Month: August, 2024

In Briefs

Power disruption tomorrow

August 13, 2024

Owing to emergency maintenance works at Ramakrishnanagar South Power Distribution Centre there will be disruption in power supply tomorrow between 10 am and 5 pm in the following areas — Gururu, Rayanakere, Kalalawadi, Kotehundi and surrounding areas, according to the press release from Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) Executive Engineer VV Mohalla Division.

In Briefs

Space Day: Science Fiction writing contest on Aug. 16

August 13, 2024

National Space Day is being celebrated across India on Aug. 23 to commemorate the historic landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon in 2023. As part of this, the Cosmology Education and Research Training Centre (COSMOS) project of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics is organising a Science Fiction Writing Competition in Kannada in collaboration with the…

HC stays formation of Chamundi Temple Authority
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HC stays formation of Chamundi Temple Authority

August 12, 2024

Petition filed by Royal family states that Govt. move dilutes the Royal family’s involvement in Temple activities Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court (HC) has issued a temporary stay on the State Government order constituting Sri Chamundeshwari Temple Development Authority to undertake integrated development of Chamundi Hill. The Authority aims to consolidate absolute control of the…

Rush to Participate: Twenty entries received even before official call for Dasara cultural programmes
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Rush to Participate: Twenty entries received even before official call for Dasara cultural programmes

August 12, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: Even before the Kannada and Culture Department officially announced the call for applications for this year’s Dasara cultural programmes, a surprising 20 applications have already arrived. Artistes and cultural troupes from across the State, country, and even abroad typically submit their applications in person or by post to the Department Office at Kalamandira, Mysuru…

Rs. 65 crore modern look for Govt. CPC Polytechnic
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Rs. 65 crore modern look for Govt. CPC Polytechnic

August 12, 2024

Higher Education Minister Dr. M.C. Sudhakar announces upgrade at Platinum Jubilee celebrations Mysore/Mysuru: Higher Education Minister Dr. M.C. Sudhakar has announced a major upgrade for the Government CPC Polytechnic in city, with a planned investment of Rs. 65 crore to give the institution a high-tech makeover. He made this announcement during the launch of the…

Union Minister HDK, his son take part in paddy transplantation at Mandya
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Union Minister HDK, his son take part in paddy transplantation at Mandya

August 12, 2024

Mandya: Taking a short break after the week-long Mysuru Chalo Padayatra taken out jointly by the Opposition BJP and JD(S) from Bengaluru to Mysuru seeking the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over MUDA scam, Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) took part in paddy transplantation at an agricultural field of farmer…

CM Siddaramaiah faces fresh scrutiny over alternative site
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CM Siddaramaiah faces fresh scrutiny over alternative site

August 12, 2024

Letter written on May 8, 1984 to CITB seeking alternative site comes to light Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the Opposition BJP-JD(S) are waging a political battle against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over his ‘questionable’ acquisition of 14 sites in Vijayanagar from the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) in exchange for a 3.16-acre land at Kesare-Devanur gifted to…

CM’s prosecution sanction over MUDA scam: Governor yet to decide; Abraham to move Court
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CM’s prosecution sanction over MUDA scam: Governor yet to decide; Abraham to move Court

August 12, 2024

Bengaluru: Anti-corruption activist and advocate T.J. Abraham is considering legal action as Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot is yet to decide on granting sanction for prosecuting Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the Mysuuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site scam. Abraham had petitioned the Governor on July 26, seeking sanction for prosecution, and the Governor issued a show cause…

Wayanad landslides trigger Chamundi Hill safety concerns
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Wayanad landslides trigger Chamundi Hill safety concerns

August 12, 2024

Road between View Point and Nandi Statue Road to be open for Dasara: PWD Mysore/Mysuru: Recent major landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad, minor landslips in Kodagu and Hassan following unprecedented rains have heightened fears among the residents of Mysuru about the possible landslides at Chamundi Hill. The Hill has experienced landslides during heavy rains in the…

Shot in the leg for attacking Cops
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Shot in the leg for attacking Cops

August 12, 2024

Mandya: A rowdy-sheeter was shot in the leg and arrested after he attacked Police personnel with a lethal weapon at Chikkamulagodu in Malavalli taluk  yesterday morning. The suspect, identified as Muthuraj alias Dakka from the Halagur region, was wanted in over 12 cases, including murders, attempts to murder, and robberies. After going into hiding, Muthuraj…

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