Century-old Government school structures, playgrounds to be safeguarded Mysuru: In a significant move to protect the century-old Government High School at Vontikoppal (V.V. Mohalla), opposite Sri Lakshmivenkataramanaswamy Temple and Yadavagiri Government Higher Primary School, Mysuru Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy has directed South Western Railway (SWR) officials to earmark nearly two acres of land for…
Immersive nature centre at Zoo entrance to boost wildlife conservation awareness Mysuru: The Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) has invited tenders for the first phase of a Nature Interpretation Centre, an immersive experience facility planned at Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo), aimed at creating greater awareness about wildlife and environmental conservation among students and…
Ahead of PM Modi’s Mysuru visit on Aug. 1… Convoy routes marked; SPG team to visit city in day or two Mysuru: In view of the tentative visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Aug.1 to inaugurate Viveka Smaraka — Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre (Viveka Memorial), built by Sri Ramakrishna Ashram on Narayana Shastri…
Bengaluru: In the backdrop of delay in Cabinet expansion due to various reasons, the Karnataka Government has postponed the Monsoon Session of the State Legislature, which was tentatively scheduled to commence from Aug. 6. Now, the Session is likely to commence from Aug. 17, to accommodate an impending Cabinet expansion, it is learnt. Although the…
Nanjangud: The famed Srikanteshwaraswamy Temple at Nanjangud has recorded a hundi collection of Rs. 2.64 crore. The counting of all the 36 hundis (offering box) in the temple was taken up over two days on Wednesday and Thursday, during which a total of Rs. 2,64,29,500 in cash, 97.79 gm of gold jewellery, 2.660 kg of…
Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy, who is also the Chairman of District Tourism Development Committee, has taken stringent steps to guarantee safety of the inter-State and foreign tourists. This follows the incident of sexual assault of a foreign tourist at a home stay in Kodagu district, that has raised questions about safety of tourists….
Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC)G. Lakshmikanth Reddy has instructed the officers to conduct surprise inspections to monitor the hygiene and quality of food prepared at hotels, restaurants and roadside fast food joints in city. Chairing the meeting of District-level Advisory Committee under Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office meeting hall, here…
Bengaluru: Even as the main Cauvery Riparian States —Karnataka and Tamil Nadu — are engaged in a long term wrangle over sharing Cauvery river water, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay will be visiting Bengaluru on Aug. 3 to hold direct talks with his Karnataka counterpart D.K. Shivakumar in an effort to put an…
Mysuru: Forest officials at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve have fined two bikers from Tamil Nadu Rs. 25,000 for illegally riding a motorcycle inside the safari zone. The riders, identified as Devaradhan and Vijaykumar from Coimbatore, were let off after paying the penalty and submitting a written undertaking. The incident occurred around 4.30 pm on July…
New safari, camera charges to take effect from Sept. 1 Mysuru: Visitors to Bandipur and Nagarahole Tiger Reserves will have to pay significantly more for safaris from Sept. 1, following a steep hike in entry and camera fees announced by the Forest Department. The Department has issued orders to the Directors of both Tiger Reserves…
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