Mysore/Mysuru: In yet another measure to keep the city clean, District Minister S.T. Somashekar launched as many as 15 machinery including waste disposal vehicles under the Swachh Bharat Mission at a programme held this morning at Hootagalli City Municipal Council (CMC) office located on High Tension Double Road, opposite SRS (Sharavathi Receiving Station) in Hootagalli,…
Chamarajeshwaraswamy Rathotsava held after a gap of five years
July 13, 2022Chamarajanagar: After a gap of five years, the famed Chamarajeshwaraswamy Rathotsava was held in a grand manner here today with lakhs of devotees offering their obeisance. The Rathotsava, which attracts a sea of devotees from various districts across the State, was discontinued since 2017 after a portion of the ‘Dodda Ratha,’ stationed in front of…
Restoration of Silver Jubilee Clock Tower: MCC sanctions Rs. 34 lakh
July 13, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has sanctioned Rs. 34 lakh for the restoration of the Silver Jubilee Clock Tower located opposite the Town Hall in the heart of the city. The works will be taken up by the Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage soon. In-charge Mayor Sunanda Palanetra said that the clock tower…
Nalwadi, Sir MV statues at KRS 80% done
July 13, 2022Museums with rare photos of Kannambadi village to add sheen to statue concept Mysore/Mysuru: Over 80 percent of life-like and life-size statues of Rajarshi Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam’s Chief Founder-Patron and Sir M. Visvesvaraya (Sir MV), Wadiyar’s Dewan and Chief Engineer who built the dam, has been completed and will be…
The pathetic condition of Mini Vidhana Soudha
July 13, 2022Stinking toilets, non-functional lift, defunct Sakala kiosk, plants growing on terrace, seeping walls, garbage heaps everywhere Mysore/Mysuru: Mini Vidhana Soudha, located in Nazarbad and built on a two acre plot at a cost of Rs. 8.2 crore, is crying for attention due to lack of maintenance. Despite several complaints from the public about the pathetic…
Water to be released from Kabini to lakes from July 15
July 13, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar said that 1,000 cusecs of water will be released daily from Kabini dam for 10 days starting from July 15 for filling up 129 lakes coming under the river’s catchment areas. He was speaking to press persons after holding an Irrigation Consultative Committee meeting at the ZP Hall here yesterday….
Centre to distribute prosthetic equipment and key benefits to specially abled persons and senior citizens
July 13, 2022Screening camp to select beneficiaries in district from July 24 to 29 Mysore/Mysuru: With the Centre selecting Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency as the only LS constituency of the State from among the 36 in the country for its ambitious project of distributing a host of prosthetic equipment and other key benefits to specially abled persons…
Dasara High Power Committee meeting in Bengaluru on July 19
July 13, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar has said that Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will chair the Dasara High Power Committee meeting at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on July 19 at 4 pm. Speaking to media persons here yesterday, he said that the meeting will be attended by officials from Mysuru District Administration, Ministers and other…
Flower Shows to be held across the State
July 13, 2022Lalbagh flower show to be named after ‘Power Star’ Bengaluru: Horticulture Department will be organising flower show at various places across the State including Lalbagh. Disclosing this to press persons yesterday, Horticulture Minister Munirathna said that flower show was not organised since 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic and this time flower show will be organised…
Nominations to 52 Boards, Corporations, Authorities recalled
July 13, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: With hardly 10 months to go for the Assembly polls, the State Government yesterday recalled the nominations made to 52 State-run Boards, Corporations and other Authorities. New Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons for these authorities are likely to be nominated in a day or two to replace the Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen who have completed 18 months…















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