Mysuru: The online booking for pujas at Chamundeshwari temple atop the Chamundi Hill and for entry to Mysore Palace is evoking very good response by the day, said Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep. After the District Administration facilitated online booking for various ‘sevas’ (services) at the Chamundi Hill from Sept. 6, 2017, the response from the…
Himachal will go to polls on Nov. 9
October 13, 2017New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) yesterday announced elections in Himachal Pradesh, but held off on making an announcement for Gujarat. Voting for the 68-seat Himachal Pradesh Assembly will take place on Nov.9 and the results will be declared on Dec.18. It will be a big test for the incumbent Congress, just as its principal…
DC warns petrol bunk owners
October 13, 2017Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep has warned the petrol bunk owners that stringent action according to Law will be taken against them if they keep resorting to strikes by closing down the bunks frequently. The Petroleum Dealers had given a call for strike unlawfully today (Oct. 13). It is a punishable offence to disrupt movement…
M.G. Road opens after 4 months
October 13, 2017Mysuru: After being closed for about four months, the busy M.G. Road was finally open for traffic this morning, bringing relief to vendors at the integrated market and also commuters travelling towards Chamundi Hill and Lalitha Mahal. The M.G. Road, leading towards Mysore Race Club from Agrahara was closed for renovation of the overbridge on…
When vehicles only crawled out of Factories !
October 13, 2017By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD My last week’s article about how life was before telephony really became lightning-fast has drawn many responses from readers, both young and old. Prof. R. Chandraprakash, in a very interesting letter to the editor three days ago, has recalled how we used to molly-coddle our landline telephone instruments as…
Rains bring down elderly lady’s house at Gandhinagar in city
October 13, 2017Mysuru: An elderly lady, who was living with her mentally-challenged son lost her house due to heavy rains that lashed the city yesterday. The woman and son are homeless now and local residents have appealed the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials to provide her relief as they have nowhere to go. Local residents who telephoned…
CESC restores Electricity Helpline No. 1912
October 13, 2017Mysuru: The Chamundeshwari Electricity Company (CESC) has restored “Electricity Helpline 1912” for the consumers of Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Kodagu, Mandya and Hassan districts. Also, the shifting of the CESC Centralised Customer Care Centre office has been completed. Consumers can henceforth register their complaints like power supply interruption/ bill payments etc., through toll-free electricity helpline 1912. A…
SVYM-AIISH set up Outreach Service and Newborn Screening Centre at Saragur
October 13, 2017Mysuru: For the first time, Mysuru-based premier institute All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) in collaboration with Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM), set up an outreach service and newborn screening centre at Vivekananda Memorial Hospital (VMH) in Saragur, H. D. Kote taluk, recently. With this SVYM becomes a taluk nodal centre for Audiometry…
GTD, AHV visit Prasad’s residence
October 13, 2017Mysuru: With Chief Minister Siddharamaiah announcing that he will contest from Chamundeshwari Constituency in the 2018 Assembly Polls, senior JD(S) leaders G.T Devegowda (GTD) and A.H. Vishwanath (AHV) visited the house of former Minister and State BJP Vice-President V. Sreenivasa Prasad at Jayalakshmipuram here this morning. The two leaders held a closed door meeting with…
Postal Week celebration at Postal Museum to conclude tomorrow
October 13, 2017Mysuru: The history of Posts is a very fascinating study, as the Department of Posts, widely referred to in India as the “Post Office,” is the most widely distributed postal system in the world. With the advent of internet and the dramatic increase in the use of mobile phones, which has every conceivable feature in…
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