Mysuru reports 162 new COVID-19 positive cases, 522 discharges and 9 deaths today.
Miraculous escape for occupants as car falls into drain
July 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Three of a family travelling in a car escaped with minor injuries, when the car in which they were travelling plunged into the big drain on Mysuru-Bengaluru Road here yesterday. The injured are Srinivas, his wife Shantha and daughter Saradi, residents of Bengaluru. They were treated as outpatients at a private hospital nearby. The…
SC refuses to intervene in National Law School’s decision to reserve 25% seats for Karnataka students
July 4, 2021New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the National Law School of India University’s (NLSIU), Bengaluru, revised admission notification of reserving 25 percent seats for Karnataka students. A Special Leave Petition was filed by the State of Karnataka challenging the October 2020 judgment of the High Court which had struck down the…
KRS Dam to get SCADA system of water release control
July 4, 2021Once implemented, Reservoir will become first in State to have hi-tech feature of operating crest gates sitting at office Mysore/Mysuru: The Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya district is all set to achieve the distinction of being the first reservoir in Karnataka to implement SCADA system of water monitoring for real-time and live data….
Leopardess trapped in BEML premises
July 4, 2021Video of ‘leopard walking on over-bridge’ not from Mysuru but Hassan Mysore/Mysuru: A leopardess, aged about one-and-a-half years, has been trapped in BEML premises. The feline walked into the cage and got trapped on Friday night. Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) Dr. K.C. Prashanth Kumar and staff, who visited the spot, inspected the leopardess and…
City Railway Station, Mysore Airport to sport new names?
July 4, 2021MP wants Railway Station named after Krishnaraja Wadiyar and Airport after Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has appealed to the Government to name the Mysuru City Railway Station after Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. In a letter addressed to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, Pratap Simha said that the reign of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar (1902-1940) is…
SWR Mysuru records growth in freight traffic
July 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Division of South Western Railway (SWR) registers 318 percent growth in freight revenue of Rs. 156.6 crore for the first quarter of the year as against the corresponding period of last year. The Division achieved an originating loading of 1.913 MT against 0.599 MT of the corresponding period of previous year and thus…
Coffee growers seek revival package, loan restructuring
July 4, 2021Madikeri: delegation of coffee growers has demanded the Centre to implement schemes to revive the sector as more than a lakh growers are facing a number of challenges including price crash, fall in production and increasing cost of production. Meeting Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Karnataka Growers’ Federation, an organisation of coffee planters in Hassan,…
Minister rules out regularisation of contract workers in GP level
July 4, 2021Kin to get Rs. 30 lakh ex-gratia relief in case they die of COVID Bengaluru: Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K.S. Eshwarappa ruled out regularising services of contract employees in Gram Panchayat level but said their family members will get an ex-gratia compensation of Rs.30 lakh in case they die of Coronavirus. He was…
FKCCI submits memorandum to Finance Minister
July 4, 2021Bengaluru: Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FKCCI) delegation met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday and submitted a memorandum for more relief due to Covid-19 crisis. FKCCI President Sunder said considering the impact of the covid-19 pandemic, MSME discussed the following issues to improve the sector and bring about improvements in…
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