wednesday morning. The woman, who lost her gold chain is Madhura, a resident of Telecom Layout in Saraswathipuram Police limits. Using her presence of mind, Madhura managed to save a…
Three huge trees axed
March 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: It seems that there is an increase in tree felling in city of late with three huge trees being axed at Social Welfare Department Office premises and at SBI premises in Saraswathipuram. This incident just a few days after the Forest Department registered a case after a huge 40-year-old tree was felled near Saraswathipuram…
Srirama Park, an eyesore at Goddess Saraswathi’s Puram
June 30, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Heaps of waste, mounds of mud, fallen tree branches left uncleared, an insecure gate, foul-smelling toilets, inadequate lighting and poor hygiene — these are some of the unpleasant sights that greet visitors at the ‘Srirama’ Park, situated between 5th Main Road and 2nd Cross in Saraswathipuram, falling under MCC Ward 21. Previously, the efforts…
Rs. 1.10 lakh stolen from car at Saraswathipuram
June 12, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Thieves have made away with Rs. 1.10 lakh kept in the dashboard of a car at Saraswathipuram in the city. Harirao Mane, aged 63 years and resident of Vidyaranyapuram here, had kept the cash in the dashboard of his car, after drawing the money from Karnataka Bank, Chamundipuram branch, in city on June 6…















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