Mysore/Mysuru: The staff of Hotel Komfort Suites on Vivekananda Road in Yadavagiri woke up to flooded premises after water from the Ground-Level Reservoir at the Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW), located behind the hotel, overflowed and inundated the property in the early hours of today. Water entered the hotel’s basement, reception area, corridors and rooms,…
Mysore/Mysuru: An 18-year-old boy displayed remarkable courage and presence of mind by single-handedly preventing a fire from spreading along a railway track near Yadavagiri in Mysuru yesterday. The incident, which could have posed a serious threat to passing trains and nearby areas, was brought under control largely due to his timely intervention. The youth, identified…
By Bhamy V. Shenoy Mysore/Mysuru: Residents of Yadavagiri convened an informal ‘Area Sabha’ on Sunday (July 27) to discuss civic issues affecting their locality and explore collective solutions. The meeting, attended by residents, was a preparatory step toward implementing the 74th Constitutional Amendment, which mandates Area Sabhas and Ward Committees for participatory urban governance. The…
Mysuru: Residents of Yadavagiri have raised serious concerns over the prolonged delay in rebuilding the compound wall of the High-Level Reservoir (HLR), which was demolished several months ago during pipeline-laying works. The wall facing Yadavagiri’s First Main Road was brought down as part of the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board’s (KUWS&DB) infrastructure upgrade….
Mysuru: Barely days after miscreants chopped down a sandalwood tree inside the compound of a house at V.V. Mohalla and escaped with the trunk, similar incidents have been reported from Yadavagiri Sixth Main and Paramahamsa Road. Residents told Star of Mysore that Yadavagiri has a few fully grown sandalwood trees, which have now become easy…
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…
By 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…
Mysuru: 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…
Cratered 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…
Mysuru: 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…
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