Mysore/Mysuru: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Mysuru on Apr. 8 and 9, Special Protection Group (SPG) personnel of the elite commando group, tasked with the security of country’s premier, are drawing foolproof plans as per Blue Book of Ministry of Home Affairs. A team of SPG personnel inspected Mysuru Airport at…
Actor Sudeep to canvass for Bommai in polls
April 5, 2023Bengaluru: Celebrated Kannada film actor Kiccha Sudeep will be canvassing for Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in the ensuing Assembly elections. This was announced by Sudeep at a press conference held this afternoon in Bengaluru, in the presence of CM Bommai and other Cabinet Ministers. However, Sudeep made it clear that he would not be joining…
Interlock tile work near ‘Sadhguru Point’ atop Chamundi Hill stopped
April 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Department has stalled illegal works of laying interlock tiles and kerb (border) stones atop Chamundi Hill and an FIR has been filed against the violators. A private religious organisation from Coimbatore had resorted to laying interlock tiles and borders on a road near the Nandi Statue. The road leads to a rock…
11 strong rooms readied in Mysuru to store EVMs
April 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Assembly Elections are around the corner and the Election Commission has begun the process of setting up of strong rooms to store EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines) and VVPATs (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail). Hundreds of skilled workers, government employees, supervisors and contract staff are being used for the strong room design as per…
Polls: In a first, Cash Seizure Redressal Committee formed
April 5, 2023Banks told to watch transactions Mysore/Mysuru: To ensure general public carrying cash, who will be under scrutiny during election, are not troubled, a Cash Seizure Redressal Committee has been set up to look into unaccounted cash seizures at check-posts and take a call to return the cash, maximum within a week’s time. The Committee, a…
‘Our glorious history buried and false narratives foisted on us’
April 5, 2023Orator Chakravarthy Sulibele after felicitating artistes, designers of play ‘Tipu Nija Kanasugalu’ Mysore/Mysuru: The play on Tipu Sultan titled ‘Tipu Nija Kanasugalu’ (The Real Dreams of Tipu) produced by theatre repertory Rangayana is a resounding success — with 56 performances — and has drawn thousands of spectators to theatre. The playwright Addanda C. Cariappa, who…
Thousands throng Temple Town for Teppotsava
April 5, 2023Nanjangud: Nanjangud, popularly known as the Dakshina Kashi (Southern Kashi), was teeming with thousands of devotees who witnessed Lord Srikanteshwaraswamy Dodda Jathra ‘Teppotsava’ (floating festival) at the River Kapila in Nanjangud last evening organised by the Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Karnataka. As part of the Teppotsava, several puja rituals began…
Confusion in voter list? Call your Booth Level Officers
April 5, 2023Names, contact numbers of BLOs painted at every polling booth By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has taken several innovative steps to ensure 100 percent transparency in voting during the Legislative Assembly elections scheduled on May 10. For the first time, the name and mobile phone numbers of the Booth…
MLA to host ‘Meet the Author’ session on Apr. 16
April 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Literary Association (MLA) will host a ‘Meet the Author’ event on Apr. 16 (Sunday) at Rotary West Auditorium, Saraswathipuram where the author and former Mysuru City Police Commissioner C. Chandrashekar will speak about his book “Kaveri Dispute – A Historical Perspective.” The event will be held at 11 am and will be…
Soligara Madamma is Election Ambassador
April 5, 2023Chamarajanagar: The Chamarajanagar District Administration has selected Soligara Madamma as Election Ambassador of Chamarajanagar district. The 92-year-old lady belongs to the Soliga Tribal community and she has been honoured with the Rajyotsava award for midwifery and promoting tribal medicine. She lives in Jeerege Doddi village in Hanur Taluk and her story caught the attention of…
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