Protest is against widening of NH-275, Railway lines which will account for felling of nearly 4 lakh trees Mysuru: Environmentalists and natives of Kodagu, who are based in Bengaluru and Mysuru, are set to join a massive protest under ‘Save Kodagu, Save Cauvery’ banner on Dec.8. The protest will be held at Gandhi Maidan in…
SECs open for new technologies
December 5, 2018State Election Commissioners’ Conference in city discusses online voting, NOTA and multi-choice EVM usage Indelible ink manufactured in Mysuru receives accolades; many private company lobbies pushing their brand of ink Mysuru: State Election Commissions (SECs) are open to newer technologies, said Madhya Pradesh Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Parasuram. Speaking after inaugurating the 27th two-day National…
State Election Commissioners, families on city tour
December 5, 2018Go around Mysore Palace in the morning; Scheduled to visit KRS in the evening Mysuru: The two-day National Conference of State Election Commissioners of 19 States that began at Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel in city yesterday turned out to be a one-day affair with today being reserved for a Mysuru tour. The Election Commissioners, who…
Union Ministry of Surface Transport takes over Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway
December 5, 2018Bengaluru: With the Union Government sanctioning the 10-laning (including service roads) of Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway works, the Union Minister of Surface Transport has taken control over the Highway for executing the conversion. The works on 10-laning is set for launching on Jan.8, 2019. With just a month away for the launch of works, the National Highways…
Shops selling tobacco products fined for violating COTPA
December 5, 2018Mysuru: In a move to curb tobacco menace in public places, officials of the District Health and Family Welfare Department, District Surveillance Office and District Tobacco Control Cell (DTCC) which conducted raids on shops located within 100 yards of educational institutions in Jayalakshmipuram Police limits on Monday, evicted four shops which were found selling tobacco…
Srirangapatna to be developed with a grant of Rs. 23 crore
December 5, 2018Srirangapatna: Srirangapatna will be developed with a grant of Rs. 23 crore to make it an ideal tourist place. Disclosing this to press here recently, MLA A.S. Ravindra Srikantaiah said that the historical spots in the town would be developed to woo tourists. On the cards are modern horse-drawn carriages like Sarots, Ganda Bherunda sculpture…
Chamundi Hill Temple Priests, Staff to stage indefinite strike from Dec.14
December 5, 2018Mysuru: The priests, permanent and temporary employees of Sri Chamundeshwari Temple and other temples atop Chamundi Hill have threatened to go on an indefinite strike from Dec.14, said Sri Chamundeshwari Ammanavara Hagu Samooha Devasthanagala Naukarara Sangha President K. Srinivasan. Addressing the media atop Chamundi Hill here yesterday, he said that the members met and made…
Last Karthika Somavara celebrated at Srikanteshwaraswamy temple in N’gud
December 5, 2018Nanjangud: Members of Nayana Kshatriya Samudaya celebrated the last karthika somavara in a grand manner by holding pallakki utsava and bursting of firecrackers in the premises of Lord Srikanteshwaraswamy temple here on Monday last. MLA B. Harshavardhan inaugurated the celebrations. District President of Nayana Kshatriya Samudaya N.R. Nagesh and Secretary Srinivas said that the…
MLC demands setting up of Christian Development Corporation
December 5, 2018Mysuru: MLC Ivan D’Souza has urged the Government to establish Christian Development Corporation. Addressing a press meet here recently, Ivan D’Souza said that the community has presented a memorandum to the Government in this regard, to which Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has responded positively. Pointing out that the gover-nment had released Rs. 175 crore last…
Serial accidents leave cars damaged on Hunsur Road
December 5, 2018Mysuru: The sudden application of brake by a car moving in front led to three cars coming behind it ramming into each other leaving four cars damaged on Hunsur Road here this noon. According to an eyewitness, a Hyundai Creta car (KL-58 R-555) driven by one Munaf, which came from Hunsur side, crossed the Traffic…
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