Mysuru: The Ministry of Railways has agreed to extend Vishwamanava Express running between Mysuru and Hubballi via Bengaluru to Ashokapuram. Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha had submitted a proposal in this regard to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal when he visited the city on Dec.26, 2018. The MP then had appealed the Minister to extend Vishwamanava Express,…
Lokayukta in city
January 8, 2019Mysuru: Lokayukta Justice Vishwanath Shetty held a closed-door meeting with district-level officials at Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Meeting Hall here this morning. The Lokayukta collected information from the officials regarding the progress achieved pertaining to pending Lokayukta cases across the district. Lokayukta Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) A.S.N Murthy, DC Abhiram G. Sankar, Zilla Panchayat…
Belagavi, Davanagere Corporators commend cleanliness concepts of MCC
January 8, 2019Mysuru: A team of 50 Corporators led by the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Belagavi and Davanagere City Corporations, who arrived in city yesterday, visited Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and exchanged views on cleanliness and local administration. Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath, Deputy Mayor Shafi Ahmed and MCC Commissioner K.H. Jagadeesha briefed the delegation. Replying to a…
SC reinstates Alok Verma as CBI Director
January 8, 2019New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) today set aside the Government’s order divesting Alok Verma’s power as the CBI Director and sending him on leave. Verma is now set to join back the CBI as its chief. However, the SC Bench ordered Verma not to take any major policy decision with regard to the functioning…
Dr. G. Parameshwara supports CM over English Medium issue
January 8, 2019Bengaluru: In a boost to Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy’s plan to introduce English medium of instruction in 1,000 Government Primary Schools, Deputy Chief Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara of the Congress has said that he would wholly support the CM’s move. In a diametrically opposite stand to that of his party colleague and former CM Siddharamaiah,…
Science Centres to come up in all Districts: Dy.CM
January 8, 2019Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara, who is also handling IT&BT, Science and Technology Department, said the Government had taken a decision to set up Science Centres in all Districts. Speaking after inaugurating the Science Conference of Southern Indian States at Bengaluru yesterday, he said that the Government has taken this decision with to…
Bus fare hike to be decided in a week: CM
January 8, 2019Bengaluru: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday announced that the bus fare revision will be decided in a week. All the four Road Transport Corporations of the State — KSRTC, NWKRTC, NEKRTC and BMTC — have been pitching for fare hike citing huge losses. In 2017-18, the four Corporations incurred a cumulative loss of Rs….
Preserve city’s heritage buildings, says Swachh Survekshan Brand Ambassador Pramoda Devi Wadiyar
January 8, 2019Mysuru: The heritage buildings like Devaraja Market and Lansdowne buildings in the city must be preserved at any cost. Otherwise the tag that Mysuru called the Heritage City will have no meaning, said Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, wife of late royal scion Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wadiyar. She was addressing the issue, when a delegation from Mysuru…
Swachh Survekshan begins; Onus on citizens too: Mayor
January 8, 2019Use Swachhatha App, call 1969 toll free number Mysuru: Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath has urged citizens of Mysuru to cooperate and enable Mysuru to regain Cleanest City in India tag under Swachh Bharat rankings that it had bagged in 2015 and 2016. She was addressing a press conference at the Mysuru City Corporation premises on Sunday…
Eyes on polls: Modi Govt. announces 10 percent quota for economically backward in general category
January 8, 2019New Delhi: In a landmark move ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Union Cabinet has approved a 10 percent reservation in jobs and higher education for “economically backward” sections in the general category. A Constitutional Amendment Bill was tabled in Parliament today, the last day of the Winter Session. The proposed reservation will be…
Recent Comments