Mysuru: Former CM Siddaramaiah, arrived in the city for first time after stepping down as Chief Minister, was accorded a grand welcome by Congress Party workers at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Circle (Highway Circle) yesterday evening.  Ahead of Siddaramaiah’s arrival, the Congress party flags were erected around the Circle along with party buntings tied throughout the Nelson Mandela Road and Sayyaji Rao Road. He was taken in...

Mysuru: Two separate events celebrating Mysuru’s lakes and their rich biodiversity, the Kukkarahalli Lake Festival and the Lingambudhi Kere Prakruti Jagruti Habba, were held at Kukkarahalli and Lingambudhi lakes this morning.  The Kukkarahalli Lake Festival, themed ‘Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future,’ was jointly organised by Water Forum Mysuru, Aranya Outreach and Mysore School of Architecture at the Pavilion near the Railway Gate entrance of Kukkarahalli Lake.  The festival featured an exhibition, bird-watching and tree-walk activities, drawing over 150 participants. Principal...

Another man duped of Rs. 88.12 lakh in bogus U.S. tax return scheme  Mysuru: A Mysuru city-based entrepreneur and six of his acquaintances have allegedly been cheated of nearly Rs. 2.75 crore in a trading scam, while in another incident, a resident lost Rs. 88.12 lakh after falling victim to a fake investment scheme.   Separate cases have been registered at the Vidyaranyapuram and Cyber,...