No last-minute work this time; DC instructs departments to initiate development tasks well in advance Mysore/Mysuru: With the grand annual Dasara just 10 weeks away, the District Administration has begun preparations earnestly to avoid last-minute rush and confusion, as seen in previous years. Typically, Dasara preparations are hurried, with quick fixes to battered, pothole-filled roads…
MUDA site allotment: G.T. Devegowda asks Minister to prove charges
July 28, 2024Threatens defamation case if Minister Byrathi Suresh does not reply in seven days Mysore/Mysuru: Chamundeshwari MLA and JD(S) Core Committee President G.T. Devegowda (GTD) has challenged Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh to provide proof that the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) allotted sites to him. Speaking at a press conference at Jaladarshini Guest House yesterday,…
Truth won’t emerge from judicial probe: S.R. Mahesh
July 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Denying the charges levelled against him by Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh, who accused him of giving letters of recommendation for the allotment of MUDA sites under the 50:50 ratio scheme, former MLA and JD(S) working president S.R. Mahesh has urged the State Government to order a comprehensive investigation into the MUDA scam to…
From ‘Mudigere Bhyra’ to Ekalavya in 18 months
July 28, 2024Elephant Ekalavya to participate in Dasara festivities after a remarkable transformation Mysore/Mysuru: Ekalavya, a 39-year-old elephant housed at Mathigodu Elephant Camp in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve near Anechowkur in Kodagu, has been selected for this year’s Dasara festivities. Known previously as ‘Mudigere Bhyra’ for causing disturbances in Mudigere, Aldur and surrounding areas in the Chikkamagalur district,…
Bengaluru-Mysuru padayatra against corruption, scams: JD(S) Youth Wing Chief Nikhil holds preliminary meet in city
July 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: State JD(S) Youth Wing President Nikhil Kumaraswamy has called on the public to support the upcoming padayatra from Bengaluru to Mysuru, aimed at highlighting the alleged failures and corruption of the State Congress Government. The padayatra, led by Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy, will focus on what the JD(S) describes…
Mysore Palace, its unabated menace of footpath vendors
July 28, 2024No Police action still, even as Mysore Palace Board writes seven letters to City Police Chief to clear footpath encroachment Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Palace, the world famous tourist attraction, is grappling with the menace of footpath vendors, who have occupied substantial portion of the footpath in the front, with the authorities concerned lacking in vigour to…
Wild elephant attacks escalate in Kodagu
July 28, 2024Wildlife activists urge Government to implement conflict mitigation measures, engage with community Gonikoppal: Elephant attacks continue to trouble villages of Kodagu district amidst heavy rains and flooding. A man narrowly escaped death after an elephant attack in Balaji village near Gonikoppal last evening. Kiriyamada Harish, a coffee estate manager working for Jammada Mohan’s estate, was…
Karnataka Sambhrama – 50: Mega Consumer Fair begins at Dasara Exhibition Grounds
July 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: To mark the golden jubilee of renaming the Mysore State as Karnataka on Nov. 1, 1973, Simon Exhibitors is conducting a month-long ‘Mega Consumer Fair Karnataka Sambhrama – 50‘ at Dasara Exhibition Grounds in Mysuru from July 25 to Aug. 25. Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) Chairman Ayub Khan, also a former Mayor inaugurated the…
Closing Nanjangud Govt. Guest House to HDK: DC to take action
July 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: After media reported that the Govt. Guest House at Nanjangud was found locked when Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy visited the Guest House to relax for some time after visiting the famed Srikanteshwara Temple in the town this morning, Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy said that the district administration has taken the issue seriously. In…
MCC polls soon, says new State Election Commissioner G.S. Sangreshi
July 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: State Election Commissioner G.S. Sangreshi has said that the elections will be conducted to all the City Corporations in the State, including Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) soon. Speaking to media persons at the premises of Mysore Bar Association on Saturday, Sangreshi said he assumed the Office as State Election Commissioner on Friday (July 26)….
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