Mysore/Mysuru: After a young tiger was killed when a car hit it near Mysore Airport in Mandakalli on Sunday night, a leopard cub was killed in a hit-and-run incident on Bengaluru-Bantwal Highway in Hunsur yesterday early morning. It is suspected that the driver of the unidentified vehicle, while proceeding at the turn of Ayappaswamy Gudda…
Roar Killed: Tiger fatally knocked down by speeding car on Nanjangud Road
January 29, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A tragic incident occurred last night as a one-and-a-half-year-old male tiger that strayed into urban areas searching for food, identified as T-6, was fatally struck by a speeding car near Mysore Airport on Nanjangud Road between 11.30 pm and 12.15 am. The tiger sustained serious head injuries. Following the accident, the driver and occupants …
Laser Danger!
January 4, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Airport at Mandakalli, on Mysuru-Nanjangud Road, is currently grappling with operational challenges arising from the interference caused by laser lights, posing a severe threat to the safety of both pilots and passengers. Airport Director J.R. Anoop has officially complained to the Police, addressing the imminent danger posed by these laser lights. The source…
Issue serious as lives are endangered, probe on: City Police Commissioner
January 4, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Taking the issue of laser lights posing a serious threat to the lives of passengers and pilots at Mysore Airport, especially considering the frequent VIP movements, City Police Commissioner Ramesh Banoth has informed that the Krishnaraja Police are actively investigating the matter. However, the Airport comes under Vidyaranyapuram Police Station limits. He told Star…
Nalwadi’s name for Mysore Airport in final stages: MP
December 17, 2023Congress’ move to rename Airport at this stage is not right: Pratap Simmha Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simmha has taken a strong stance against the Congress Government’s proposal to rename Mysore Airport at Mandakalli after Tipu Sultan. Simmha, pointing out that the previous BJP Government had already recommended naming it after Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, expressed…
CII hosts EXCON Roadshow 2023 | Runway expansion critical for Mysore Airport: Director
November 18, 2023‘A pivotal step towards enhancing Mysuru’s economic prospects and positioning it as Bengaluru’s sister city’ Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Airport Director J.R. Anoop has underscored the urgent necessity of expanding the Mysore Airport runway to facilitate the operation of long-haul flights, ultimately boosting tourism, trade, commerce and various economic development activities. He was speaking at the EXCON…
State releases third instalment of Rs. 75 crore for Airport expansion
September 28, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In a significant move to accelerate the much-needed expansion and upgrade of Mysore Airport, the State Government has released Rs. 75 crore to the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) for land acquisition and other pending tasks, announced Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha. This allocation is aimed at expediting the commencement of the project and…
Woman injured in minor stampede at Airport
August 12, 2023Puttamma, who came to submit a plea to Chief Minister Siddharamaiah at the Mysuru Airport this morning, sustained injuries as there was a large crowd who had gathered there to air their woes to the CM. Due to the mad rush, people pushed each other causing a minor stampede and Puttamma was injured on her…
Kodagu couple killed as KSRTC bus rams into car near Bilikere
July 2, 2023They were on their way to pick their daughter from Mysore Airport Hunsur: A couple from Kodagu, who were on their way to pick up their daughter from Mysore Airport at Mandakalli, were killed when a KSRTC bus rammed into their car on NH-275 near Rangaiahnakoppal close to Bilikere yesterday. The deceased are H.B. Belliappa…
Mysuru Airport runway expansion – Acquire 91 acres more for future projects: MP tells KIADB Officers
June 2, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has directed the Officers from Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) and Karnataka State Small Industries Development Corporation (KSSIDC) Limited (the nodal agency that will oversee the transfer of land) to acquire an additional 91 acres of land for future expansion of the Mysuru Airport that is poised to be…
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