Gold ornaments worth Rs. 2 lakh stolen Mysore/Mysuru: Burglars have decamped with god jewellery worth about Rs. 2 lakh from a house in city. The burglary took place at the house of Krishna, near Bhu thale Grounds on Kanakagiri Main Road at Vidyaranyapuram here. Krishna and his wife had gone to attend a function out…
Watch Total Lunar Eclipse in city on Sept. 7
September 5, 2025Mysuru, Sept. 5- The Cosmology Education and Research Training Centre (COSMOS)-Mysuru of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), in association with the NIE-IUCEE Student Chapter, is organising a special event on the occasion of Total Lunar Eclipse of 2025 at DJB Grounds, NIE South Campus, Vidyaranyapuram, on Sept.7 from 8.30 pm to 11.45 pm. The…
Chain snatching: Vidyaranyapuram Cops distribute dos and don’ts
July 10, 2025M.V. Ramprasad Sneha Balaga joins hands to send a message against crime control among households in Vidyaranyapuram, Chamundipuram and surroundings Mysore/Mysuru: Following the spurt in chain snatching cases in Vidyaranyapuram in city, the jurisdictional Vidyaranyapuram Police are going door-to-door to create awareness among the residents and general public. In a span of two months, four…
Newly built RCC drain wall collapses in just 7 months
June 1, 2025Sir, A recently constructed RCC drain wall by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) on Vidyaranyapuram Main Road, in front of Kalyani Motors, has collapsed barely seven months after completion. The debris from the wall has now blocked the drain, causing stagnant water and raising concerns over potential flooding and public health hazards. The shoddy construction…
Fire mishap at Sewage Farm in Vidyaranyapuram: MP inspects legacy waste clearance site
February 15, 2025Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Wadiyar visited the Excel Plant at Sewage Farm in Vidyaranyapuram here this afternoon, where the legacy waste is being cleared, but caught fire recently, sparking concerns about the health of the people living in the surrounding localities, due to the hazardous stench emanating from the place. Wadiyar, who was accompanied by…
Sewage Farm fire doused but questions linger on
February 11, 2025Residents raise questions of negligence by contractor, MCC officials and environmental impact of burning Mysuru: The fire at the decades-old solid waste dump site in the Sewage Farm of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) in Vidyaranyapuram has been doused. This morning, workers were seen spraying water on embers and burning residues across multiple mounds of the…
Govt. employee loses Rs. 15 lakh to cyber racket
February 8, 2025Mysuru: A woman, who came in the words of a friend on social media has lost Rs. 15.34 lakh to the latter, adding to the increasing number of online fraud cases. The victim, a Government employee residing at Vidyaranyapuram here, accepted the friend request of one Dr. Krishnamohan on Facebook. The suspect, portrayed himself as…
Photographer Nitya ends life
September 19, 2024Mysuru: Nitya (26), a photographer and daughter of city’s renowned photographer late Netraraju, committed suicide by hanging self at her residence in Vidyaranyapuram yesterday evening. She was staying with her mother Mala. Vidyaranyapuram Police, who reached the spot, conducted mahazar, registered a case and shifted the body to MMC&RI mortuary for post-mortem. Police said that…
Seven lakh tonne solid waste at Sewage Farm: Finally, clearance drive from June 9
May 23, 2024Tender for Rs. 59 crore project awarded to Andhra Pradesh firm Mysore/Mysuru: An estimated seven lakh tonnes of legacy waste, left undisposed at Sewage Farm in Vidyaranyapuram for the past 20 years, will finally be cleared starting June 9. The accumulated waste has been causing significant distress to residents grappling with the foul smell emanating…
Temples damaged as tree branch falls
April 16, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A huge branch of a peepal tree fell at Chamundi Vanam Temple complex on Vidyaranyapuram main road, near Vishweshwara Nagar in city, damaging small temples nearby this morning. The tree which is believed to be several decades old stands behind the Ganapathy Temple at the entrance of the temple complex, with Goddess Chamundeshwari being…















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