New Delhi: Demanding the early execution of Mekedatu drinking water project, MPs from Karnataka staged a dharna in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue in the Parliament Complex this morning. Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs from all the parties held placards and demanded the Centre to grant permission for early and smooth implementation of…
NIPAH, H1N1 outbreak: Officials asked to keep vigil on tourists
December 27, 2018Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar has directed District Health Officers to keep a strict vigil on tourists as they have the potential to carry Nipah Virus (NiV) and H1N1 (swine flu) virus from the neighbouring States who arrive in Mysuru as part of their tourist itinerary. During a phone-in programme held at his…
Chennai-Bengaluru Superfast Train will soon be extended to Mysuru
December 27, 2018Mysuru: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has assured to extend the Chennai-Bengaluru Superfast Train to Mysuru. The Minister has also assured to extend three trains that are plying between Mysuru City Railway Station and Bengaluru till Ashokapuram Station. Responding positively to a series of requisitions made by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha yesterday when the Minister paid…
M.Ed question paper ‘repeat’: Mysore Varsity to take action
December 27, 2018Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) is facing some embarrassing moments, as the previous year’s question paper of M.Ed. (Master of Education) exam on the subject ‘Introduction to Education Studies’ under the CBCS (Choice Based Credit System) was repeated this year too during the first semester examination. The students were in for a surprise when…
Mekedatu drinking water project row: Gadkari to call a meeting between Karnataka & TN CMs
December 27, 2018New Delhi: Union Minister for Water Resources Nitin Gadkari will convene a meeting of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Chief Ministers on the implementation of the controversial Cauvery river project at Mekedatu for drinking water supply, said an official. “Gadkari conveyed the decision on the proposed meeting to Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy when they met…
Private organisations to maintain MCC Community Halls
December 27, 2018Mysuru: Following numerous complaints of inappropriate maintenance of a majority of Community Halls in the city, the MCC has decided to let out the Halls under periodic monitoring to private organisations for maintaining them. Corporators K.V. Sridhar, Ayub Khan, M.V. Ramprasad, Prema Shankaregowda, SBM Manju and others, who raised the issue at the MCC General…
Pellets hit 7 villagers during elephant chase
December 27, 2018Kollegal: Seven people sustained pellet injuries when Forest Department personnel opened fire to scare a herd of elephants that had camped in paddy fields at Madhuvanahallli in Chamarajanagar district yesterday. Some of the injured have been admitted to K.R. Hospital as there are no facilities for scanning at Kollegal. The injured have been identified as…
Mysurean appointed as Head Coach for Indian Boxing team
December 27, 2018Mysuru: Boxing Coach C.A. Kuttappa, serving as Subedar in the Army and a resident of Gokulam in city, who was awarded Dronacharya Award-2018, is now appointed as the Head Coach of the Indian Boxing team. The appointment comes following the retirement of senior boxer S.R. Singh. Kuttappa will be training the Indian team boxers at…
Swine flu: 12 deaths in 5 days across State; 2 in Mysuru
December 27, 2018Bengaluru: The deadly Swine flu (H1N1) appears to be spreading faster in the State having taken away 12 lives in the State including two from Mysuru over the last five days. The total number of deaths has shot up to 44 this year. According to the Department of Health and Family Welfare, the break-up of…
Cake & Food Festival to conclude tomorrow
December 27, 2018Hindi movie ‘Secret Superstar’ to be screened this evening at Maharaja’s College Grounds Mysuru: Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh inaugurated the 3-day Cake and Food Festival by offering cake to children at Jayamma Govindegowda Kalyana Mantapa in city yesterday. The cake festival will held till Dec. 28 from 10 am to 9 pm. The festival is…
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