Submit cartoons via e-mail by Jan. 20; on-the-spot cartoon drawing on Jan. 21 Bengaluru: To create awareness among voters on the significance of voting in view of Lok Sabha elections-2024, a cartoon exhibition and workshop for artists has been organised near the statue of Basavanna at Vidhana Soudha premises here on Jan. 21 from 9…
Truckers strike begins in city
January 18, 2024Mysuru private bus owners and drivers express solidarity with truckers; stay off the roads Mysore/Mysuru: Goods transport services in Mysuru may face disruptions as truck drivers began an indefinite strike last midnight in protest against the newly enacted law regarding fatal hit-and-run incidents. It is not yet clear how much impact this Statewide strike will…
Mysuru sculptor Arun Yogiraj’s Ram Lalla idol installed at Ayodhya temple
January 18, 2024Ram Mandir special postage stamp released New Delhi: The idol of Ram Lalla carved by Mysuru sculptor Arun Yogiraj has been installed in the sanctum sanctorum of the Ayodhya Ram Temple this morning, ahead of ‘Pran Pratistha’ ceremony on Jan. 22. Following this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued commemorative postage stamps honouring the Ram Mandir,…
Crackdown on vehicles parked on footpaths causing congestion: DCP
January 18, 2024Warning to auto consultants and workshops Mysore/Mysuru: The City Police is gearing up to crackdown on encroachments of footpaths and areas adjacent to roads, especially by auto consultants and auto workshops. These encroachments have inconvenienced residents, commuters and pedestrians, prompting the Police to take decisive measures. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Crime and Traffic, S….
Revenue Minister pulls up officials for laxity, delays
January 18, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: At a progress review meeting of the Revenue Department at the Regional Commissioner’s Office yesterday, Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda directed officers to enhance their efforts to uphold the Government’s reputation. He bombarded officers with inquiries, emphasising the importance of efficiently distributing drought relief to farmers. He questioned the status of the updated Farmers…
Bandipur tribal hamlets get 24×7 ambulances
January 18, 2024Empowering tribal communities with comprehensive development programmes Mysore/Mysuru: Bandipur Tiger Reserve, home to significant tribal populations such as Jenu Kuruba, Betta Kuruba, Soliga and Kadu Kuruba, recognises the invaluable role of tribals in tiger and forest conservation. Underscoring the historic partnership between tribals and conservation efforts, a coordination meeting was convened last Saturday with over…
Ram Mandir: Saffron flags distribution launched in KR Constituency
January 18, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: With the consecration ceremony of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya scheduled on Jan. 22, the BJP activists led by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simmha and MLA T.S. Srivatsa launched the distribution of saffron flags embossed with the picture of Lord Rama to temples and autorickshaws in KR Constituency, here on Monday. The leaders visited the autorickshaw…
Kuvempu Geetha Gayana, Deepotsava at ‘Udayaravi’
January 18, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Negilayogi Samaja Seva Trust, in association with Negilayogi Mahila Kshemabhivrudhi Sangha, had organised Deepotsava, Kuvempu Geetha Gayana and prize distribution to the winners of ‘Kavya Gayana’ competition organised as part of Kuvempu’s birth anniversary, at ‘Udayaravi’, the residence of Rashtrakavi Kuvempu in V.V. Mohalla here on Monday. Vid. R. Raghu and ‘Kavya Gayana’ competition…
Digitisation of land records by December 2024: Minister
January 18, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda has said that the digitisation process of original land records of the assets coming under the Revenue Department has been launched. He was speaking to media persons at Congress Bhavan on JLB Road in city yesterday. “The process of digitisation of land records has been taken up on a…
Madikeri-Kushalnagar Highway accident: Ex-Serviceman, daughter killed in SUV-van collision
January 18, 2024Madikeri: An Ex-Serviceman and his three-year-old daughter were killed when a Bolero SUV and a Maruti Omni van collided head-on on Madikeri-Kushalnagar Highway near Aanekadu in Kodagu yesterday. The deceased have been identified as Rajesh Devaiah (38), an Ex-Serviceman and his daughter Nancy Bollamma (3), residents of Basavanahalli village in Kushalnagar taluk. Rajesh, who had…















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