Mysuru: An alert bus driver with Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) averted a major tragedy by evacuating all passengers immediately from the bus after noticing a fire on it near Nanjangud, in Mysuru, early on Friday morning.Many passengers travelling from Bengaluru to Kozhikode via Mysuru were fast asleep when the incident happened near Hosahalli…
Madikeri: Even as thousands of tourists continue to flock to the popular hill town of Madikeri, the lack of adequate parking facilities has emerged as a major concern, causing inconvenience to visitors and frustration among drivers. Tourist vehicle operators complain that they are barred from parking vehicles on main roads and key tourist spots, including…
Mysuru: Brahma Kumaris, in association with the department of AYUSH and city-based yoga organisations, will organise World Meditation Day in Mysuru on Sunday from 6am to 8.30am at Open Air Theatre, Manasagangotri.Speaking to reporters, BK Lakshmiji, chief coordinator, Brahma Kumaris, said in the fast-paced modern world, stress and tension emerged as common behavioural patterns affecting…
Mysuru: Snares at coffee estates have literally stopped tigers in their track. But, thanks to Stella, a German shepherd and wildlife crime detective dog, who has been assisting Madikeri forest authorities in removing traps laid in coffee estates in Kodagu. Stella had also helped MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary foresters detect the mutilated parts of a…
Mandya: Kannada organisations in the district, held a protest in front of the Mandya railway station on Friday, condemning the railway authorities for excluding Kannada from departmental promotion examinations.Protesters expressed strong resentment that the exams were conducted only in Hindi and English, terming it a deliberate move to sideline the local language. They asserted that…
Mysuru: Mysuru witnessed tense political scenes on Wednesday as activists from both the Congress and the BJP staged rival demonstrations over the National Herald case, prompting heavy deployment of police to maintain law and order.Congress workers gathered near Ramaswamy Circle to protest against the Union govt, alleging that central agencies were being misused to target…
Hassan: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has cleared compensation related to a 15-year-old accident case within a day after a court ordered the attachment of a KSRTC bus in Chikkamagaluru.The daughter of Ramachandra and Vasantha from Poomadihalli village in the taluk died in the bus accident 15 years ago. The parents approached the…
Mandya: In a remarkable display of alertness and courage, Pandavapura railway station master Abhijit Singh saved the life of a passenger who attempted to board a moving train at the railway station. Though the incident took place on Dec 13, it came into public attention after a video of the dramatic rescue went viral on…
MYSURU: In the first ten months of the year 2025, in Mysuru city limits, 1,083 road accidents were reported. As many as 171 lives died in these accidents while in Mysuru district as many as 340 persons died in 1,526 road accidents.In this period, the state had recorded 35,447 road accidents in which 9,302 persons…
Mandya: The Mandya District Congress Committee led a protest against the BJP, accusing the party of vendetta politics. The activists attempted to lay siege to the BJP office in Subhash Nagar against the Union govt, in connection with the National Herald case, on Thursday.The agitation was held to oppose the alleged conspiracy to implicate AICC…
