Mysore/Mysuru: Aiming to bring over 35,000 illegal water connections into the tax- paying net, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has floated an instalment scheme where house owners can pay only a part of the deposit amount and pay the rest in the monthly water bills. The illegal water connections, especially in over 60 revenue layouts,…
By K.B. Ganapathy, Senior Journalist Mysore/Mysuru: These are the times for the senior citizens of our city to remember some of the government officers who worked in Mysuru. One was Jayakumar Anagol, the Divisional Commissioner (30.4.1977 to 1.2.1980), who also held the charges of other departments till the new appointees came in. Once, the local…
By V. Chetan Narasimha Mysore/Mysuru: With the Monsoon getting delayed and the district facing severe rainfall deficit, prices of vegetables, fruits and meat have been increasing by the day, thus pinching the pockets of consumers. Prices of vegetables have more than doubled at Devaraja, Vani Vilas, APMC, Mandi and Nanjumalige Markets in the past fortnight….
Staff, officers pulled up for lapses, lack of hygiene Mysore/Mysuru: Upa Lokayukta K.N. Phaneendra conducted a surprise visit to K.R. Hospital and Cheluvamba Hospital yesterday and expressed his dissatisfaction with the authorities regarding the substandard maintenance, lack of hygiene and inefficient utilisation of resources. Inspecting the Surgical Block (Stone Building) that is being renovated, Emergency…
By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Embellishing green granite stones arrive from Hassan; Aug. 15 inauguration target Mysore/Mysuru: After a break for over five months due to pre-poll preparations, enforcement of the election Model Code of Conduct, the election per se and the subsequent assuming of power by the new Government, the work on War Memorial being…
Mysore/Mysuru: MP Pratap Simha has assured residents of R.T. Nagar in the city of providing uninterrupted power and drinking water supply by July 17. Chairing a meeting of CESC officials at Jaladarshini Guest House here this morning, Simha directed the officials to ensure that R.T. Nagar gets power and drinking water supply by July 17….
Bengaluru: Strongly opposing the steep hike in power tariff, the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FKCCI) has called for Karnataka Bandh on June 22. The FKCCI on June 10 had appealed the State Government to immediately withdraw the power tariff hike in the interests of industries and the service sector. But as…
Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra has given a call to the youngsters to donate blood, in the wake of rising demand during accidents and for the needy. DC Dr. Rajendra spoke as a chief guest after inaugurating World Blood Donor Day organised jointly by JSS Medical College and Hospital, Blood Bank, Pathology Department,…
Mysore/Mysuru: MLA T.S. Srivatsa has described blood donation as a noble job that comes in handy in saving one’s life and the younger generation must show its social commitment by taking interest in donating blood. The World Blood Donor Day was organised jointly by the Department of Health and Family Welfare, District Aids Prevention and…
Bengaluru: Even as the State Congress, which is buoyed by the resounding victory in the Assembly polls, is gearing up for next year’s all important Lok Sabha polls, the party MP from Bengaluru Rural D.K. Suresh has hinted at retiring from electoral politics. D.K. Suresh, the younger brother of Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC President…
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