Mysuru: With 21 days left for the commencement of Dasara festivities on Oct. 3, traditional puja was performed to the cannons at Mysore Palace premises this morning. A total of seven cannons, which will be used for offering 21-round gun salute, on Vijayadashami, were cleaned and pulled near the Aane Bagilu of the Palace where…
Mysuru techies demand direct KSRTC buses to Electronics City
September 12, 2024Software employees say no to trains; Prefer direct buses via NICE Road for Mysuru-Bengaluru commute Mysuru: Mysuru-based software professionals are urging the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) to launch direct daily bus services from Mysuru to Bengaluru’s Electronics City. With most tech employees now on hybrid work schedules — two days in the office…
‘Vishnu Sambhrama’ in city on Sept. 19
September 12, 2024Mysuru: Dr. Rajkumar Musical Group has organised ‘Vishnu Sambhrama,’ for the fourth time, as a tribute to late actor Dr. Vishnuvardhan, at Jaganmohan Palace premises in city on Sept. 19 at 5.30 pm. Led by Dr. Rajkumar fan, Mysuru Jayaram, the event will feature special songs from Dr. Vishnuvardhan’s films performed with live music. Singers…
‘Music for Memory’ programme
September 12, 2024Mysuru: As part of World Alzheimer’s Month 2024, a ‘Music for Memory’ programme by Vid. Mysore G. Subramanya Kumar, Vid. C. Chethan, Vidu. Sridevi Iyengar-Shriya Bhat and Dr. Jamunarani Mirle has been organised at JSS Hospital in city tomorrow (Sept. 13) at 6.30 pm. The event is jointly organised by World Alzheimer’s & Related Disorders…
National Forest Martyrs Day observed in city
September 11, 2024Mysuru: National Forest Martyrs Day was organised by the Forest Department at Aranya Bhavan, Ashokapuram in the city this morning. As part of the programme, wreaths were placed at the Martyrs Memorial in Aranya Bhavan premises, that has the names of 61 Forest Department personnel who attained martyrdom from the year 1966 engraved on the…
Mysurean on a trekking expedition to Leh dies
September 11, 202444-year-old Naren Kaushik, son of retired Journalism Professor R.N. Padmanabh, died of breathlessness; last rites held at Leh Mysuru: The trekking expedition turned tragic for Naren Kaushik (44), a city-based techie and a resident of Rajarajeshwarinagar in Bengaluru, who passed away in Leh district in Ladakh on Sept. 7. He was presently working as Deputy…
Get Global Navigation Satellite System and travel for Free on Highway!
September 11, 2024But here is the catch: Only for 20 kms New Delhi: Motorists using private vehicles with a functional Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) will be allowed to travel toll-free on Highways and Expressways up to 20 kilometres daily, according to a Government notification. A pilot study with regard to a GNSS-based user fee collection system…
Mysuru tops country in PM SVANidhi Scheme
September 11, 2024Loans to the tune of Rs. 38 crore disbursed to 26,124 urban road side vendors Mysuru: Mysuru holds a top position in the country, in granting working capital loans under PM Street Vendor’s Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme to urban road side vendors in the district so far, at the annual rate of interest…
2017 Hinkal site allotment scam: Lokayukta issues notices to 18 MUDA officials
September 11, 2024Mysuru: A day after the Karnataka High Court postponed the hearing on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s petition challenging the legality of Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s sanction for his prosecution in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site scam case to Sept. 12 (Thursday), the Lokayukta has issued notices to 18 officials over allegations of improper site allocations…
Cauvery, Kapila, Lakshmanatheertha among most polluted rivers: Panel
September 11, 2024Expert Committee submits report to State Government; KSPCB awaits for directions to stop pollution menace Mysuru: The Cauvery, Kapila and Lakshmanatheertha rivers, which supply drinking water to cities like Bengaluru, Mysuru and thousands of villages, are now severely polluted. A comprehensive report submitted to the State Government by a Technical Expert Committee, constituted by the…
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