As part of its ‘Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Odu’ (Reading the Preamble of the Constitution) programme, the Kannada and Culture Department has organised a Poetry Competition on the life, writings and speeches of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar for college students of the district. Studnets of PUC, Degree and Post-Graduate degree courses of Mysuru district can take part…
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Contract appointments
February 20, 2025The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) has invited applications from eligible Graduate candidates or retired Government servants (Graduates) for contractual appointments to Administrative Assistant /Clerk-cum-Typist posts. Candidates must be proficient in typing and computer operations. The selected candidates will be paid a fixed monthly salary of Rs. 18,340. Interested candidates can obtain the prescribed application…
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Lokayukta to receive complaints
February 20, 2025The Mysuru Division of Karnataka Lokayukta will receive complaints and hear public grievances at the Mysuru Taluk Office auditorium between 11 am and 1 pm on Feb. 21. The members of the public are appealed to come up with their grievances or complaints regarding undue delay in Government work, bribe demands etc., along with supporting…
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Power disruption tomorrow
February 20, 2025As Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has taken up its 4th quarterly maint-enance works at 66/11 KV Jayapura Power Distribution Centre, there will be disruption in power supply tomorrow (Feb. 21) between 10 am and 6 pm in the following areas: Villages coming under Jayapura Gram Panchayat (GP) limits, Marballi GP limits, Gopalapura GP limits,…
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Public hearing on power tariff hike held
February 19, 2025Consumers, industrialists say no to revision of electricity charges Mysuru: Power consumers across domestic and industrial sectors have unanimously opposed the proposed electricity tariff hike by the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC). CESC has filed a petition before the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), seeking an increase of 68 paise a unit in the mandatory…
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Lokayukta probe into CM’s MUDA sites case: More time sought to submit final report; next date Feb. 24
February 19, 2025Bengaluru: The Mysuru Lokayukta Police have requested additional time to file their final report on the investigation into alleged irregularities in the allotment of 14 housing sites to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife B.M. Parvathi by the MUDA in 2021. The Special Court for Elected Representatives in Bengaluru has adjourned the matter for one week following…
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25-minute-long advertisements before movie screening: Mysuru Advocate sues PVR Cinemas for wasting time & wins case
February 19, 2025Bengaluru/Mysuru: A Bengaluru Consumer Court has ruled that PVR Cinemas and INOX (now merged with PVR) must ensure movie tickets display the actual start time of films, excluding commercial advertisements. The Court also directed PVR Cinemas to pay Rs. 20,000 to the complainant for mental distress and inconvenience, reimburse Rs. 8,000 for legal expenses and…
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‘Collective responsibility must to preserve Kannada language’
February 19, 2025Mysuru: Chairman of the Kannada Development Authority (KDA), Dr. Purushotham Bilimale, emphasised the collective responsibility of preserving Kannada language by ensuring its mandatory use in administrative processes. He made these remarks during a progress review meeting on implementation of Kannada in administration held at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office recently. Dr. Bilimale highlighted that the Government…
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Trainee Cops being taught to refrain from crimes: ADGP Alok Kumar
February 19, 2025Mysuru: ADGP (Training) Alok Kumar said, to prevent the Police from taking to criminal activities, the better syllabus is being taught to the Police at the training level. He was addressing the gathering of Police personnel, after inaugurating foundation training for the 46th batch of 335 probationary Police Sub-Inspectors (PSI)-Civil, at Karnataka Police Academy (KPA)…
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Meeting on Bruhat MCC postponed at eleventh hour
February 19, 2025Mysuru: The much-anticipated meeting on upgrading Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) as Bruhat MCC, that was scheduled to be held here yesterday, was postponed at the nth time. It has been a decade since, there has been a vehement demand for the formation of Bruhat MCC, by including the areas in the outskirts of the city….
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