Tight security, restrictions around counting centre Mysore/Mysuru: The counting of votes for Lok Sabha Election – 2024 will commence nationwide tomorrow (June 4) at 8 am. Initial trends are expected by 10 am. With just hours remaining before the count for the polls held in seven phases, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, along with…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following an overwhelming response to Shakti scheme that offers a free ride for women in KSRTC buses, Mysuru district, the home turf of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, has been allotted over 50 new buses. The buses, painted in sky blue and white colours, are gradually being added to the existing fleet in KSRTC City Division…
A repeat of March 2023 and August 2022 scenarios; no proper outlets for water to flow to drains, complain commuters Ramanagara: In a repeat of the harrowing experience faced by motorists on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway in March 2023 and August 2022, last evening’s rain once again caused severe flooding, blocking traffic for several hours. The…
New Delhi: A day after polls are concluded for elections to the 18th Lok Sabha, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) revised the toll plaza rates across several States, which will come into effect from June 3 (today). The notification from India’s highway infrastructure creator was published in various newspapers on Sunday, where the…
Bengaluru: With today (June 3) being the last date for filing of nomination papers for 11 Legislative Council seats from the Assembly, all the three major parties — Congress, BJP and JD(S) — announced their candidates on Sunday. While the Congress will be contesting 7 seats, the Opposition BJP – 3 and the JD(S) –…
Tourists show reckless bravery above Madikeri-Mangaluru Road; Police tie warning tape; no entry for now Madikeri: A retaining wall constructed to prevent landslides on the Madikeri-Mangaluru Road via General Thimayya Circle has become a popular spot for tourists to view the breathtaking scenery of the winding road below. It has also become a risky place…
Madikeri: The repair work of the Harangi Dam’s main canal using the ‘cut-and-cover’ method is progressing rapidly. This initiative, undertaken at a cost of Rs. 49 crore, includes Rs. 8 crore specifically allocated for repairing the main canal to benefit farmers in six taluks across Kodagu, Mysuru and Hassan districts. The cut-and-cover box model for…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City and District Police have beefed up security at the counting centre set up at Maharani’s College of Commerce and Management in Vinayakanagar (Paduvarahalli). Senior officers, including Police Commissioner Ramesh Banoth and DCPs M. Muthuraj (Law and Order) and S. Jahnavi (Crime and Traffic), are overseeing the security and traffic management at…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a fresh headache for the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), which is already grappling with solid waste management issues, dumping sites and non-segregation of waste at the source, residents of Old Kesare have opposed the dumping of waste at the Old Kesare Solid Waste Treatment Plant. Yesterday, vehicles heading towards the Plant to dump…
Bengaluru: The High Court (HC) has directed Jungle Lodges & Resorts Limited (JLR), a Govt. entity, to provide information on method followed to allot safari vehicles to the visitors who stay at private resorts in Nagarahole and Bandipur National Parks with Tiger Reserves. This follows an application moved by Karnataka Eco-Tourism Resorts Association in the…
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