Mysuru moved to Category II —District with Case Positivity Rate between 5 and 10 % Essential purchase allowed on all days till 2 pm KSRTC to operate with 50% capacity from June 28 Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru, which for long was a Category III district with the Case Positivity Rate (CPR) of more than 10 percent, has…
Aadhaar to be mandatory for booking train tickets online
June 26, 2021New Delhi: In an attempt to fend off touts and illegal ticket booking agents who use software to make bulk or block reservations, Indian Railways is working to make passport and Aadhaar card details mandatory at the time of online booking through the Indian Railway Catering Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) website. Instead of simply logging in…
Mysuru-Chamarajanagar passenger train service resumes
June 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The passenger train service between Mysuru and Chamarajanagar, which was suspended following the enforcement of COVID lockdown a couple of months ago, has resumed. On Friday, the first day of the resumption, just about 45 passengers travelled from Mysuru to Chamarajanagar in the train that left the city at 12.30 pm. The train on…
MCC nets Rs. 47.31 cr. through online property tax collection
June 26, 20215 percent rebate extended till July 31 Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has so far collected Rs. 47.31 crore property tax this financial year, with 54,091 property owners making the payment online. MCC Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Dr. Nagaraj told Star of Mysore that as per the MCC records, there are…
Release June, July quantum of water to Tamil Nadu
June 26, 2021Cauvery Water Management Authority directs Karnataka Chennai: A meeting of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) yesterday directed the Karnataka Government to release the June and July monthly stipulated quantum of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu for Kuruvai paddy cultivation. At a virtual meeting, State PWD Additional Chief Secretary Dr. Sandeep Saxena urged the CWMA…
‘Release water to VC Canal’
June 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha President Badagalapura Nagendra urged the Government to release water from Krishanaraja Sagar (KRS) Dam to VC Canal in Mandya district. Addressing reporters here, he said that water was released into the Canal for agricultural activities even when the water level was 74 feet. Now, the water level in the dam…
Congress launches Statewide Outreach Campaign to gather data of Covid-affected people
June 26, 2021Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress on Thursday launched a Statewide ‘Outreach Campaign’ with an objective to provide relief to the people affected by COVID-19 and to collect data regarding the same. KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar said, “Through this campaign, the party aims at providing relief especially to those who have kept essential services running but are not…
Support swells for ‘Huliya’ Siddharamaiah to become next CM
June 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Even as Congress High Command has barred Karnataka Congress Legislators/ leaders from projecting anyone as the next Chief Minister, the supporters of former CM Siddharamaiah are resorting to novel ways to make their ‘Huliya’ as the next head of the State. The campaign ‘Next CM is Siddharamaiah’ was kicked off by Chamarajapet Congress MLA…
BJP Gen. Secretary’s meeting with BSY sets off speculations
June 26, 2021Bengaluru: A reported meeting between Chief Minister (CM) B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) and BJP National General Secretary Bhupender Yadav, which was followed by Yediyurappa’s son and Karnataka BJP Vice-President B.Y. Vijayendra’s day-long trip to New Delhi on Thursday, have set off speculations in political circles. Political pundits say that this development is seen as a message…
Passport service will be more citizen-friendly: Minister
June 26, 2021New Delhi: Passport rules and processes will be simplified further by minimising the compliance burden on the citizens. External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar gave the assurance in a virtual address to mark the Passport Seva Divas on Thursday. The day is in commemoration of the enactment of the Passports Act on June 24, 1967….
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