Mysuru: The Engineering Division of South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division has been conducting soil test near the Railway Under Bridge (RUB) at Yadavagiri in city. The process of conducting Soil Test is to confirm the capability of withstanding the load to facilitate the ongoing works under Railway’s Gati Shakti Yojana, near the RUB located…
A Lost World
February 16, 2025By Girija Madhavan A recent video on my WhatsApp sent my mind scrambling down the staircase of memory. It showed a picture of the Yadavagiri residential area of Mysore, when it was still designated as an ‘Extension’; a word that was compulsory on postal addresses in the late 1940s. The video also mentioned that there…
Railway underpass road at Yadavagiri finally asphalted
January 17, 2025Mysuru: The Railway underpass road near the defunct Ideal Jawa factory in Yadavagiri, located in the Medar Block of Bamboo Bazar, has finally been asphalted, bringing much-needed relief to motorists. Previously, the road’s asphalt had peeled off, leaving potholes that posed a severe danger to vehicle users. The issue was highlighted in Star of Mysore…
Yadavagiri Railway underpass road in dire need of attention
January 11, 2025Cratered road, darkness, dilapidation and neglect put motorists at risk on this busy stretch Mysuru: The Railway underpass road near the defunct Ideal Jawa factory in Yadavagiri, located in the Medar Block of Bamboo Bazar, is in a deplorable state, with deep potholes creating a hazardous situation for motorists. This critical stretch, connecting Yadavagiri to…
Plaque installed at Yadavagiri proclaiming ‘Princess Road’
January 2, 2025Mysuru: Amid the ongoing debate over renaming Princess Road to ‘Siddaramaiah Arogya Marga’ and the politics surrounding the issue, a group of residents, volunteers from various organisations including the Karnataka Rashtra Sena, and concerned citizens installed a plaque proclaiming the name ‘Princess Road,’ accompanied by the note: “This name was inaugurated in 1921 by Nalwadi…
CCTV camera captures leopard in Yadavagiri’s Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala campus
December 13, 2023Forest Department places cage to trap the wild cat Mysuru: A CCTV camera installed in the garden at Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala in Yadavagiri has captured a leopard waiting for a prey on Monday night following which the Vidyashala management informed the Forest Department. Forest officials, who immediately rushed to the spot along with their staff,…
Increase in wheelie, over-speeding and robbery cases at Yadavagiri
August 7, 2023Residents urge Cops to initiate action Mysore/Mysuru: Menace of youths performing wheelie, over-speeding of vehicles and robbery cases are increasing in Yadavagiri, one of the posh localities of city, causing concerns among the residents, who have urged the Police to initiate necessary action. These issues came to the fore at the grievances meeting of residents…
Pipeline works drag on; commuters face hard time
July 27, 2023Yadavagiri-Gokulam traffic hit; Standing Committee inspects Gokulam First Stage, Contour Road Mysore/Mysuru: Following the inconvenience caused to the public due to the prolonged delay in laying the drinking water pipeline at Yadavagiri in the city, the Members of the City Planning and Reforms (Works) Standing Committee of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) inspected the spot on July…
Students create voting awareness
May 3, 2023Third-year students (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) of Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE), who are also NSS volunteers, are going around the Yadavagiri area in the city sharing English pamphlets — published by Yadavagiri Residents Association (YRA) — on the importance of voting. Residents and the younger population were asking them if they could provide…
Summer Camp
April 7, 2023A summer Camp titled ‘Summer Heaven,’ organised by Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya will be held at Jnana Prakash Bhavan on 2nd Main Road (behind Akashvani), Yadavagiri, from Apr. 11 to 13 from 10 am to 5 pm. The camp is for children aged between 10 and 15 years. Yoga, meditation, moral education, games…
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