Bengaluru: The opening of schools in State, is unlikely before Dasara festival, as a majority of the parents are averse to send their children due to the COVID-19 scare. According to official sources, in the State Education Department, a majority of parents, who were asked to give their opinion on re-opening of schools in the…
Murder for professional rivalry: Seven ‘supari’ killers arrested
June 23, 2020Prime accused couple, others absconding; car, two bikes, weapons seized Mysore/Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police have arrested seven ‘supari’ killers in connection with the murder of a youth in broad daylight on June 17 in Vijayanagar Fourth Stage. The murder was committed over professional rivalry and competition to cash-in on increased customer base of beauty care. The…
Fresh landslides in Kodagu: Experts for urgent long-term ecological damage prevention policy
June 23, 2020Madikeri: Following fresh landslides reported at Madikeri in Kodagu district, there is an urgent need for a long-term environment mitigation policy, besides a halt on wanton destruction of the local environment. Following the latest landslip in Madikeri town last week, the Kodagu district administration has decided to shift 13 families to safety, bringing the focus…
Ashraya Hastha Trust partners with SVYM
June 23, 2020Provides Reproductive and Child Health in the difficult-to-reach tribal areas located in the fringes of Bandipur and Nagarahole National Parks Mysore/Mysuru: Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM), a development organisation working in the field of health, education, socio-economic empowerment programme and training and research with the experience of over 35 years in a development sector, has…
K.R. Nagar KSRTC Depot orders bus staff to meet revenue target
June 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In what seems to be an extraordinary order during COVID-19 times when public are scary of travel, the KSRTC’s K.R. Nagar Depot has issued an order directing the bus staff (driver and conductor) to meet the set revenue collection target. The order also says that those who fail to meet the collection target for…
Committed for developing Varuna Assembly segment into a model one, says MLA
June 23, 2020Nanjangud: Congress MLA from Varuna Dr. Yathindra Siddharamaiah said that he was committed for making the Assembly segment a model one in the State in terms of development. He was speaking after performing ‘Bhoomi Pooja’ (Ground-breaking ceremony) for the construction of an Ayurveda Hospital, a Library building, Kanaka Bhavan and Vishwakarma Bhavan at Maralur Goddanapura…
Coach Cafeteria opens in refurbished Mysuru Rail Museum
June 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: One of the many new features of the revamped Rail Museum in city is the ‘Coach Restaurant’. It has been opened for Museum visitors. Stabled at vantage point for the visitors to have a magnificent view of several outdoor exhibits like steam locomotives, vintage gabled style iconic wayside Railway Station, level crossing gate and…
Eight years for Vasanthanagar Layout but basic facilities still a mirage
June 23, 2020Residents live amidst water scarcity, overflowing drainages bad roads, and undeveloped parks Mysore/Mysuru: There is no peace of mind for residents though lakhs of rupees was spent on purchasing sites developed by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) at Vasanthanagar on Bannur Road. Though eight years have passed since the formation of Vasanthanagar, the residents are…
Minister Eshwarappa visits Drinking Water Station at Nanjangud
June 23, 2020Nanjangud: Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Minister K.S. Eshwarappa on Saturday visited Drinking Water Supply Station near Mahadevanagara in the taluk. Eshwarappa’s visit comes following an appeal made by Nanjangud MLA B. Harshavardhan, who had complained about poor quality of works and broken water supply pipelines, which had resulted in wastage of enormous quantity…
MLA S.A. Ramdas inspects water supply at households in MCC Wards
June 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As part of a measure to ensure piped drinking water supply to localities, Krishnaraja MLA S.A. Ramdas recently visited several households in areas coming under MCC Ward Numbers 60, 61 and 62 coming under his Constituency and inspected the supply of water from Kabini river. JUSCO Company had taken up the contract for executing…
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