Mysuru: The 3-month ban on fishing, has transformed Hadinaru Lake near Suttur into a thriving haven for migratory birds, most notably the Bar-Headed Goose that journeys thousands of kilometres from Mongolia.Hundreds of these birds, famed for their high-altitude migration across the Himalayas, arrived at the lake, reaffirming its status as a favoured winter roosting site….
Madikeri: A ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat–Swasth Bharat’ (drug-free India–healthy India) awareness drive, along with the organ donation campaign, will be held in Madikeri on Feb 7.The drive is hosted by the Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in collaboration with the Kodagu district administration, Rajiv Gandhi University of health sciences, Kodagu ZP, district health and family…
Mysuru: A relative of an advocate was arrested by T Narasipura police on charges of assault on Thursday. According to police, T Mahadevaswamy, president of the taluk advocates association, was allegedly attacked by one of his relatives, Santhosh, due to an old rivalry. They are cousins. The attack allegedly occurred near a shop on Nanjangud…
Madikeri: The Kodagu district Congress committee on Thursday held a protest march in Ponnampet condemning the implementation of VB-G RAM G Act by the Union govt. The protesters gathered in front of the Mahatma Gandhi circle and voiced their opposition, alleging that the new act will exploit the poor.Virajpet MLA AS Ponnanna flagged off the…
Mysuru: Chamarajanagar will soon have an Olympic-size swimming pool at Dr BR Ambedkar Stadium in the town. department of youth empowerment and sports (DYES) affairs floated a tender for construction of the facility, as the state govt extended Rs 6 crore for the project. The project was announced by the govt in the 2025 budget…
Mysuru: The Mysuru district administration is preparing to clear encroachments on public properties—particularly lakes—in rural areas.At a meeting held on Wednesday with assistant commissioners, tahsildars, and land records and survey settlement officials, Mysuru additional deputy commissioner (ADC) Shivaraju directed officers to draw up a schedule to remove encroachments from govt land.With the govt requiring land…
Mandya: Describing child marriage as a deep-rooted social evil, deputy commissioner Kumara Wednesday said the number of such cases had decreased in the district. He said education remains the most effective and lasting solution to end the practice, and added that a child-marriage-free Mandya is the district administration’s goal. He said it is not merely…
Madikeri: Kodagu district has witnessed a surge in drug-related cases, with police registering 63 cases of drug peddling and consumption under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Jan this year alone.Superintendent of police RN Bindu Mani said that while 153 NDPS cases were registered in the district between Jan and Dec 2025,…
Mysuru: Eight months after Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) was created by dissolving the erstwhile Mysuru Urban Development Authority (Muda), the new urban body is yet to get a full-time commissioner, raising concerns over administrative efficiency and decision-making.Formed in May 2025, MDA functioned under an acting commissioner, a junior-grade Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) officer, in the…
Mysuru: Vehicle owners who violated traffic rules, including the speed limit, on the Bengaluru-Mysuru national highway owed the police Rs 121.16 crore.Meanwhile, following the installation of AI cameras on the NH, the number of traffic violations have come down drastically on this busy national highway.According to data shared by state home minister G Parameshwara in…
