Mysuru: With just a week left for the formal inauguration of Dasara festivities, over 1,500 pourakarmikas of city, led by former Mayor Narayana, who is also the President of Karnataka State Corporation, City Municipal and Town Municipal Pourakarmikas Maha Sabha, began an indefinite strike by staging a dharna in front of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC)…
Will it be a ‘Mayorless’ Dasara ?
October 3, 2018Mysuru: Will it be a Mayorless Dasara this year? Seems so as there is no indication of the announcement of Mayoral poll schedule. The Mayor is a key person during Vijayadashami procession and the person occupying that post rides a horse. The MCC polls was held on Aug. 31 and the results were announced on…
Ten killed in Mandya accidents
October 3, 2018Mandya: It was a black day for Mandya District on Tuesday, as 10 persons lost their lives in different accidents across the district, including four persons who were run over by a lorry on the outskirts of Mandya city. Four motorcyclists travelling in three bikes were killed on the spot and ten pedestrians were injured…
Dangling wire obstructs wooden howdah-carrying Arjuna
October 3, 2018Mysuru: A wire that was pulled to set up serial lights on Sayyaji Rao Road obstructed the smooth movement of Howdah Elephant Arjuna, who was carrying the wooden howdah for the first time this morning. The wooden howdah touched the low-hanging wire and prevented Arjuna from moving further on the Jumboo Savari route. Due to…
Prime Minister Modi to interact with City BJP workers on Oct.10
October 3, 2018Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with BJP workers of Mysuru-Kodagu Parliamentary constituency under the ‘Mera Booth, Sabse Mazboot Samvaad’ programme through video-conferencing on Oct.10 from 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm. The interaction will be available on the Narendra Modi App. On the occasion, the PM will directly connect with over 1,000 party workers…
Brigade Group restores vandalised iconic elephant sculpture at Highway Circle
October 3, 2018Mysuru: The iconic elephant sculpture fountain, a gift by the Brigade Group to city at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Circle, popularly known as ‘Highway Circle,’ which was vandalised for the third time on Sept.11 night resulting in the flower structure on top of the sculpture and the elephant head towards the north side breaking and…
Dasara Yuva Sambhrama Day-3: Students showcase their talent in Dance, Drama, Mallakhamba
October 3, 2018Mysuru: Dance drama on the themes patriotism, contributions of Maharajas of Mysuru, conservation of nature and nature fury, were the major attractions on the third day of Dasara Yuva Sambhrama celebrations held at Open Air Theatre in Manasagangothri here yesterday. Mallakhamba was another highlight of the day. Students of Government First Grade College of Kushalnagar…
English medium section in 1,000 Govt. Schools from next year
October 3, 2018State Government decides to scrap RTE Mysuru: The State Government has decided to open English medium section in 1,000 Government Schools from next academic year in the State. It also decided to scrap Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009. With the objective of making Kannada-medium Government School students ready to…
Railway Multi-Model Logistics Park to come up in 55-acre area at Thandavapura
October 3, 2018Mysuru: Mysuru is the second biggest growing city in the State after the State Capital Bengaluru. Rapid industrialisation is taking place in the last ten years which has given a boost for the employment sector. Now the public sector Indian Railways has come forward to set up a Multi-Model Logistics Park at Thandavapura on Mysuru-Nanjangud…
Yadavagiri residents object to petty shop on footpath
October 3, 2018Mysuru: One need not be surprised if our city layouts become centres of footpath shops, destroying the footpaths for local residents to walk. The latest is a petty shop that has suddenly come up, about three days back, on Swami Vivekananda Road in Yadavagiri, next to HOPCOMS outlet. Immediately, local residents, numbering about 50, went…
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