Bengaluru: Expressing support to the nationwide strike called by Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) seeking to amend some of the provisions in the GST (Goods and Services Tax), lorries across the country will stay off the roads on Feb. 26. Announcing this here on Sunday, All India Transport Welfare Association (AITWA) National President Mahendra…
Decks cleared for Mysuru Mayoral polls tomorrow as HC refuses stay
February 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The decks for the city Mayoral polls is said to have been cleared, with the Karnataka High Court (HC) learnt to have refused to grant a stay order on the Mayoral polls scheduled for tomorrow. Challenging the Government’s reservation for Mysuru Mayoral polls, Samiullah, an independent Corporator, had moved Karnataka HC seeking scrapping of…
Minister instructs Cops to keep vigil on vehicular movement in borders
February 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Following instructions from District Minister S.T. Somashekar yesterday to keep vigil on vehicles entering Mysuru in borders, especially Kerala, where COVID-19 cases are on the rise, Police teams led by Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dy.SP) are keeping a strict watch on vehicles entering the district. This morning, people were being thermal-screened for body temperature,…
Mysuru Chapter of Laghu Udyog Bharati inaugurated
February 23, 2021Mysuru region poised for drastic industrial change, says MP Pratap Simha Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Chapter (Mysuru Vibhag) of Laghu Udyog Bharati (LUB), a registered national-level organisation for Micro and Small Industries, was inaugurated and its office-bearers were installed at an event at a private hotel in city on Sunday. The LUB will work towards implementing…
Grant Rs. 5 crore for Kodava Hockey Festival: MP to CM
February 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Following various Kodava Samajas and Kodava families submitting memorandums to MLAs and MLCs from the district to urge the State Government to earmark Rs. 5 crore in the State Budget for the annual Kodava Family Hockey Festival, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has reiterated the demand and has written to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa urging…
Minister hands over new lift to Chamundi Hill temple authorities
February 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Co-operation and District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar has handed over a new carriage-cum-lift of Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop the Chamundi Hill, which will be used to place the idol in the elevated seat in the temple chariot during Dasara Rathotsava, to the Temple authorities. The carriage-cum-lift had been renovated by the Central Workshop of…
Modern ‘Hoysala’ kills leopard in Hassan
February 23, 2021Hassan: History says a boy named ‘Sala’ killed a tiger which had strayed into a temple several centuries ago to save his teacher. Here is a ‘modern’ Hoysala who killed a leopard to save his mother from the attack. This incident has taken place at Bhairagondanahalli village in Arasikere taluk of Hassan district yesterday. The…
Minister Nirani visits mining areas around Srirangapatna
February 23, 2021Srirangapatna: With complaints galore regarding illegal stone mining and operation of quarry units in Srirangapatna and Pandavapura taluks that pose a threat to the safety and stability of KRS dam located in the taluk, Minister for Mines and Geology Murugesh Nirani visited several mining areas in Srirangapatna on Monday. Speaking to presspersons after visiting mining…
e-vehicles to replace 50 percent of petrol-diesel Govt. vehicles in 2-3 years: Dr. Ashwathnarayan
February 23, 2021Bengaluru: To encourage e-mobility, the Government of Karnataka aims to replace 50 percent of all Government vehicles with Electric Vehicles (EVs) in the coming 2-3 years, said Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. Participating in a panel discussion on “Future of sustainable mobility”, which was held as part of ‘Harvard-India Conference’ here yesterday, he said the…
‘Garden at Kabini on the lines of Brindavan Gardens’
February 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A garden, on the lines of Brindavan Gardens in Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS), will be developed in Kabini Reservoir in H.D. Kote taluk of Mysuru district, at a cost of Rs. 48 crore, said Co-operation and District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar. Speaking after inaugurating a welcome arch near Kanchamalli village on Mysuru-H.D. Kote border…
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