Mysore/Mysuru: While residents of the city are an annoyed lot as they have to bear stray dog nuisance, especially with continuous barking and often obstructing vehicular movement during peak hours, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has claimed that it spends Rs. 3,40,000 per month to sterilise over 300 to 400 dogs. Along with stray dogs,…
State should press Centre for Mekedatu project approval
January 18, 2022Interaction on ‘Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir construction: How far is it beneficial to Mysuru region’ Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that the Mekedatu project is beneficial to both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, M. Lakshmana, Chairman of Karnataka State Centre of The Institution of Engineers, said that the there is no point in Tamil Nadu’s objection to the project and…
61 Revenue Layouts to come under B-Khata
January 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Henceforth, revenue layouts beyond the limits of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) that enjoy civic amenities like water, electricity, UGD and waste clearance will come under ‘B-Khata’ property tax classification. A decision to this effect was taken at the MCC Council meeting held at Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Hall yesterday in the post-lunch session. Corporators and…
NIE students develop Speakster: A Smart Glove for Sign Language Interpretation
January 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The ‘Speakster’ is a wearable pair of gloves, used to communicate between deaf-mute community and able person. The ‘Speakster’ tracks the movement of the hand, recognises the hand gestures and translates it into text and speech. The research of this is being done at the Mysuru-based National Institute of Engineering (NIE) including the Material…
MCC to discuss piped gas project on Jan. 27
January 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The ambitious project of procuring cooking gas through pipeline at home through Piped Natural Gas (PNG) that has already begun and at a time when works are on to lay pipelines and metres to houses in Hebbal, several Corporators objected to the way the project is being implemented. A Central Government initiative and a…
BVB students donate Rs. 3.25 lakh for their teacher’s surgery
January 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: In a noble gesture, the students of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB), Vijayanagar, Mysuru, have donated Rs. 3,25,000 to BVB Art teacher Mallika Darshan, who has undergone kidney and pancreas surgeries at a private hospital in city recently, according to a press release from BVB. The press note further said that the teachers and staff…
MLA launches Sanghatana Maasa
January 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The month-long Sanghatana Maasa organised across K.R. Assembly segment under the leadership of MLA S.A. Ramdas began here yesterday. The initiative is aimed at reaching out the State and Central Government schemes, programmes, projects, etc., to every household in K.R. segment, through distribution of pamphlets and other means. Ramdas said the programme aims to…
KSRTC’s city, rural units to merge
January 18, 2022Transport Corporation to cut flab; turn smarter with efficient operations Mysore/Mysuru: Very soon you will not see a separate Mysuru Urban (City) and Mysuru Rural Divisions of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) as they will be merged into one entity to cut mounting losses and to bring in efficiency in operation, maintenance and…
MLC inaugurates Fever Clinic at Hunsur
January 18, 2022Hunsur: MLC A.H. Vishwanath said that he has given Rs.1.32 crore for the fields of education and health in Hunsur, out of his MLC Local Area Development Fund. He was speaking after inaugurating a Fever Clinic and flagging off a hi-tech ambulance at the town’s General Hospital premises here on Monday. Pointing out that the…
Driving vehicle sans licence is an offence: Judge tells students
January 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Expressing concern over college students riding two-wheelers without any licence, Senior Civil Judge Devaraj Bhute, who is also the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Member-Secretary said it is an offence that attracts penalty. He was speaking after inaugurating an orientation programme on Legal Education organised jointly by Karnataka Legal Services Authority, NSS Unit of…















Recent Comments