T. Narasipur: Tension prevailed in T. Narasipur this morning following a row over controversial warnings issued by Circle Police Inspector Dhananjaya to Ganesha festival organisers regarding idol installation and the immersion procession. The T. Narasipur Police Station witnessed high drama ahead of the scheduled visit of Opposition Leader in the State Assembly R. Ashoka. Latest…
Mysuru: Taking strong exception to the conditions imposed by the T. Narasipur Circle Police Inspector on the installation of Ganesha idols and immersion processions, former MP Prathap Simha has urged Ganesha Pratishthapana Sanghas to install idols at suitable places. Speaking to presspersons here yesterday, Prathap Simha said T. Narasipur Inspector Dhananjaya had displayed a “British-era…
Mysuru: Commenting on the controversy over T. Narasipur Police Inspector Dhananjaya’s warning to Ganesha Mandal organisers, a video of which has gone viral, MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar said it was wrong to restrict Ganesha procession merely because a mosque is located along its route. Speaking to presspersons here yesterday, Wadiyar said restrictions on religious…
CESC MD transferred on Sept. 8, back on Sept. 12 Mysuru: In an unusual top-level administrative development, IAS Officer M.S. Archana has returned as the Managing Director (MD) of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) just three days after she was transferred on Sept. 8. Archana resumed charge as the CESC MD last evening, as today…
Directs Engineers to repair all hazardous manholes with compliance reports Mysuru: Following the Star of Mysore report, ‘Elevated manhole claims man’s life!?’, published yesterday on the death of a 48-year-old man in a road accident, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has swiftly repaired the manhole at the accident spot. K.S. Hariprakash, a resident of Bogadi…
Mysuru: With the Dasara festivities beginning on Oct. 11, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has taken up 17 civic works across the city, with MCC Commissioner M.K. Savitha directing officials to complete them by Sept. 30. The works focus on road safety, repairs to damaged roads and footpaths, drainage maintenance and beautification of key areas….
Mysuru: With Gowri-Ganesha festivals being celebrated tomorrow (Sept. 14), Devaraja, Mandi and Vani Vilas Markets, readymade garments and textiles showrooms witnessed heavy rush this morning as shoppers are making last-minute purchases for the festival. Prices of flowers, fruits and vegetables have increased with Chrysanthemum (Sevanthige) being sold between Rs. 100 and Rs. 120 per standard…
Mysuru: Sales of Plaster of Paris (PoP) Ganesha idols are booming across Mysuru city, with preparations for Ganesha Chaturthi installations underway in several localities. This is despite the Pollution Control Board’s directive to use only clay idols. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has largely limited itself to appealing to citizens to celebrate an ‘eco-friendly…
But openly sold at Basavanagudi Market Grounds in Hebbal Mysuru: Though there is a ban on manufacturing and selling Ganesha idols made of Plaster of Paris (PoP), such idols are being sold openly in many places including Basavanagudi Market Grounds at Hebbal. Public alleged that the vendors greased the palms of officials concerned who had…
Mysuru: With Gowri-Ganesha festivals to be celebrated tomorrow (Sept. 14), Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has issued guidelines to be followed while installing Ganesha idols in public places. The CESC Managing Director (MD) has appealed organisations, associations and individuals to ensure that pandals are not erected under EHT/HT/LT power lines and that they should get…
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