Regularise services of over 40,000 civic workers, says Pourakarmika Sangha State President Bengaluru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Friday directed officials to fill up Pourakarmika posts lying vacant in all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of the State. Speaking at a progress review meeting of Urban Development Department at his home office ‘Krishnaa’ here, Yediyurappa asked…
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana: Probe ordered into black marketing of ration rice: MLA
June 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: K.R. MLA S.A. Ramdas said that the Government has ordered a probe into the alleged black marketing of ration rice supplied by the Centre for distribution among the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana. Alleging that there is a big racket operating in Mysuru which is engaged in siphoning off ration articles such…
Scattered heavy rainfall lash parts of city
June 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As per the predictions from the Meteorological Department, scattered heavy rainfall lashed parts of the city for more than one-and-a-half hours yesterday. The rains, which commenced from 3 pm, continued to lash till about 5 pm causing rain water to flow on the roads like rivers at Kanakagiri, Chamundipuram, Gundu Rao Nagar, Bhyraweshwara Nagar,…
Former CM Devaraj Urs remembered
June 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Tributes were paid to former Chief Minister D. Devaraj Urs on his death anniversary at a programme organised at Congress Bhavan near City Railway Station here yesterday. Speaking after offering floral tributes to the portrait of the late CM, former MLA M.K. Somashekar said that Devaraj Urs was the voice of the backward class…
Actor Chiranjeevi Sarja no more
June 7, 2020Bengaluru: In a shocking development, young Kannada actor Chiranjeevi Sarja died this afternoon. He was rushed to Sagar Apollo Hospital in Bengaluru after he complained of breathing problems. His fans are shocked mourning his death. Chiranjeevi Sarja is one of the most cheerful and talented actors and he was healthy with chiselled physic. He was…
Nirani Sugars wins Pandavapura Sugar Factory lease tender
June 7, 2020To pay Rs.405 crore to Govt. for 40-year lease Mandya: Bagalkot District-based Nirani Sugars, owned by current BJP MLA from Bilgi and former Minister Murugesh Nirani, has bagged the lease bid for taking control of the decades-old Pandavapura Sahakara Sakkare Kharkhane Niyamita (PSSKL), popularly known as Pandavapura Sugar Factory located at Pandavapura in Mandya District….
DC asks citizens suffering from fever and cold to undergo COVID-19 test
June 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With COVID-19 positive cases rising elsewhere in the State, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abhiram G. Sankar has asked residents of the city and district to undergo COVID-19 test if they are suffering from fever and cold. Speaking to presspersons here yesterday, Abhiram Sankar said that persons who are suffering from fever and cold, which are…
Siddu writes letter to CM urging to retain MySugar under Govt. control
June 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A day after the Government leased out the decades-old Pandavapura Sugar Factory, one of the oldest Sugar factories in the State to Bagalkot-based Nirani Sugars, Opposition leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has urged the Government not to privatise the prestigious State-run MySugar Factory at Mandya and to retain it under Government control. In…
Takes charge as MySugar MD
June 7, 2020Mandya: Amid speculations of privatisation, senior IAS Officer P. Vasanthkumar took charge as the new Managing Director (MD) of State-run MySugar Factory here on Saturday. He succeeds Shantharam, who was transferred on June 1. Vasanthkumar is a native of Mandya district, hailing from Malavalli.
RS polls: BJP finalises list of three candidates
June 7, 2020Bengaluru: As the elections to the four vacant Rajya Sabha (RS) seats from the State is scheduled to take place on June 19, the State BJP has finalised the names of three party candidates —- current RS MP Prabhakar Kore, former MP Ramesh Katti and Bengaluru Hotelier K.Prakash Shetty. While the BJP is certain to…
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