Mysore: Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar chaired a meeting of District Sainik Board at his office here yesterday. Abhiram assured to address the grievances of ex-servicemen and their dependants. He asked the participants to air any grievance in any sector and added that the meeting would boost the morale of ex-servicemen and their dependants. The…
MLA takes out Padayatra in Saraswathipuram
June 22, 2019Mysore: Various residents filed complaints of contaminated tap water, drunkards creating nuisance in parks and other civic problems during ‘padayatra’ undertaken by Chamaraja MLA Nagendra at Ward No.42 Saraswathipuram in his Assembly segment in city on Thursday. The MLA, during his padayatra, inspected various streets along with many officials of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and…
Sharp price hike keeps fish away from dining tables !
June 22, 2019Seer Fish sold at Rs.1,600, White Pomfret at Rs. 1,400 a kg Mysore: With the ban on deep sea mechanised fishing coming into effect owing to fish breeding season, prices of fish have shot up in city, forcing consumers to shell out more money or cut down on the quantity of purchase. Since mechanised boats…
Another farmer ends life
June 22, 2019Mandya: Even as the State Government has announced farm loan waiver, the spate of farmer’s suicide in the district has continued with a farmer taking his life this morning, taking the toll to three in the past one week. Hanumanthaiah (50) of Hettagonahalli in Nagamangala taluk is the deceased. Hanumanthaiah, who owned 4 acres of…
Over 1,200 J.K. Tyre employees donate blood to mark World Blood Donor Day
June 22, 2019Mysore: Over 1,200 employees of J.K. Tyre and Industries donated blood at the mega blood donation camp organised as part of World Blood Donor Day held at its auditorium on Mysuru-KRS Road here on Thursday. With an aim to create awareness among people on the significance of donating blood and also help overcome shortage at…
Ex-MLC S.M. Shankar no more
June 22, 2019Bengaluru: Former MLC S.M. Shankar (83), younger brother of former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader S.M. Krishna, passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru early this morning following prolonged illness. He leaves behind his wife M.C. Nagaveni, son Gurucharan, a former Mandya ZP President, daughter Chaitra and a host of relatives and friends….
Sewage Farm-Manandavadi Road development work begins
June 22, 2019Mysore: MLA S.A. Ramdas performed guddali puja near Chamundi Vana for the Rs.3 crore road development works beginning from 4th Main, 16th Cross in Vidyaranyapuram’s Kanakagiri Sewage Farm to Manandavadi Road and also storm water drainage and pedestrian walkway works, here yesterday. The residents of this area had urged him for the development works of…
Two teenagers killed in scooter-bus collision
June 22, 2019Mandya: In a ghastly road accident, two teenaged students were killed on-the-spot when the scooter they were riding collided with a KSRTC bus near Peehalli in Sriranapatna taluk this morning. The deceased have been identified as B.M. Sandesh (17) and B.S. Mahendra of Bannahalli in Srirangapatna taluk. Sandesh, a first PUC student and Mahendra, a…
Traders asked to make use of Karasamadhana Yojane
June 22, 2019Mysuru: The State Government has introduced ‘Karasamadhana Yojane-2019, a scheme that exempts the traders from payment of interest and penalty (100 percent) on pending taxes to the paid to the Commercial Taxes Department. This scheme covers Karnataka Sales Tax Act 1957, Central Sales Tax Act, 1956, Karnataka Tax on Entry of Goods Act, 1979, Karnataka…
MLA inaugurates Information Centre at Masjid-e-Azam
June 22, 2019Mysuru: N.R. Constituency MLA Tanveer Sait, who is also the Member of Karnataka Wakf Board, inaugurated the Information Centre at Masjid-e-Azam on Ashoka Road here on June 14. The Centre is established to provide information on various State Government schemes for the minorities such as State Wakf Board Scheme, educational schemes, schemes for specially-abled persons,…
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