Many shops illegally allotted to Govt. servants, VVIP kin Mysuru: In an early morning pre-planned demolition drive atop the Chamundi Hill, the District Administration razed 97 shops including 45 licenced and 52 unauthorised ones to the ground. Surprisingly, many of the shops were illegally allotted to the relatives of elected representatives and all these years,…
Welcome to a slushy Kukkarahalli Walkway
September 12, 2019Regular walkers say red mud has been unscientifically dumped on walking path University authorities justify move as they followed District Minister’s directive Mysuru: Henceforth, you may need gumboots instead of sports shoes if you want to walk or run along Kukkarahalli Lake. Reason: The Lake’s walking path has become a slushy as red mud is…
Plan in advance for Dasara-2020
September 12, 2019Tourism Minister chairs District-level officials meeting Mysuru: Tourism Minister C.T. Ravi, who was in city since Sept. 10, pulled up the officials for their laxity in preparing for the Dasara-2019 festivities in advance. Addressing the District-level officials during the Dasara Preparation Meeting at the Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) Office yesterday, the Minister asked the officials to…
Set up Village Tourism Committees
September 12, 2019Mysuru: The Tourism Department must form Village Tourism Committees across the district, as the forest that runs through these villages are a part of them, said Tourism and Kannada and Culture Minister C.T. Ravi. He was chairing a progress review meeting of the Tourism and Kannada and Culture Departments at the DC Office auditorium, here…
Lansdowne building wall collapses
September 12, 2019Mysuru: A portion of the wall of the rear portion of Lansdowne building collapsed on a push cart suddenly yesterday. Luckily, no one was injured in the incident as it was raining and the pushcart person had covered it with tarpaulin and seeking shelter elsewhere. The weakening of the walls is causing concern for the…
‘Build bridge not wall between humans’
September 12, 2019First District Makkala Sahitya Sammelana Mysuru: District Kannada Sahitya Parishat (KSP) has organised the first Mysuru District Makkala Sahitya Sammelana at Kalamandira here this morning. The Sammelana President M.S. Arjun, a student of Marimallappa PU College and a budding poet were brought to the venue in a colourful procession from Freedom Fighters Park near Shantala…
District Minister assures to clear dues of contractors
September 12, 2019Mysuru: To manage Dasara development works, a separate bank account will be opened in the name of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and a specified amount will be deposited and earmarked for the cause, said District Minister V. Somanna. Addressing a meeting of contractors at MCC office here yesterday, Somanna assured the contractors that Rs. 15…
Be a ‘Great Lover’: SC to Muslim man who married Hindu woman
September 12, 2019New Delhi: “Be a loyal husband. Be a great lover too.” This was Supreme Court’s piece of advice yesterday to a Muslim man who claimed to have converted to Hinduism to marry a girl in Chhattisgarh. The Top Court said it was in favour of inter-caste and interfaith marriages but that the man must establish…
Delay in extending flood relief: Mega convention of farmers in Bagalkot on Sept. 15; Bengaluru on Oct. 4
September 12, 2019Mysuru: Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and Hasiru Sene together have decided to hold a mammoth convention on Sept. 15 in Bagalkot and another one on Oct. 4 in Bengaluru Freedom Park to condemn the inaction of Central and State Governments to provide relief to flood victims and aggrieved farmers. Disclosing this at a press…
Shanthala Academy to present ‘Glimpses of art forms’ on Sept.13
September 12, 2019Shanthala Academy of Music and Dance, an institution dedicated for promotion of art, has organised a variety of programmes titled ‘The glimpses of art forms’ at Ganabharathi in Kuvempunagar here on Sept.13 at 6 pm. This Institute was founded in 2001 in Hubballi and in 2008, was shifted to Mysuru. It is headed by Shantala…
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