Only 9 of 37 ambulances running in Mysuru; poor patients left stranded Mysore/Mysuru: The 108 Arogya Kavacha Ambulance service, once hailed as a lifeline for Karnataka’s poor and rural communities, is now on the brink of collapse. Launched in 2008 through a public-private partnership between the State Government and the Emergency Management and Research Institute…
Mysore/Mysuru: After eight-days of cultural feast, Dasara Cultural Programmes organised in the Mysore Palace premises from Sept. 22, came to an end last evening. On the concluding day too, the music connoisseurs were entertained with a melange of programmes, from vocal to dance, light music to folk music, that marked the music ensemble for the…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a tribute to Karnataka’s elephant handlers, Forest Minister Eshwar B. Khandre lauded the State’s mahouts and kavadis for their unmatched role in mitigating human-wildlife conflict across India. Speaking at the Mysore Palace premises yesterday, after distributing welfare kits to Dasara elephant caretakers, the Minister highlighted that the skills of Karnataka’s mahouts are not…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has hiked bus fares between Bengaluru and Mysuru by Rs. 20 during the ongoing Dasara festival, in keeping with long-standing practise. According to a statement by KSRTC, the special fares will be charged until Oct.8. Till then, passengers will have to pay an additional Rs. 20 and…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Special Court for Elected Representatives at Bengaluru on Monday adjourned the hearing in the MUDA (the then Mysuru Urban Development Authority – MUDA) alternative sites scam case allegedly involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his family members, to Oct.8. Mysuru-based RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna had filed a petition questioning the B-report submitted by the…
Mysore/Mysuru: Reacting to the crisis, Mysuru District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. P.C. Kumaraswamy said that the State Government has approved a proposal to bring the 108 Arogya Kavacha ambulance service under the direct management of the Health Department, ending its dependence on private operators. A Government Order (GO) to this effect was issued on June…
Mysore/Mysuru: Celebrations continue at GRS Snow Park as popular actress-turned- director Ranjani Raghavan visited GRS Snow Park to see the world’s first Snow Ambari, following its grand unveiling by the mahout families a week earlier. During her visit, Ranjini added her personal touch by naming the snow elephant ‘Airavatha’, after the mythological white elephant known…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) is organising a special tour of Hassanambe from Oct. 10 to 22. The tour will depart from Yeshavantpur, Bengaluru, at 6 am and will include visits to Nuggehalli Lakshminarasimhaswamy Temple, Nagaranavile Nageswara Temple and Hasanaambe, with a return to Bengaluru city at night. The cost is Rs….
Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Dasara festival, the city’s Janachaitanya Foundation has organised a live musical nite of old Kannada film hits with the theme ‘Mysuru Dasara Yeshtondu Sundara’ at Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on JLB Road at 4.30 pm on Oct.3. Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday, Foundation President R. Lakshman said that social…
Mysore/Mysuru: As many as 39 artworks from 13 sections (8 in Professional category and 5 in Amateur category) have been selected for the 5-day National-level Dasara Artworks Expo to be held at Chamarajendra Government College of Visual Arts (CAVA) premises in Siddarthanagar of the city from Sept. 26 to 30. The CAVA had received more…
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