Mysuru: Burdened by bill payment defaulters, the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has issued a strict 3-day deadline (with effect from Dec. 6) for clearing pending power bills. Defaulters failing to comply will face disconnection of electricity supply. In a press release, CESC highlighted that numerous consumers, Gram Panchayats, utility providers and other organisations have…
Drug trade: City youth arrested in Mangaluru
December 7, 2024Accomplice Nigerian also held; 200 grams of MDMA worth Rs. 10 lakh seized Mangaluru: The Mangaluru City Crime Branch (CCB) Police have arrested two persons, including a resident of Mysuru and a Nigerian from Bengaluru, for alleged drug peddling. The CCB sleuths gave the names of arrested persons as K.G. Darshan, 25, a resident of…
COVID-19 still a cause of worry for Mysuru
December 7, 2024Mysuru: Mysuru continues to grapple with the impact of COVID-19, as the district has recorded 10 deaths from the virus in 2024, the highest in Karnataka, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The State reported a total of 39 COVID-19-related deaths up to Nov. 21, 2024, with Mysuru accounting for the…
Subramanya Shashti Jatra: Devotees swarm Snake God Temple at Siddalingapura
December 7, 2024Mysuru: Devotees from across the State gathered in large numbers at the Sri Subramanyeshwaraswamy Temple in Siddalingapura on Mysuru-Bengaluru Road this morning for the temple’s annual Shashti Jatra. The Temple, dedicated to the Snake God and renowned for its Shashti Jatra, opened its doors to devotees as early as 3.30 am, following completion of traditional…
Minister opens Millets Excellence and Incubation Centre at CFTRI
December 7, 202443rd batch of International School of Milling Technology (ISMT) passes out Mysuru: Agriculture Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy inaugurated the ‘Millets Excellence and Incubation Centre’ at the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI) in the city last evening. Constructed at a cost of Rs. 20 crore with State Government support, the centre…
Delay in paying additional relief for land acquired: MCC furniture seized, released by Court official
December 7, 2024Mysuru: Embarrassing moments were witnessed at Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) on New Sayyaji Rao Road here on Friday, as the Court officials seized the furniture, following the delay in paying compensation to the owners of the land that had been acquired to build a Water Treatment Plant. The Principal District and Sessions Court had issued…
Embezzlement at Vani Vilas Water Works: Six time-scale staff dismissed from service
December 7, 202415 contractual meter readers relieved of their duties; Police complaints to be lodged Mysuru: In a crackdown on corruption, six time-scale staff members of Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW), the water supply wing of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), have been dismissed from service and 15 contractual meter readers have also been relieved of their…
Wild elephants roam streets of Kollegal, sparking panic
December 7, 2024Kollegal: Two wild elephants created a stir in Kollegal early yesterday as they roamed the streets, leaving residents both astonished and anxious. The unexpected sighting puzzled residents, especially since any forested areas do not border Kollegal town. The arrival of these gentle giants has sparked curiosity and concern among the townspeople. CCTV footage revealed the…
Will make honest efforts to form Greater Mysuru: G.T. Devegowda
December 7, 2024Mysuru: Chamundeshwari JD(S) MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) has pledged to make sincere efforts towards forming a Greater Mysuru City Corporation, incorporating local bodies and Gram Panchayats in the city’s outskirts. Speaking at the Kannada Rajyotsava celebration organised by the Ward No. 8 Development and Management Committee at C Block Park in Vijayanagar 3rd Stage recently,…
Shivananda Murthy is Mandya ADC
December 7, 2024Appointment amidst spiritual pursuits of Dr. Nagaraj Mandya: B.C. Shivananda Murthy has been appointed as the new Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of Mandya district, according to a notification issued by K.H. Keshava Prasad, Under Secretary to the State Government. Shivananda Murthy, who previously served as Joint Commissioner (Markets) at the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP),…
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