Mysuru: More than 300 Police personnel will provide security to lakhs of devotees who will congregate at Chamundeshwari temple atop the Hill on Ashada Shukravara beginning tomorrow (June 30). The K.R. Sub-Division under whose limit the Chamundi Temple comes has made bandobust. Traffic ACP K.N. Madaiah is in charge of traffic management at the Helipad…
Mysuru: Following the publication of a letter titled ‘Elephant Circle vandalised yet again. Will City Corporation act?’ (Star of Mysore dated June 27) and KBG’s Point Blank titled ‘Vandalising iconic public sculptures, buildings etc.’ (SOM dated June 28), the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Public Relations Officer, in a press release, has clarified that the civic…
Mysuru: The Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj yesterday issued orders to dismiss Chamundi Hill Gram Panchayat President S. Geetha for allegedly forcing a civic worker to clean a manhole in Tavarakatte village, falling under the Panchayat limits on June 7. On that day, Geetha and Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) Anand allegedly forced a civic…
Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep, who is also the President of District Sand Empowered Committee, held a meeting of the Committee at his office here yesterday. Addressing the meeting, Randeep said that two more check-posts will be set up at Anechowkur and Koppa. Also all the 12 check-posts across the district will be manned 24×7,…
New Delhi: Railways has roped in Germany to undertake feasibility study for running high-speed trains on the southern corridor. A high-level German delegation from Germany will conduct feasibility study on Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysuru section for running the high-speed train. Germany will also bear the expenditure for the study, said a senior Railway Ministry official. Railway officials have…
Mysuru: The menace of stray dogs is increasing by the day in many localities in the city causing concern for the public. In most of the areas in the outskirts and even in thickly populated areas it is a frightening sight to see pack of dogs on the prowl and sometimes waiting to attack the…
Mysuru: The first set of gates have been installed at the Tavarakatte entrance to the Chamundi Hill. The other four gates will be installed at Daivi Vana, entrance from the Helipad (Lalitha Mahal) side and Uttanahalli side. The PWD has undertaken this work and the Chamundi Hill Temple authorities fund it. The work on the…
Mysuru: With the rise in the number of cases of dengue across the city, NR Group has taken an initiative to curb the vector-borne disease by organising a blood donation camp at NR House, Vani Vilasa Road, for its employees yesterday. The camp, held in association with Jeevandhara Blood Bank, to help people battling dengue,…
Mysuru: Senior Police Officer Dr. Vikram V. Amathe took charge as the new DCP (Crime & Traffic) of the city on Wednesday. Outgoing DCP N. Rudramuni who has been posted as Additional SP, Mysuru handed over the charge to Dr. Vikram Amathe. Amathe, who had been serving as Mysuru Sub-Division Dy.SP for the past couple…
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