Mysore/Mysuru: After the re-opening of the redeveloped Mysuru Rail Museum to public from March 2020 onwards, there has been a persistent demand for permission for still photography in the Museum premises by using digital cameras. Both rail enthusiasts and general public had suggested that it would indeed be a wonderful opportunity to capture some beautiful…
Mysuru Mayoral Poll: BJP seeks JD(S) support
August 21, 2021Mahesh non-committal; to seek Corporators’ views Mysore/Mysuru: With the Mayoral poll fixed for Aug. 25, hectic parleys are going on between BJP and JD(S) leaders to strike a possible deal to share power in the coming next one year. As part of this, Co-operation Minister S.T. Somashekar and other leaders met K.R. Nagar JD(S) MLA…
Congress leader distributes Rs. 10,000 each to 150 families of COVID dead
August 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Congress leader K. Harish Gowda distributed Rs. 10,000 each to the family of over 150 COVID dead persons at a programme organised at Congress Bhavan near City Railway Station here on Thursday. Speaking after launching the financial assistance distribution programme, Varuna Congress MLA Dr. Yathindra Siddharamaiah said that it is a humane act. Pointing out…
‘Congress will come back to power in 2023’
August 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: “Congress will come back to power in the State after 2023 Assembly polls, thanks to good works done by former CM Siddharamaiah during his 5-year rule between 2013 & 2018,” said former MLA M.K. Somashekar. Speaking at a function to induct over 500 youths who joined Congress from BJP and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) here…
Footpath encroachment clearance drive: 21 cases booked, 34 notices served, Rs. 9,000 fine collected in 4 days
August 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Continuing their operation against footpath encroachers in city, the Mysuru City Traffic Police, who conducted drives on Aug. 16, 17, 18 and 19 across the city, have booked a total of 21 cases besides issuing 34 notices and collecting a total of Rs. 9,000 as fines in four days. On Aug. 16, Devaraja, Krishnaraja,…
State Govt. vows to upgrade Residential Schools
August 21, 2021Bengaluru: Asserting that the State Government was investing a lot on SC/ST, OBC and Minorities education, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday announced a special programme to upgrade Residential Schools across the State to bring them at par with CBSE standards. Speaking at an event to mark the 106th birth anniversary of former Chief Minister…
‘D. Devaraj Urs statue to be installed in new DC Office premises’
August 21, 2021Noted Diabetologist Dr. Lakshminarayan, Senior Journalist Amshi Prasannakumar and city’s Maharaja Education Trust President Dr. S. Murali were conferred ‘Ursu Kayaka’ award by Devaraj Urs Backward Classes Development Corporation Chairman Raghu Kautilya. Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that former Karnataka Chief Minister late D. Devaraj Urs strived for the development of backward and marginalised sections of society, D….
Legal Metrology officials raid shops, seize 14 tampered weighing machines
August 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The officials of the Legal Metrology Department, who conducted surprise raids on shops at various markets on Thursday, have warned shopkeepers against cheating customers and have seized 14 tampered weighing scales and machines, which were showing excess weight. A team of officials led by Legal Metrology Department K.M. Mahadevaswamy, visited shops at Devaraja Market,…
BJP, Congress celebrate Urs birth anniversary in city
August 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Congress and BJP celebrated the birth anniversary of the late former Chief Minister D. Devaraj (D.D.) Urs at their respective party offices in the city yesterday. At Congress Office Congress celebrated the birth anniversaries of former Chief Minister D.D. Urs and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at a programme organised at Congress Bhavan near…
City doctor to moderate sessions at US Academy Meet
August 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has invited city doctor Dr. Bogadi Prashanth, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Specialist in Joint Replacement Surgery, as Moderator for its Annual Meeting in San Diego from Aug.31 to Sept.3. Currently serving as an Exhibits Committee Member, AAOS (2019-2022), he will moderate sessions on ‘Hip and Knee’ (Ask…
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