Cabinet releases Rs. 319.13 crore; decks cleared for land acquisition Mysore/Mysuru: Just weeks after he presented the State Budget where he had announced that the Mysore Airport Runway Expansion will be taken up along with the Centre, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has released Rs. 319.13 crore for the project. The consent to the project was…
Mysore Airport runway expansion: ‘Process will be speeded up’
April 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Expressing happiness over the release of funds for Airport expansion land acquisition, Mysore Airport Director R. Manjunath said that now that the land issue will surely be sorted out, the runway expansion process will be speeded up. “Due to MP Pratap Simha’s persistent efforts, we are seeing good results today. The Airports Authority of…
Will result in comprehensive development of Mysuru: MP
April 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: “I have been trying for five years to get the State Government to release funds. In the process, I met three Chief Ministers. I thank Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Co-operation and District Minister S.T. Somashekar and Housing and Infrastructure Minister V. Somanna for the release of funds for the long-awaited project,” said Mysuru-Kodagu MP…
Tonnes of fish die at Hebbal Lake: Effluents flow unabated; turns fresh water green
April 17, 2022Pollution Control Board officials collect samples; dead fish cleared using coracles, fish nets Mysore/Mysuru: Woken up by thousands of dead and rotting fish at Hebbal Lake, officials from the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) have collected samples of water that enters into the Lake. The heavy water with a heady mix of industrial effluents…
CESC Vigilance Wing lauded for probe in power theft cases
April 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Police Officers attached to CESC’s (Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation’s) vigilance wing have earned praise for quick disposal of cases pertaining to power thefts reported from five districts coming under CESC jurisdiction — Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Hassan and Kodagu. The vigilance sleuths, upon coming to know of electricity thefts, conducted the investigations speedily, which…
Cinerama-2022: Renowned Actor-Director Raj B. Shetty distributes Awards
April 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The two-day National Level Short Film Festival “Cinerama – 2022” organised by the Department of Visual Communication, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Mysuru Campus, concluded on Apr.9. Renowned, Actor and Director Raj B. Shetty, who was the chief guest at the valedictory function, gave away the awards to the winners of various categories. In his address,…
Special lecture on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar held: ‘Babasaheb is like a God’
April 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: “Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is not with us today physically but the ideology propagated by him will remain with us forever,” said Sri Arjun Avadootha Maharaj of Mysuru. “Babasaheb Dr. Ambedkar is like a God. I grew up listening to his teachings and ideologies. We are fortunate to have a thinker like him and no…
‘Conserve environment to make Ambedkar Jayanti meaningful’
April 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Avadootha Sri Vinay Guruji of Chikkamagalur’s Gowrigadde Ashram has called upon people to celebrate the birthday of Visionary and Social Reformer Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in a meaningful way by making efforts to conserve environment. He was delivering a discourse on ‘Manava Dharma-Shreshta Dharma,’ at a function organised by Gowrigadde Ashram at Karnataka State Open…
‘Ambedkarism’ is nothing but following the principles of the Constitution: VC
April 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: University of Mysore (UoM) Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar said that the present generation should understand Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s life by reading his writings and speeches. He was speaking at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s 131st birth anniversary celebration organised by the UoM’s Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Research and Extension Centre at the Centre premises in Manasagangothri…
“Bharat Ratna’s dream of reservation for women remains unfulfilled”
April 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Former High Court Judge Justice H.N. Nagamohan Das regretted that Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s dream of providing 50 percent reservation for women has still remained unfulfilled even after 75 years of independence. He was speaking at Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar’s 131st birth anniversary celebration organised by the District Administration at Kalamandira on Hunsur…















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