Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa and Narasimharaja MLA Tanveer Sait jointly launched the District-level Vanamahotsava programme at the premises of Deputy Commissioner’s Office in Siddarthanagar this morning by planting and watering a sapling. A host of officials and dignitaries took part in the event and notably, the participants of ‘Vruksha Andolana’ were administered…
Toll collection at Srirangapatna begins amidst farmers’ protest
July 1, 2023Technical snags in FASTag capturing system cause confusion; travellers argue with toll plaza staff Srirangapatna: The second phase of the toll collection on the 118-km 10-lane Access-Controlled Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway (NH-275) began this morning at Srirangapatna amidst protests by farmers and pro-Kannada activists. Personnel manning the toll booths at Gananguru village after Srirangapatna near K. Shettihalli…
Palimaru Mutt Seer conducts Mudra Dharana in city
July 1, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: On account of first Ekadashi in Ashada month, Udupi Sri Palimaru Mutt Seer Sri Vidyadheesha Teertha Sripadangal performed Shankha Chakra Mudra Dharana as part of Tapta Mudra Dharana for the devotees at Sri Krishnadhama Mutt in Saraswatipuram in the city yesterday. Sri Krishna Mitra Mandali and Sri Krishna Trust had organised the programme that…
Expressway: ADGP Kumar mulls cancelling DL for rash driving
July 1, 2023Mandya: ADGP (Traffic and Road Safety) Alok Kumar has said, “At the outset it appears that the 10-lane Access-Controlled Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway is unscientifically built at places which calls for taking measures at the earliest to check the rate of accidents and deaths, by discussing with the top Officers of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)…
Auto drivers protest ‘Shakti’ scheme in city
July 1, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Distressed by Shakti scheme under which women can travel for free in KSRTC buses in the State, the public transport operators like that of autorickshaws, cabs, taxis and private buses are staring at uncertainty. The autorickshaw owners and drivers staged a protest under the banner of Samyukta Karnataka Autorickshaw Drivers and Owners Welfare Association…
Jayciana 2023: Two-day Annual Cultural Festival at SJCE
July 1, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Jayciana 2023, a two-day Annual Cultural Festival has been organised at the football grounds in Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE) campus, JSS Science & Technology University (JSS STU), on July 1 and 2. Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji will grace the occasion. The Fest will be inaugurated at 6 pm today with…
City doc dies during trekking
July 1, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A young doctor from the city died of heart attack during trekking in Chikkamagaluru district, yesterday afternoon. Dr. Rakshit (27), a resident of J.P. Nagar, who was a fresh MBBS graduate, is the deceased. He was among a six-member group of trekkers that had gone for trekking from Samsa village to Netravathi peak, through…
ABVP seeks more buses
July 1, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Various college students, led by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), staged a protest demanding adequate bus facility for school and college students in the city yesterday morning. The students staged a protest in front of old Deputy Commissioner’s office on Krishnaraja Boulevard and complained that the students from rural parts of Mysuru district are…
T. Narasipur man killed in road accident in Tamil Nadu
July 1, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A 31-year-old man was killed on the spot, while his friend sustained serious injuries when a speeding car rammed into them in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday evening. While the deceased has been identified as Siddaraju (31), son of Bannaiah, a resident of Ganiganakoppal in T. Narasipur taluk, the injured is Ravi, who has been…
Cop suspended for abusive post against MP Simha
July 1, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Following a derogatory comment against Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha on social media, a Civil Head Constable (CHC) of V.V. Puram Traffic Police Station in city has been suspended by City Police Commissioner B. Ramesh, with a pending enquiry yesterday. This follows a complaint by the MP to the City Police Commissioner on June 30,…















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