CM Siddaramaiah to visit Kodagu tomorrow Mysore/Mysuru: Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, along with District In-charge Minister N.S. Boseraju, Madikeri MLA Dr. Manthar Gowda, and Deputy Commissioner Venkat Raja visited Athuru, Guddehosuru, Theppadakandi and other villages affected by landslides. He instructed the Deputy Commissioner to expedite the release of compensation to the victims. Speaking to…
Kodagu sees an increase of 1,031.02 mm rainfall in 2024
August 1, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: As of 8:30 am today, Kodagu received an average rainfall of 43.23 mm in last 24 hours. On the same day last year, 10.67 mm of rainfall was recorded. The total rainfall from January until now in Kodagu is 2217.15 mm, compared to 1186.13 mm during the same period last year, an increase of…
Travel alert: Avoid visits to waterfalls for now
August 1, 2024Entry ban at waterfalls of Kodagu, Srirangapatna tourist places, Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Brindavan Gardens Mysore/Mysuru: With Kodagu, a part of the Western Ghats experiencing heavy rainfall, the District Administration has requested tourists to postpone their visits to popular destinations, especially waterfalls. Kodagu is home to several popular tourist spots, including Iruppu Falls, Abbey Falls, Mallalli…
Wayanad Landslides: Indian Army to the rescue
August 1, 2024Constructs bridges connecting landslide-hit Meppadi and Chooralmala villages Wayanad (Kerala): The Indian Army has intensified its efforts to rescue people stranded at landslides hit Wayanad on Tuesday last. Six Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) columns comprising around 500 personnel including medical staff, along with bridging equipment and rescue dogs are deployed at Wayanad. The…
Echo of Governor’s show-cause notice to CM Siddaramaiah: CM to fight Guv’s likely prosecution nod legally
August 1, 2024Cabinet colleagues stand by CM during breakfast meeting in Bengaluru Bengaluru: In a significant political development, Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot issued a show-cause notice to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on July 27, seeking an explanation regarding alleged irregularities in the allotment of sites to his wife by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). Governor Gehlot has asked…
500 BJP workers from Mysuru to join Padayatra daily: BJP Rural President
August 1, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Following the decision of State BJP to take out Mysuru Chalo Padayatra from Bengaluru, from Aug. 3 to 10, in protest against the corrupt practices of Congress Government, a preliminary meeting was held at City BJP Office in Chamarajapuram on Wednesday. BJP Rural President L.R. Mahadeva Swamy, in his address, vented his ire against…
DC reviews cases booked under KPMEA
August 1, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy chaired a review meeting of Karnataka Private Medical Establishment Authority (KPMEA), at the meeting hall of District Health and Family Welfare Office in the city recently. DC Lakshmikanth Reddy, who went through the inspection reports related to 28 cases booked under KPME Act, noted that, 15 institutions have been…
Combating plastic pollution innovatively: MCC to launch PET recycling, cloth bag vending machines
August 1, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: To curb the use of plastic, which poses a significant threat to the environment, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is set to introduce an innovative system. The new initiative includes the installation of Plastic Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottle recycling machines and cloth bag vending machines at various locations in the city. The MCC has…
Shalini Rajneesh takes charge as Chief Secretary
August 1, 2024Bengaluru: Senior IAS Officer Shalini Rajneesh has taken over as the Chief Secretary of Karnataka, succeeding her husband, Rajneesh Goel. Goel officially handed over the charge at the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru yesterday. Rajneesh’s appointment follows Goel’s retirement and is expected to bring renewed leadership to the State’s administration. A 1989 batch officer, Shalini Rajneesh…
Man should live for the cause of society: Dr. Gururaj Karajagi
August 1, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Renowned academician Dr. Gururaj Karajagi said that nothing is permanent for mankind and humans should live for the cause of society. He was delivering the Foundation Day address of University of Mysore (UoM) at Crawford Hall here recently after offering floral tributes to the portrait of Nalwadi. Reiterating that there is no such thing…
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