Shivamogga: In a rare late-night medical effort, a 15-year-old male leopard named Bhadra from Shivamogga zoo (Tyavarekoppa tiger and lion safari) was rushed to Nanjappa Hospital for an emergency MRI scan Friday after two days of severe weakness and exhaustion.With the ageing leopard’s condition deteriorating and neither the zoo nor the nearby veterinary college equipped…
Hassan: Arasikere MLA KM Shivalinge Gowda, who recently lost his temper during an assembly session, accused BJP MLAs of provoking him. He also said he regretted dragging BJP MLA Sharanu Salagar’s wife into the issue.Briefing reporters, Gowda said he was dissatisfied with the behaviour of BJP legislators and claimed he was provoked into making remarks…
Mysuru: A day after DCM DK Shivakumar called party MLC and CM’s son Yathindra Siddaramaiah the high command, KPCC working president Tanveer Sait Saturday disapproved of the MLC making a statement that CM Siddaramaiah would complete his full five-year term.Sait — a Congress MLA from the Narasimharaja segment in Mysuru — said that while the…
Mandya: Taking serious note of the viral footage, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) suspended a bus driver, who is suspected of watching social media content while driving the vehicle, thereby endangering the lives of passengers. The incident came to light after a video showing the driver allegedly engrossed in his mobile phone went viral…
Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) achieved a record 88.4% property tax collection by the end of Dec 2025, the highest ever for the civic body.In previous years, tax collection did not cross the 80% mark by year-end. Officials attributed the improvement to new measures introduced this year, including publishing the names of major defaulters—individuals,…
Mysuru: A 15-year-old elephant died after getting trapped in an electric wire fence in Doddaharave village, Periyapatna taluk, Saturday.Nagarahole forest officers said the elephant had entered a field to feed on a jowar crop when it came in contact with an electric current and died. Foresters registered cases under the Wildlife Protection Act, while Bylakuppe…
Chikkamagaluru: After visiting the AI-powered automated command centre in Chikkamagaluru city, home minister G Parameshwara on Friday urged Chikkamagaluru police to extend the AI-powered Command Centre across the district. A total of 41 solar-powered AI (Artificial Intelligence) surveillance cameras were installed throughout Chikkamagaluru city.The minister said the new initiative should not be limited to the…
Mysuru: As many as 10 police personnel in the rank of constables and head constables attached to the City Crime Branch (CCB) of Mysuru city were shunted out on Friday.Sources claim that the personnel were shifted as they allegedly failed to check illegal activities, especially those related to narcotic substances within the city limits.Mysuru police…
Madikeri: Madikeri’s long-pending garbage hill is finally being cleared, with work to remove legacy waste beginning on Friday.Garbage sorting has started at the site, where the contractor awarded the waste-transportation contract has deployed heavy machinery to segregate and clear the accumulated waste.For the past 13 years, there have been protests and legal battles to address…
Mysuru: Taluk officials, led by Mysuru taluk tahsildar Maheshkumar, reclaimed encroached govt land worth crores of rupees by clearing temporary structures during an operation on Friday morning. About 38 guntas of land in survey number 87 in Mysuru taluk was allegedly encroached upon. The operation was carried out in the presence of police security and…
