Mysuru: Following the release of about 50,000 cusecs of water from Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) reservoir yesterday, the Forest Department has suspended its boating activities at Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary as the water level in River Cauvery has increased but the bird sanctuary is open for public. The bird sanctuary is located on the banks of River…
Dhanushkoti waterfalls attract tourists
July 15, 2018Chunchanakatte: Even as the tourists are thronging the twin waterfalls, Barachukki-Gaganachukki in the Shivanasamudra range, the scene is no different here with Dhanushkoti waterfalls in full flow. With the heavy rains since the last three to four days, Cauvery, the lifeline for Mysuru and Mandya farmers, is full and hundreds of tourists are visiting the…
Video of Class 8 boy narrating Kodagu’s rain woes goes viral
July 15, 2018Madikeri: While many people have expressed their dissatisfaction about Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) for not sanctioning any funds to Kodagu in his Budget, this little boy from Yemmemadu village near Napoklu takes the cake. In a video that has gone viral, the boy vents his anger at the CM and at the same time…
The Roads Not To Be Taken…
July 15, 2018Mysuru: The road next to Freedom Fighters Park in Subbarayanakere is full of potholes. With the monsoon in full flow the road turns into a mini lake. The local residents trying to draw the attention of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to repair the road had staged a novel protest by performing death ceremony rituals….
Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway work to begin from September
July 15, 2018Mysuru: The Central Government is implementing the ten-lane national highway between Mysuru-Bengaluru and the work will begin from September of this year, said MP Pratap Simha. He was addressing the media at Nanjaraj Bahadur Choultry here recently and said that to release the pressure on the highway, the ten-lane work will begin from the junction…
Deadline of Aug. 2 for Kodagu home stays to register
July 15, 2018Madikeri: Tourism and Sericulture Minister S.R. Mahesh has given a deadline of Aug.2 for all home stays in Kodagu to register. He warned that unregistered home stays will face action if they do not get registered by then. Addressing a press conference in Madikeri, the Minister said, “Only 242 home stays are legal and the…
Driver’s presence of mind saves passengers from getting electrocuted
July 15, 2018Madikeri: The presence of mind of a KSRTC bus driver, who veered the vehicle to his right side, prevented bus passengers and himself from being electrocuted after an electric pole along with a transformer fell just a couple of feet away in the front of the bus this morning. The bus with about 30 passengers…
New FKCCI President Sudhakar Shetty felicitated
July 15, 2018Mysuru: Newly elected FKCCI (Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry) President Sudhakar S. Shetty, who hails from the city, was felicitated at a programme organised by Hotel Owners’ Association and Hotel Owners’ Association Charitable Trust, Mysuru, at the Association premises located in Krishnamurthypuram here this morning. Minister for Tourism and Sericulture S.R. Mahesh,…
Navikothsava of non-resident Kannadigas in city on Aug. 4, 5
July 15, 2018Mysuru: North America Vishwa Kannada Association (Navika), in association with NRI Forum, Government of Karnataka, is hosting the fourth Navikothsava, a cultural and literary event for Non-Resident Kannadigas (NRKs) at Kalamandira in city on Aug.4 and 5. This time it is called ‘Anivasi Kannadigara Utsava’ and Kannadiga residents of America, Switzerland, England, Kuwait, Australia and…
Teacher transfers to be complete in 15 days
July 15, 2018Bengaluru: Primary and Secondary Education Minister N. Mahesh has said that measures will be taken for completing teacher transfers through counselling in 15 days. Replying to a question by MLC Tara Anuradha in the Legislative Council recently, Mahesh said that measures are in place for transfers of Govt. Primary, High School teachers and PU College…
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