Mysuru: Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has urged the Union Government to approve the proposed Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) between Mysuru and Bengaluru, stating that the project would play a key role in the growth of the State’s cultural capital. During his visit yesterday to New Delhi for high-level meetings, including a NITI Aayog…
Mysuru: In a move aimed at strengthening grassroots governance and increasing citizen participation, Regional Commissioner and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Administrator Nitesh Patil has announced that five Ward Committees, including one in Yadavagiri, will be formed on a pilot basis. He announced this at the monthly meeting of Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) at its office…
Mysuru: Continuing its camp in the city for the second day, the Karnataka Legislature’s Sub-ordinate Legislation Committee visited K.R. Hospital on Thursday and reviewed its infrastructure, patient care facilities and service delivery. During the inspection, the Committee members visited the Emergency Ward, Out-Patient Registration Centre, Drug Stores, Kitchen, Surgical Department and Psychiatry Unit. Issuing a…
Forest Department writes 15 letters to MCC, MDA, but no action so far Mysuru: Several dead fish were found floating in the scenic Lingambudhi Lake at Srirampura in city, raising concerns among residents and environmentalists over water contamination. The incident came to light today when T.L. Srinivas of Srirampura, who had gone for a walk,…
Mysuru: Karnataka Police Academy (KPA) Director Dr. N. Vishnuvardhana has called upon investigating officers to conduct thorough and precise inquiries into financial crimes to ensure that fraudsters do not escape legal action. Addressing a three-day training workshop on the detection of economic and financial frauds organised at the KPA for Police officers from across Karnataka,…
Mysuru: A week after South West Monsoon entered the State, scattered heavy rains was received in the city yesterday evening. The downpour brought some respite from scorching heat but it also exposed an evil deed. The heavy downpour brought along with it gush of water pressure into the drain systems in city and a four-month-old…
Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Guarantee Schemes Implementation Committee Chairperson Pushpavalli has instructed banks not to force beneficiaries to adjust the financial assistance received under the Gruha Lakshmi scheme towards loan arrears or interest payments. Chairing a meeting of the MCC Guarantee Schemes Implementation Committee at the MCC main office on New Sayyaji Rao Road…
By Bapu Lingaraj Urs Mysuru: In a startling revelation, a total of 13,000 beneficiaries among the 6.99 lakh (6,99,666) beneficiaries of the State Government’s ambitious ‘Gruha Lakshmi’ scheme in Mysuru district are ineligible. Moreover, 8,000 beneficiaries among them have died, yet they continued to be listed as earning members of the beneficiary families, resulting in…
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