Mandya: A road accident occurred near Machahalli village in Maddur taluk on Friday when a KSRTC bus collided head-on with a car, resulting in one death and injuries to more than 10 people.According to police sources, the KSRTC bus was travelling from the Sri Chamundeshwari Temple in Gavadagere in Channapattana taluk towards Maddur when its…
Madikeri: An auto driver who went on a rental trip was allegedly attacked by Assamese workers after a fight over the payment of money for the trip took place in Abhimath Bachalli village, under Somwarpet police station limits.Prashant, a resident of Yadur village and an auto driver in Somwarpet town, took Assamese workers to Abhimath…
Chikkamagaluru: The state govt has allocated Rs 27.5 crore for the development of the city’s roads that have deteriorated due to rain, and the roads will be developed as soon as the rain stops, said MLA HD Thammaiah.Interacting with the public in the city, the MLA said that due to heavy rainfall last year and…
Chikkamagaluru: With the continuous rainfall, Kadur taluk was severely affected, with many lakes overflowing and nearly 55 houses damaged.Areca plantations and paddy fields are flooded with rainwater, and over 30 lakes overflowed. In a week, 56 houses collapsed in the taluk. In Yagati hobli alone, 25 houses were damaged, causing distress to people amid the…
Mysuru: Vacant residential sites across Mysuru are posing serious health and safety threats, with about 51,000 of these plots, developed by Mysuru Development Authority (MDA), left unused and unmaintained, turning them into garbage dumps and shelters for illegal activities. Despite Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and MDA collecting around Rs 22 crore in cess annually for…
Mysuru: Two sisters, in their early 20s, died after inhaling poisonous gas released from a geyser in Periyapatna late on Thursday. The incident occurred when the sisters went to take a bath together to get ready quickly for an event.Periyapatna police identified the deceased as Gulpam Taj, 23, and Simran Taj, 21. The bathroom lacked…
Mysuru: Farmers under the banner of the State Sugarcane Farmers’ Association staged a protest on Friday near the deputy commissioner’s office in Mysuru. They were seeking the govt to increase the crop loss amount, stating that the amount was decided eight years ago.The protesters shouted slogans against the Union govt for not reviewing the compensation…
Mandya: Reacting sharply to Congress MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah’s recent remark that PWD minister Satish Jarkiholi would be the next Congress leader in Karnataka, Maddur MLA Kadaloor Uday dismissed the statement as a personal opinion and not representative of the party’s stance.Speaking to reporters in Mandya, Uday said, “We cannot take into account what someone says…
Madikeri: Religious leaders participated in the Cauvery awareness rally in Kodagu on Friday.The 15th annual Cauvery Jagruthi Theertha Yatra was launched by the South India Akhila Bharata Sanyasi Sangha. Religious leaders from across South India will undertake a pilgrimage from Talacauvery to Poompuhar to create awareness of the need to preserve and protect River Cauvery….
Mysuru: This year’s Deepawali celebrations has seen a sharp rise in eye injury cases at KR Hospital, with 15 incidents reported from Oct 19 to 23, compared to just 4 last year.Among the injured, two individuals—38-year-old Manju Nayaka and 13-year-old Puneeth — tragically lost vision in one eye after mishandling firecrackers without protective eyewear.Doctors noted…
