Virajpet: Virajpet MLA K.G. Bopaiah recently inspected the work on a bridge across Kootupole near Makutta which provides connectivity between Karnataka and Kerala. The bridge is at the Karnataka-Kerala border and is part of the Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP) road between Thalassery and Valavupara. The bridge work has resumed as Karnataka Wildlife Board has…
Siddharamaiah urges for commissioning of ethnographic survey of Kurubas
January 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has urged the State Government to commission an ethnographic survey of Kuruba community, which has been demanding inclusion in Scheduled Tribe (ST) category. He was speaking after releasing a booklet on ST reservation for Kuruba community brought out by Karnataka Pradesha Kurubara Sangha, at a programme jointly…
Concert at Ganabharathi
January 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Ganabharathi has organised a Vocal Concert by Vidu. M.R. Sudha at Veene Seshanna Bhavan on Adichunchanagiri Road in Kuvempunagar on Jan. 22 at 6 pm. She will be accompanied by Vid. C.N. Thyagarajan on violin, Vid. Sunil Subrahmanya on mridanga and Vid. V.S. Ramesh on morching. The Concert will also be available on both…
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary is Parakram Diwas
January 20, 2021Prime Minister Modi would preside over the inauguration of the function in Kolkata New Delhi: The Union Culture Ministry yesterday announced that Jan. 23, birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose, would be celebrated as “Parakram Diwas” — day of courage — every year. In a notification, the Ministry said the Government had decided to celebrate…
‘Difficult to bail out only hotel industry from crisis’
January 20, 2021Tourism Department Secretary T.K. Anil Kumar unveils plans to increase tourism revenues Mysore/Mysuru: The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a severe blow to the tourism and travel industry, which was once a booming sector. The industry has been battered after the stringent lockdown was imposed. Like the hospitality sector, all the other sectors and industries too…
Snake Shyam rescues Cobra hiding inside air cooler
January 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A four feet-long Cobra snake, which had taken shelter inside an air cooler at the house of one Surya Prakash in K.R. Puram near Silk Factory, was rescued by city’s snake rescuer and wildlife conservationist Snake Shyam on Sunday afternoon. Surya Prakash’s neighbours, who saw the Cobra entering his house, informed him and after…
Protest against privatisation BEML Employees submit memorandum to MP
January 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Opposing the move by the Centre to privatise Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), the members of BEML Employees Association, who have been protesting against the move, submitted a memorandum to Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambareesh in city yesterday. The Association members met the MP, who was in city to attend a programme organised at Sri…
Man missing since 2017
January 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A 47-year-old man, who left Chandramouleshwara Guest House at Jayalakshmipuram on May 5, 2017, telling his wife that he was going in search of work, has since gone missing. The missing man is J.S. Subramanya Bhat. He is 5.8 ft. tall, wheatish complexioned, round faced, normal built, has mark of an old wound on…
Engineering student found dead
January 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A 20-year-old girl student, who was pursuing her third year Computer Science Engineering course at a city college, was found dead at the room of her house in Bogadi this morning. The deceased is Varshika, daughter of Dr. Mahesh. It is learnt that Varshika, who had an exam today, was studying till late night…
KSRTC holds Road Safety Month Programme
January 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Regional Transport Officer (RTO) L. Deepak called upon KSRTC drivers to follow road traffic rules and drive safely. He was speaking as the chief guest at a Road Safety Month programme organised by KSRTC Mysuru Rural Division at Depot-3 in Bannimantap here on Monday. Pointing out that apart from following road traffic rules, the…
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