Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) has defended the diversion of SCP/TSP [Strategies of the Scheduled Caste Sub Plan for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Tribal Sub-Plan for Scheduled Tribes (STs)]funds for guarantee schemes. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, he noted that Karnataka, after Andhra Pradesh, is the only State in the country to enact…
Operation Night Raid a publicity stunt?
July 13, 2024Waste left undisposed on Jodi Tenginamara Road in Bannimantap Mysore/Mysuru: Like the good old Kannada adage, ‘Kuniyalaradavanige Nela Donku,’ meaning ‘One who cannot dance said floor is not good,’ Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) seems to be losing people’s faith for its inept handling of the waste disposal system. It appears true, if one takes a…
Devaraja Market tenants allege harassment by MCC Commissioner
July 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The shop-keepers, who have been rented out shops in Devaraja Market on Sayyaji Rao road in the city, have written to the Law Minister, Chief Secretary of Government and Deputy Commissioner, raining complaints against the style of functioning of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner and demanding replacement for the Officer. They have urged the…
Discarded grievances spark public outrage
July 13, 2024Many applications given at Chief Minister’s ‘thanksgiving’ event in Chamarajanagar thrown near the stage Chamarajanagar: While Chief Minister Siddaramaiah often warns district-level officers of stern action if they fail to resolve citizens’ grievances locally, many grievance applications given to the CM during his recent visit to Chamarajanagar were found discarded. Applications containing various grievances were…
SWR provides enhanced facilities for running staff
July 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Continuous improvements have been made to the facilities for running staff in the Mysuru Division of South Western Railway (SWR), recognising their crucial role in train operations. Running rooms: These rest areas for train crew, including drivers and guards, have been enhanced to provide a home-like atmosphere. They feature air-conditioned or air-cooled sleeping cubicles,…
Monsoon Session of State Legislature from July 15
July 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Monsoon Session of State Legislature will be held from July 15 to 26, said Legislative Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader yesterday. Addressing a joint press meet along with Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti at Vidhana Soudha, Khader said that 9-day Session would feature question hour along with motion of attention, zero hour, motion of…
Meritorious students feted
July 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Students, who excelled in the SSLC and PUC examinations, were felicitated at a Pratibha Puraskar event organised by the Karnataka State Licensed Electrical Contractors Association along with the Mysuru District Committee at Samrat Kalyan Mantap, Kuvempunagar, recently. Speaking after inaugurating, Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Chairman K. Marigowda emphasised the important role talented students…
IAF invites applications under ‘Agniveer’ scheme
July 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The District Employment Exchange Office has invited online applications from unmarried youths (girls and boys) for Agniveer Air Force recruitment conducted by Indian Air Force under ‘Agnipath.’ ‘Agnipath’ is a radical recruitment policy for the Indian armed forces under which ‘Agniveers’ are hired on four-year contract for the three defence services (Army, Navy and…
Ayesha Khanum is Karnataka Media Academy Chairperson
July 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Senior journalist Ayesha Khanum, who was serving as the Chief Correspondent – South India at Doordarshan, has been appointed as the Chairperson of Karnataka Media Academy by the State Government on Wednesday. The State Government has also appointed senior journalists M.N. Ahobalapathy of Chitradurga, K. Nigajja of Koppal and senior photojournalist K. Venkatesh as…
Nirmala Mathapati appointed as Nataka Academy Registrar
July 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Rangayana Deputy Director Nirmala Mathapati has been appointed as the Registrar of Karnataka Nataka Academy as per the orders dated July 9, 2024 issued by K.R. Ramesh, Under-Secretary to the Government, Department of Kannada and Culture. Nirmala has served in Rangayana for three terms as the Deputy Director (2009-13, 2016-17 and 2022-24). She was…
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