MCC rolls out plan to clean up 900-metre city business hub Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has unveiled what it calls a ‘dream project’ to turn D. Devaraj Urs Road into a litter-free stretch, bringing it on par with global standards. The cleanliness push comes as Mysuru gears up for the upcoming Swachh Survekshan,…
Mysore/Mysuru: After its pilot litter-free street initiative on D.D. Urs Road and depending on its success, the MCC will extend the model to other prominent stretches, including the 2.5-km road around Mysore Palace and Vishwamanava Double Road in Kuvempunagar. Officials have already conducted a detailed assessment of the Palace surroundings, mapping the number of street…
Nanjangud youth alleges kidnap, four-month ordeal in Mangaluru Mysore/Mysuru: A young man from Nanjangud has alleged that he was abducted by a group of transgenders, taken to Mangaluru and forced to live as a transgender woman, where he was exploited for street collections, sex work and social media content. R. Anil Kumar (allegedly renamed ‘Akshata’…
State Govt. allocates Rs.180 crore for expansion, says Jayadeva Institute Director Dr. B. Dinesh Mysore/Mysuru: The works on expanding the existing Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Mysuru, from a 400-bedded facility to 600 beds will be taken up as soon as we receive the necessary Government Order, said Sri Jayadeva Institute of…
Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly opposing the floating of tender for supply of OMR and bar-coded answer booklets required by the Examination branch of University of Mysore (UoM), pensioners of the University have alleged a plot to misappropriate funds in the name of tender. Maintaining that they have not been paid pension for the month of March, the…
135th birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar tomorrow Mysore/Mysuru: The District Administration has set August deadline for the completion of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Bhavan in the heart of the city. The construction of Dr. Ambedkar Bhavan near Lokayukta Office junction on Dewan’s Road was initiated in 2012. Now, even after 14 years, the Bhavan has…
Mysore/Mysuru: A three-day national workshop on ‘Ethnography and Documentation of Culture’ commenced yesterday at the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru, bringing together scholars, researchers and cultural practitioners from across the country. The workshop, scheduled from Apr. 12 to 14, is jointly organised by the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS), Anthropos India Foundation…
Mysore/Mysuru: Ashoka Youth Association, Krishnamurthypuram, has organised a five-day grand celebrations to mark Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s 135th Jayanti at Ashoka Circle (Ballal Circle) from Apr. 13 to 17. The celebrations will commence with inauguration of illumination at 7 pm today (Apr. 13). Following this, tomorrow (Apr. 14), the day of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s birth anniversary,…
Mysore/Mysuru: St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bannimantap, Mysuru-Bengaluru Road, has launched a new advanced ambulance to its emergency medical services, aimed at strengthening timely and life-saving care for the community. This initiative has been made possible through the generous CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) support of South Indian Bank and the valuable guidance and support of the…
Madikeri: A 42-year-old television actor was killed on the spot after his car rammed into a stationary truck on National Highway (NH)-275 near Anekadu forest area in Kushalnagar taluk of Kodagu district on Saturday night. Harish was proceeding in his car to Kallur via Kushalnagar, when he rammed into a stationary fertiliser-laden truck from behind,…
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