Month: May, 2025

Rise in COVID-19 cases
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Rise in COVID-19 cases

May 24, 2025

Bengaluru / Mysuru: With 35 active COVID-19 cases reported across Karnataka so far this year — 32 of them in Bengaluru — the State Government has urged citizens to proactively follow Covid-Appropriate Behaviour (CAB), even as health officials maintain that the situation remains under control. The current surge is attributed to the JN.1 variant, a…

Grand procession marks Namma Basava Jayanti
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Grand procession marks Namma Basava Jayanti

May 24, 2025

Mysuru: A grand and colourful procession marked the commencement of the two-day ‘Namma Basava Jayanti-2025’ celebrations, organised jointly by the Basava Balagagala Okkuta, Mysuru District Unit of Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva-Lingayat Mahasabha and Veerashaiva-Lingayat Associations, in city this morning. The procession was launched after garlanding the statue of Basaveshwara near Gun House Circle in the heart…

Foundation for Dakshina Ayodhya Sri Baalarama Mandira put off
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Foundation for Dakshina Ayodhya Sri Baalarama Mandira put off

May 24, 2025

Various Dalit activists led by former Mayor Purushotham take objection to temple plans on a Dalit-owned land Mysuru: The ceremony to lay foundation stone for the construction of Dakshina Ayodhya Sri Baalarama Mandira (temple) at Harohalli-Gujjegowdanapura village in Mysuru, scheduled to be held yesterday, was suspended at the last minute, following the stiff opposition of…

Day Care Chemotherapy Centre starts functioning at District Hospital
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Day Care Chemotherapy Centre starts functioning at District Hospital

May 24, 2025

Mysuru:  Chief Minister Siddaramaiah formally inaugurated 16 District Day Care Chemotherapy Centres (DCCC) including the one at the District Hospital premises, at Metagalli on KRS road in city yesterday. Siddaramaiah inaugurated the Centre at a ceremony organised by the District Administration, Zilla Panchayat and Health and Family Welfare Department at the hospital premises, from where…

MUDA dissolved, MDA takes charge
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MUDA dissolved, MDA takes charge

May 24, 2025

Minimal role of Legislators in Mysuru urban planning in a bureaucrat-driven structure Mysuru:The State Government has officially dissolved the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), and effective May 23, the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has come into existence. The newly constituted Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has been modelled on the lines of the Bangalore Development Authority…

Brand Ambassador for Mysore Sandal Soap:  MP Yaduveer slams State’s deal with Tamannaah Bhatia‘
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Brand Ambassador for Mysore Sandal Soap:  MP Yaduveer slams State’s deal with Tamannaah Bhatia‘

May 24, 2025

Actress has no cultural or historical connection to Karnataka’ Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has strongly objected to the Karnataka Government’s decision to appoint actress Tamannaah Bhatia as the brand ambassador for the iconic Mysore Sandal Soap produced by Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (KSDL). Tamannaah Bhatia is the new brand ambassador for…

Sans outsourced staff, chaos reigns inside MDA
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Sans outsourced staff, chaos reigns inside MDA

May 24, 2025

94 outsourced staff sacked; 69 regular staff feel the burden; public services take a hit Mysuru: Days after the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) was renamed as the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA), a major disruption has hit the functioning of the office due to the sudden removal of outsourced staff. A total of 94 outsourced…

MP inaugurates new classrooms built by Round Table India
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MP inaugurates new classrooms built by Round Table India

May 24, 2025

Mysuru: MP Yaduveer Wadiyar inaugurated the newly constructed school block at Government Higher Primary School in Yelwal by Round Table India (RTI) through Mysore Round Table – 21 (MRT-21). The new school block consists of four classrooms under the ‘Freedom Through Education’ initiative of Round Table India. The four classrooms would benefit more than 200…

Importance of Road Signages
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Importance of Road Signages

May 24, 2025

Sir, In April 2025 issue of Indian Highways, the critical role of road signage in controlling accidents was highlighted under the topic “No Compromise on Perfect Road Signs and Global Lessons.” As a signatory to international road safety conventions, it is only appropriate that India aligns its standards with global norms. It is rightly stated…

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