‘Strategies, secrets cannot be divulged before media’ Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, viewing the Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha constituency as a matter of prestige and great importance, arrived in Mysuru to devise plans to ensure the victory of the party’s candidate in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Addressing the media upon his arrival at Mysore Airport this…
Tourist movement dips due to poll season, soaring heat
March 24, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The period between April and May in Mysuru typically witnesses a surge in leisure activities, including tours, coinciding with the school summer break. However, this year, the soaring summer heat, combined with the upcoming General Elections in April and May, has cast a shadow on the travel plans of holiday-makers. Consequently, there has been…
Wild elephant kills coffee planter in Kodagu
March 24, 2024Madikeri: A coffee planter was killed when a wild elephant attacked him at Naladi in Kakkabe Gram Panchayat (GP) limits in the early hours of yesterday. The tragedy came to light when the pet dog returned home alone. The deceased has been identified as Kambeyanda Raja Devaiah (59), a resident of Naladi village. He leaves…
Hotel owners advocate the need for judicious use of water
March 24, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Hotel Owners Association President C. Narayanagowda said that water is the lifeline of every creature on earth and as such it should be used judiciously by every human being. He was speaking at the ‘World Water Day’ celebration, organised jointly by Apoorva Sneha Balaga and Arivu Samsthe at a private hotel in Chamundipuram…
MCC Commissioner calls for prudent use of water
March 24, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: MCC Commissioner Dr. N.N. Madhu said that everyone should make a pledge on saving water and to ensure that the city does not face drinking water crisis during summer. She was speaking after inaugurating ‘International Water Day’ celebration organised by Mysore City Corporation (MCC) at Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW) on KRS Road here…
Guyanese team trained by CFTRI in agriculture, food processing
March 24, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), Mysuru, had organised a training programme on “Rice Milling and Value Addition to Rice” for a Guyanese delegation under the Indian Technical and Economic Co-operation (ITEC) programme sponsored by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India, from Feb. 27 to Mar. 18….
Call for MP Sumalatha to contest as independent candidate
March 24, 2024Mandya: With BJP leaving Mandya Lok Sabha Constituency to JD(S) as a part of its electoral pact, current independent MP Sumalatha Ambarish, who had extended her support to the BJP and was in a hope to get ticket, is shocked to have missed the boat. Following this, Sumalatha’s followers, who have expressed their disappointment, have…
NDA to hold massive public rally in city soon
March 24, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to make a complete sweep in the LS polls, the BJP and JD(S) which have entered into an electoral alliance, will be holding a mega rally in city shortly. With Mysuru-Kodagu Constituency and 13 other LS Constituencies in southern part of the State going to the polls on Apr. 26, the…
Former MUDA Chairman H.V. Rajeev quits BJP
March 24, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Nearly an year after being denied the party ticket from KR Constituency in the May 2023 Assembly polls, senior BJP leader and a former MUDA Chairman H.V. Rajeev has quit the BJP citing changed political scenario in the State. In a letter addressed to the City BJP President on Friday, Rajeev, who had maintained…
LS: Rs. 9.65 cr. cash, Rs. 22.86 cr. worth liquor seized across the State
March 24, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: With Lok Sabha polls round the corner and the Model Code of Conduct in force from Mar. 16, flow of cash, liquor and free gifts are making sound in the State. In just a week after the Model Code of Conduct came into force, Rs. 9.65 crore cash and liquor worth Rs. 22.86 crore…
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