Sujatha of Siddarthanagar, who saved her mother-in-law from the leopard, to be honoured with Kittur Rani Chennamma Bravery Award next year Bengaluru: Minister for Women and Child Development Lakshmi Hebbalkar has lauded the courage and bravery of Sujatha, a resident of Siddarthanagar in Mysuru, who risked her life to save her aged mother-in-law from a…
Leopard found under bed at Siddarthanagar house
April 18, 2026Wild cat seeks refuge indoors to escape summer heat, spotted by domestic help Mysore/Mysuru: A leopard sneaked into a house on Vinaya Marga in Siddarthanagar, in the heart of Mysuru city, yesterday morning, triggering panic among residents. Forest officials later captured the animal and shifted it to the Chamundi Wild Animals Rescue, Rehabilitation and Conservation…
‘I had to save a life; fear wasn’t an option’
April 18, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Recounting the tense moments following the rescue, homeowner Sujatha Suresh described how a routine morning turned into a life-threatening situation at her Siddarthanagar residence. “We usually keep the front door shut. Yesterday morning, it was open for barely five minutes and we had no idea a leopard had entered,” she said. According to Sujatha,…
Monkeys sounded alarm before leopard sighting
April 18, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Residents of Siddarthanagar had alerted Forest officials about a suspected leopard sighting as early as 6 am yesterday. A rapid response team was deployed and combed the area, but found no pugmarks or supporting CCTV evidence. Officials initially suspected that the animal may have been mistaken for a civet cat and called off the…
Inauguration of Gandhi Bhavan at Siddarthanagar next month
April 20, 2025By M.T. Yogesh Kumar In the cultural city of Mysuru, a new Gandhi Bhavan has been constructed in Siddarthanagar near the new Deputy Commissioner’s Office at a cost of Rs. 3 crore. With the installation of a bronze bust of Mahatma Gandhi currently underway, the Bhavan is set to be inaugurated by the end of…
Cleanliness a mirage at the new DC Office building
December 12, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The District-level Office Complex (new DC Office building) on Mysuru – T. Narasipur Road at Siddarthanagar in city is in news for wrong reasons, as the unkempt multi-storey building reeks of unhygienic environs, within six months of becoming fully functional. A part of the gigantic building that remains unused has turned into a hub…
Gold chain snatched at Siddarthanagar
September 4, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Bike borne miscreants have reportedly snatched a gold chain from a woman at Siddarthanagar yesterday evening. The woman, who lost her gold chain, is 63-year-old N.S. Rathna, a resident of Tyaga Marga in the locality. Rathna, who had gone to her friend’s house on Neethi Marga in the same locality was on her way…
DC Office shifted to new Complex
June 8, 2023On CM Siddharamaiah’s instructions, District-Level Office Complex starts functioning from new building at Siddarthanagar Mysore/Mysuru: With Chief Minister Siddharamaiah back at the helm of affairs in the State, the Office of Deputy Commissioner (DC), Mysuru, has started functioning from the new District-Level Office Complex at Siddarthanagar on Mysuru-T. Narasipur main road, from today. Deputy Commissioner…
Road accident near Ramanagar
February 20, 2023Two Mysureans sustain injuries Mysore/Mysuru: Two persons from city have sustained injuries in a road accident near Ramanagar yesterday morning. Those injured are Vimala and her daughter Apoorva, residents of Siddarthanagar in city, who are undergoing treatment at a private hospital in city. Vimala and Apoorva, who had been to the Art of Living Centre…
Chain snatched
November 8, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Chain snatchers have yanked off a gold chain of a woman at Ananda Marga in Siddarthanagar on Nov. 5. The woman, who lost her chain, is 60-year-old Elizabeth, a resident of Sanmarga in the locality. Elizabeth, who had been to Bengaluru on Nov. 5, returned to Mysuru on the same day and was walking…















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