Rs. 193-crore Central Government-funded project on 6.5-acre land to showcase art, handicrafts, GI-tagged products Mysore/Mysuru: In pursuit of showcasing the diverse array of handicrafts, art, sandalwood, rosewood inlay works, Geographical Indication (GI) tagged products and the rich cultural heritage of the Mysuru region, the Central Government is in the process of establishing the ‘Unity Mall.’…
State releases third instalment of Rs. 75 crore for Airport expansion
September 28, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In a significant move to accelerate the much-needed expansion and upgrade of Mysore Airport, the State Government has released Rs. 75 crore to the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) for land acquisition and other pending tasks, announced Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha. This allocation is aimed at expediting the commencement of the project and…
Karnataka Bandh to hit normal life in Mysuru tomorrow
September 28, 2023Autos, taxis, trucks to be off roads; Over 1,500 hotels, bakeries closed; DC to take a call on school, colleges closure Mysore/Mysuru: Following the successful Bengaluru Bandh on Sept. 26, pro-Kannada and farmer activists protesting the State Government’s stance on the Cauvery water-sharing dispute are now planning a State-wide Karnataka Bandh tomorrow. The call for…
NEP-2020: Meeting of academic experts held in city
September 28, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: With the State Government deciding to scrap the National Education Policy-2020 (NEP), the People’s Forum for Karnataka Education, Mysuru, had organised a special meeting of academic experts on NEP-2020 at VK Convention Hall in Nazarbad here this morning. Speaking at the meeting, BJP MLC and former Minister Kota Srinivas Poojari said that any Law,…
Brave estate workers drive off 27 wild elephants back into forests
September 28, 2023Siddapur (Kodagu): Reluctant to forego their daily wages, a group of six estate workers took a daring risk by driving away a herd of 27 wild elephants and two calves that had encroached upon Shilpi Estate, near Siddapura in Virajpet taluk. On a Tuesday morning, estate workers Ganesh and Pavan, who had ventured into the…
First-of-its-kind Kaladevi Doll Museum opens at Ramsons
September 28, 2023It has dolls recreating Jumboo Savari of princely rule of the year 1939 Kaladevi Doll Museum will have many more dolls to be arranged on the basis of different concepts. We have been organising the doll exhibition during Dasara for the last 18 years. The dolls designed during those exhibitions have been arranged in the…
Rural Property Tax payment goes online in Mysuru now
September 28, 2023Software Panchatantra 2.0 linked to Point-of-Sale machines distributed to all 256 Gram Panchayats Mysore/Mysuru: In a significant development aimed at enhancing the lives of rural citizens, ensuring transparency and curbing revenue pilferage, the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department (RDPR) has expanded its reforms to enable convenient online property tax payments. This facility has been…
Legal awareness on child labour, human trafficking and beggary held
September 28, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Noting that good ideas is as important as maintaining physical and mental health, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra stressed on the need for girl students to get trained in self-defence. He was speaking at the legal awareness programme on Anti-child Labour, Human Trafficking and Beggary Laws, jointly organised under the aegis of District…
Muslim brethren celebrate Eid Meelad
September 28, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Jashn-E-Meelad un Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Mohammed will be celebrated today. A procession will be taken out at 2.15 pm followed by the grand celebration at Meelad Park on Ashoka Road at 6 pm. Yesterday, speeches on the life and teachings of Prophet Mohammed were held throughout the night. Today, the procession will…
Women Pourakarmikas accuse former Mayor of letting them down
September 28, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Women Pourakarmika members of MCC Permanent and Contract Pourakarmika Mahasangha have accused former Mayor Narayana of letting them down after using them for his political growth. Addressing a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here yesterday, Pourakarmika woman Mahadevamma alleged that former Mayor Narayana took Pourakarmikas to political meets under the pretext of regularising their…
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