But do people really care for such a ban? Mysore/Mysuru: As every year, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has issued a directive now to people not to climb the heritage structures on Sayyaji Rao Road on Oct.5, the day of the Dasara procession. As some buildings have turned weak and cannot hold the weight of…
A stinky situation on Sayyaji Rao Road
March 31, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: It is a common sight to see sewage water overflowing on lanes and roads at extensions in city. Imagine sewage water flowing on the prestigious ‘Raja Marga’ (Sayyaji Rao Road) and that is said to be happening frequently with Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials remaining silent. A blocked UGD has resulted in the sewage…
Ismail Optical: 90 years of correcting visions
March 18, 2022By S. Kenneth Shishir For 90 years, one optical store in our city has been framing and giving correct sight to Mysureans. Ismail Optical and Co. on Sayyaji Rao Road, founded by Abubakar Ismail Sait and registered as A. Ismail & Bros on Feb. 16, 1932, was the first store selling optical devices, particularly spectacles…
A missionary who left his footprints
March 7, 2022By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist A prominent road in Mandi Mohalla is called Sawday Road. It leads from the Mission Hospital main entrance in Sayyaji Rao Road and links Abba Road near the St. Philomena’s Church. The Church is also located on the same Sawday Road. It goes further and links the junction at Hyder…
Rider suffers fracture after ramming bike into PWD Minister’s car
October 6, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A bike rider, who was said to be under the influence of liquor, reportedly rammed his bike into PWD Minister C.C. Patil’s car and suffered a fracture on his left leg. The accident took place near old RMC on Sayyaji Rao Road yesterday evening. The injured bike rider has been identified as 45-year-old Ravikumar…
Footpath vendors face Police eviction
July 18, 2021D. Devaraj Urs Road, Sayyaji Rao Road cleared; drive continues at Santhepet Mysore/Mysuru: Footpath clearance drive in city has gathered steam with Police teams evicting footpath vendors from key areas since yesterday. The drive continued today despite rain playing a spoilsport. Footpath vendors are facing eviction to make way for pedestrians and also improve the…
Six injured as car rams into auto
July 16, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Six persons, including an auto driver, bike rider and two women, were injured when a speeding car rammed into an autorickshaw and a bike near Government Ayurveda College and Hospital on Sayyaji Rao Road yesterday morning. The injured are Anitha, Hemalatha, auto driver Antony, auto passengers Shankar and Lakshmamma and bike rider Basavaraju. They…
Mixed response for first lockdown-free Sunday
August 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the District Administration cancelled the Sunday total lockdown from today (Aug. 2), the city witnessed a mixed response to the first lockdown-free Sunday, with traders at most of the commercial streets seemed to be reluctant to open shops in the city. After the Union Government announced unlock measures in third phase further…
Unidentified body found
July 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mandi Police, on July 2 at about 10 am, found a body of an unidentified man lying in the bus stand near RMC Circle on Sayyaji Rao Road and have shifted the body to MMC&RI mortuary besides registering a case. The unidentified man, aged between 60 and 65 years, is 5 ft. tall, oval…
Blood donation marks birth anniversary of J.K. Tyres Founder-Chairman
June 24, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Father’s Day celebration and birth anniversary of Hari Shankar Singhania, former Chairman of J.K. Organisation, over 30 employees of J.K. Tyres voluntarily donated blood at Jeevadhara Blood Bank on Sayyaji Rao Road in city. Speaking on the occasion, Vikram Hebbar, Human Resource Officer, J.K. Tyres, said: “Every year we organise blood…
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