Mysuru: As part of Bharat Vikas Diwas to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Mysuru City Corporation, Mysuru Urban Development Authority, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, Department of Education, Let’s Do It! Mysore, GSS Foundation, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Police Department have jointly organised a pilot project to…
Come October, use plastic bottle-crushers at Railway Stations, get paid
September 15, 2019New Delhi: The Railways has issued directions that from Oct.2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, no single-use plastic will be used in its premises. The Railways will add money to your mobile phone wallet if you use plastic bottle-crushing machines installed at Stations as part of efforts to promote Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative…
Made to order: 18,000 bulbs to illuminate Mysore Palace this Dasara
September 15, 2019Mysuru: About 18,000 specially-ordered incandescent bulbs will be replacing the defunct bulbs at the Mysore Palace. The orders have been placed with manufacturers in Delhi and Hyderabad and these bulbs made especially for the illumination during this Dasara has threads in them. “Every year we order for 20,000 bulbs during Dasara so that we can…
After deluge, Kodagu faces the brunt of rolling boulders
September 15, 2019Madikeri: Even as Kodagu is yet to recover from the natural disaster which struck the district for two consecutive years, the lush green district is now facing a new problem, with large-sized boulders rolling down from the hills. Following heavy rains, a large sized boulder rolled down from Kolikallu hillock at Peraje village a couple…
‘Yoga Dasara’ under Fit India concept to have new inclusions
September 15, 2019Mysuru: Yoga Dasara will be inaugurated on Sept.30 and will go on till Oct.6 featuring various programmes centred around yoga and ‘Fit India’ concept. Yoga Dance-Drama: After the inauguration of Yuva Dasara on Sept.30 at 5 pm at Oval Grounds here, over five troupes would present a yoga dance drama. Yoga Vahini: For the first…
Yuva Sambhrama: Traffic restrictions on Open Air Theatre Road
September 15, 2019Ban will be enforced from Sept. 17 to 24 between 3 pm and 11 pm Mysuru: The traffic ban on Open Air Theatre Road will be enforced from Sept.17 to 24 between 3 pm and 11 pm as ‘Yuva Sambhrama’ is being organised as part of Dasara, said Police Commissioner K.T. Balakrishna. Alternative route: Traffic…
Town Hall parking opens for Dasara
September 15, 2019Mysuru: In a bid to end vehicle parking woes during Dasara — when tourists across the country and the globe are expected to visit the city — the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has temporarily opened the parking facility in Town Hall premises yesterday. The decision to open the parking lot has provided a relief to…
DL issue campaign at Exhibition Grounds
September 15, 2019Mysuru: With the Union Government removing minimum education qualification for obtaining Driving Licence (DL), Bharat Informal Workers Initiative (BHIWI) will organise DL drive at Dasara Exhibition Grounds in city on Sept.17. BHIWI president and MLA S.A. Ramdas said that the initiative was being taken up in association with the Regional Transport Office. The RTO authorities…
Over 4,000 cases disposed of in district at Lok Adalat
September 15, 2019Mysuru: A total of 4,109 cases were disposed of at the day-long National Lok Adalat for quick settlement of pending cases held at the two Court complexes in city and across all taluk centre in the district on Saturday. A total of 12,162 cases were taken up for hearing, which included pending civil and criminal…
SWR Mysuru Division pledges for a plastic-free environment
September 15, 2019Mysuru: Pursuant to the directives of the Ministry of Railways, Mysuru Division, South Western Railway (SWR) has organised ‘Swachhta Hi Seva’ campaign from Sept.11 to Oct.2 with focus primarily on avoiding single-use plastics or reusing/ recycling plastic in Railway Offices, on-board trains and in the periphery of Railway Stations. On the opening day of the…
Recent Comments