New Delhi: Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday announced in the Lok Sabha that there will be only one Toll Plaza for a distance of 60-km on National Highways and if there are more than one Toll Plaza, such facility will be closed down in the next three months. In a video posted on…
Power tariff hike from April 1?
March 25, 2022Bengaluru: Soon after the steep hike in edible oil, Petrol, Diesel and LPG prices, the Government in yet another blow to the common man, is all set to hike power tariff from Apr.1, with Electricity Supply Companies (ESCOMs) exerting pressure on the Government for a steep tariff hike in order to overcome rising expenses of…
‘Issue Saaguvali chits in 10-km radius of urban limits’
March 25, 2022Bengaluru: Expressing displeasure over the Revenue Department’s action of not issuing ‘Saaguvali’ chits (Letter of cultivation) to farmers who own lands in 10 km radius of urban areas, Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) has urged the Government to issue Saaguvali chits to farmers in urban areas who have been cultivating land for generations. Speaking during…
734 candidates get appointment letters: Janaspandana Trust holds 2-day Udyoga Mela
March 25, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The two-day Udyoga Mela (Job Fair), organised by Janaspandana Trust at Chikkammaniketana Kalyana Mantap in Kuvempunagar, concluded on Tuesday. Former MLA M.K. Somashekar, who is also the President of the Trust, said that 734 candidates were given appointment letters on the spot and another 1,123 candidates have been selected for various posts and they…
Banks to be shut from Mar. 26 to Apr. 3
March 25, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Banks across the country will be shut for several days starting from Mar.26 and ending with Apr. 3 as there are many holidays coming in between. Meanwhile, the All India Bank Employees Association has called for a nationwide two-day strike on Mar. 28 and 29 to oppose the Government’s move to privatise public sector…
1,045 students graduate from NIE
March 25, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The National Institute of Engineering (NIE), an Autonomous Institution under Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, conducted its 11th Graduation Day at the NIE Diamond Jubilee Indoor Sports Complex on Manandavadi Road, Mysuru recently. In all, 1,045 students graduated and the provisional degree certificates and rank certificates were awarded to the students by the dignitaries….
Upgrade facilities at K.R. Hospital: Former MLA Vasu writes to CM on the need for high-tech medical equipment, staff
March 25, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: There is a desperate need to upgrade the century-old Krishnarajendra Hospital (K.R. Hospital) and include more and more facilities to cater to thousands of poor and economically weak patients who come here from Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Kollegal, Gundlupet and also Kodagu, said former Chamaraja MLA Vasu. In a letter to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai,…
Birth anniversary celebrations of Dr. Jagjivan Ram, Dr. Ambedkar: Deputy Commissioner holds meeting
March 25, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The 115th birth anniversary Dr. Babu Jagjivan Ram on Apr. 5 and 131st birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on Apr. 14 should be celebrated in a meaningful manner, said Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Bagadi Gautham. He was addressing the preparatory meeting held recently at the DC’s office where it was discussed to hold…
‘Theatre needs movements rather than activities’
March 25, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that today the theatre needs more movements rather than activities, senior theatre personality H.S. Shivaprakash bemoaned that the theatre had failed to become a massive industry, despite having all the activities. He was speaking after inaugurating ‘Niranthara Ranga Utsava,’ a five-day Theatre Festival organised by the city’s Niranthara Foundation at RamaGovinda Rangamandira in…
Cloth bag scam: State orders investigation
March 25, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has ordered an investigation into the alleged cloth bag scam where former Mysuru Deputy Commissioner and the present Commissioner of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Rohini Sindhuri has been accused of misappropriation of funds. In the past, K.R. Nagar JD(S) MLA S.R. Mahesh had accused Rohini Sindhuri of corruption in the…
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