Bengaluru: The Congress Government’s much-anticipated ‘Gruha Jyothi’ scheme, offering free electricity of up to 200 units for domestic consumers, is set to be implemented in July, with the benefits reflected in the August billing cycle. To ensure a smooth rollout, the Government has issued comprehensive guidelines outlining the conditions and eligibility criteria for availing the…
Small industries register protest; warns shut down Bengaluru: The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), which had hiked the rate of 70 paise per unit of electricity on May 12, has now again ordered an average increase of 51 paise per unit under the pretext of ‘Fuel and Power Purchase Cost Adjustment (FPPCA)’ charge. As per…
Ramanagar: A fight over toll between the staff of a Toll Plaza and a group of youths ended in the murder of the toll plaza staff near Sheshagirihalli Toll Plaza in Ramanagar taluk on Sunday midnight. The deceased has been identified as Pavan Kumar (26), a resident of Karikal Tandya in Bengaluru South taluk. At…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Budget for the year 2023-24 has evoked a mixed reaction from Legislators & Corporators alike. Former Mayor and sitting Corporator Ayub Khan, who made a mockery of convening the Budget meeting, ignoring the normal procedure of calling the meeting in March, said: “There was no mention of Unduwadi Drinking Water…
Mysore/Mysuru: The 41st death anniversary of former Chief Minister D. Devaraj Urs, who is often described as the Champion of Backward Classes, was observed in a special manner in the city with the District Administration in association with ZP and Backward Classes Welfare Department, holding an interaction meet of beneficiaries of various schemes introduced by…
Mysore/Mysuru: As part of a State-wide protest against the hike in power tariff and demanding the implementation of free 200 units of power for every household, scores of BJP workers led by Krishnaraja MLA T.S. Srivatsa staged a protest in front of BJP City Office in Chamarajapuram here this morning. The protesters, who raised slogans…
Mandya: Two persons suffered serious injuries while three others sustained minor injuries when the car in which they were travelling toppled on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway near Chikkamandya yesterday afternoon. The seriously injured are 30-year-old Arjun and 25-year-old Manjunath G. Adiga of Bengaluru. All the five occupants of the car were travelling from Bengaluru to Mysuru and…
Mandya: Four occupants of a car had a miraculous escape when the car in which they were travelling fell into VC Canal at Machahalli village in the taluk yesterday. It is learnt that a man from Pandavapura, along with his wife and two children, was proceeding towards Pandavapura and when the car took a turn…
Mandya Rural Police arrest four; Missing case turns into murder case Mandya: Mandya Rural Police, who were investigating a missing case, have arrested four persons on charges of kidnapping and murdering the missing person and have registered a murder case against the four persons. Those arrested are Bheemesh, a resident of Bevinahalli village in the…
Mysore/Mysuru: University of Mysore (UoM) is placed 44th in the evaluation conducted by Union Ministry of Education through National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF). Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan released the merit list of higher education institutions of the country yesterday. Among Public Universities in the State, Mysore University stands first, stated UoM Vice-Chancellor Prof. N….
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