Date: July 16th, 2024

‘Car garbage’
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‘Car garbage’

July 16, 2024

Who should clear abandoned vehicles? Should we complain to Traffic Police or Civil Police, residents ask Mysore/Mysuru: Defunct (scrap) vehicles parked on roadsides for years are marring the city’s beauty and causing concern among residents about their potential use for illegal activities. Residents are uncertain whether to lodge complaints with the Traffic Police or Civil…

City has a drink & driving problem?: 50 of 88 accident deaths in past six months due to drunk driving
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City has a drink & driving problem?: 50 of 88 accident deaths in past six months due to drunk driving

July 16, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: From January 2024 to date, 88 deaths have occurred in road accidents within Mysuru city limits, with 50 of those fatalities involving individuals who were driving under the influence of alcohol. Among the 50 alcohol-related deaths, a significant number were self-accidents where drivers crashed their vehicles into road medians, walls and pillars. Of the…

Heavy rainfall in Kodagu triggers Red Alert
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Heavy rainfall in Kodagu triggers Red Alert

July 16, 2024

Madikeri: Kodagu district has been experiencing heavy rain for the past two days and a Red Alert has been declared till the morning of July 17. The India Meteorological Department reiterated its red alert for the south interior Karnataka, warning of more rains. The heavy rainfall has created a chilly atmosphere, significantly reducing the movement…

New look Big Clock Tower to start ticking soon
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New look Big Clock Tower to start ticking soon

July 16, 2024

Ongoing restoration works at Rs. 42 lakh to be completed in 20 days, says Heritage Department Commissioner Devaraju Mysore/Mysuru: The restoration works of Big Clock Tower (Doddagadiyara) in the heart of the city has been almost completed, signalling to start ticking in the 97th year of its existence. The 75-foot tall clock tower was built…

H.D. Kote’s Malleshwara Gudda proposed as Reserved Forest
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H.D. Kote’s Malleshwara Gudda proposed as Reserved Forest

July 16, 2024

602.54 acres is a habitat for wild animals; also serves as grazing land for livestock Mysore/Mysuru: In another conservation move, the Karnataka Forest Department has proposed to declare 602.54 acres of Malleshwara Gudda in H.D. Kote taluk as a Reserved Forest Area and has invited objections, if any, regarding this proposal. This follows a similar…

25,000 cusecs of water released from Kabini
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25,000 cusecs of water released from Kabini

July 16, 2024

Hadinaaru Kaalu Mantapa, bathing ghat in Nanjangud taluk submerged H.D. Kote: Over 25,000 cusecs of water is being released from the Kabini Dam in H.D. Kote, prompting a warning for residents living downstream to move to safer locations. This precautionary measure aims to ensure the safety of the Dam. The increase in outflow is due…

BJP State Spokesperson M.G. Mahesh alleges a cover-up to shield CM Siddaramaiah
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BJP State Spokesperson M.G. Mahesh alleges a cover-up to shield CM Siddaramaiah

July 16, 2024

BJP State Spokesperson M.G. Mahesh alleges a cover-up to shield CM Siddaramaiah Mysore/Mysuru: Reiterating the BJP’s demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the multi-crore scams involving site allotment and alternative site distribution under 50:50 scheme, where top politicians are beneficiaries, BJP State Spokesperson M.G. Mahesh stated that only the CBI can…

‘Sorry. Dismissed’
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‘Sorry. Dismissed’

July 16, 2024

Setback for D.K. Shivakumar in Supreme Court over CBI case against him New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s plea to quash a case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against him in a disproportionate assets case. A bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and S.C. Sharma…

Revised wages for Government employees from Aug. 1
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Revised wages for Government employees from Aug. 1

July 16, 2024

Bengaluru:  Even as the State Government Employees Association threatened to launch an indefinite strike from July 29 seeking fulfilment of its demands, the Siddaramaiah Government on Monday decided to implement the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission and the revised pay scale will come into effect from Aug.1. The State Cabinet, which met here yesterday…

Mysuru East Residential Layouts Federation takes out rally
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Mysuru East Residential Layouts Federation takes out rally

July 16, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: Demanding basic infrastructural facilities at the residential layouts in eastern part of the city, the residents took out a mammoth protest rally to new Deputy Commissioner’s Office in Siddarthanagar on Monday. Hundreds of residents of 20 residential layouts located in eastern part of city took part in rally that was flagged off from near…

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