Tamil Nadu Government recently spent Rs. 4,000 crore on storm water drains Chennai: Cyclone Michaung is wreaking havoc in Chennai and its adjacent districts since yesterday, causing widespread disruptions due to incessant rainfall and flooding. The city saw power outages and internet disruptions, with heavy rains and strong winds persisting throughout the region. Today, the…
Government Departments owe Rs.600 crore to CESC
December 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Even as CESC (Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation) battles to shore up its revenues, it has been discovered that various Government Departments owe the State-run Power company more than a whopping Rs. 600 crore. The CESC covers five districts of Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Hassan and Kodagu. Many Government Departments such as Education, RDPR, Irrigation and…
Woman, two daughters drown in river near Srimangala
December 5, 2023Srimangala (South Kodagu): A woman and her two daughters were drowned in Kutiyala River, which flows adjacent to a coffee estate near Srimangala on Saturday. The deceased are coffee estate owner and a representative of Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) Ashvini (48), her daughters Nikhita (21) and Navya (18). Though they were drowned…
SSLC, II PU exam provisional time-table announced
December 5, 2023Bengaluru: With the annual exams of SSLC and II PUC (2023-24) just a few months away, the Department of School Education and Literacy has announced the provisional time-table for the exams. As per the announcement published in the Department website, the SSLC exams (2023-24) will be held from Mar.25 to Apr.6, 2024, spanning 13 days…
PSI recruitment re-exam at Bengaluru on Jan. 23
December 5, 2023Belagavi: Bowing to demand from various quarters, the State Government has decided to postpone the re-exam for PSI (Police Sub-Inspector) recruitment by a month and accordingly the exam will be held only at Bengaluru centres on Jan.23, 2024. The Government decided to conduct re-exam following a recent High Court order in the wake of recruitment…
An example for shoddy work: Trucks get stuck in middle of road
December 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Two trucks got stuck in the middle of the road leading to the JW Golf Club yesterday night and today morning. Works to lay UGD pipes and manhole construction were taken up a few days ago and the wheels of the two trucks got stuck as the portion of the road, where the pipes…
Kin of former Minister found dead in forest
December 5, 2023Mahadevaiah, brother-in-law of C.P. Yogeshwar, was allegedly kidnapped from his farmhouse near Channapatna on the night of Dec. 2; Bludgeoned body found in Doddagundi forest area near Ramapura in Chamarajanagar district Hanur: A realtor, who had gone missing in a mysterious manner from his farmhouse near Channapatna in Ramanagar district on Dec. 2, was found…
Health Department mulls Rs. 50,000 cash prize for informers: DHO
December 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In a significant development, Health and Family Welfare Department has decided to give a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 for those who provide inform related to persons and hospitals involved in killing female foetuses, said District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. P.C. Kumaraswamy. Speaking to SOM, DHO Dr. Kumaraswamy said: “The Department will take several…
Disabled take out three-wheeler scooter rally seeking rights
December 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: As part of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the specially-abled persons of the city under the banner of ‘Mysuru Visheshachetanara Hakkugala Horata Samithi’ took out a three-wheeler scooter rally in the city on Sunday, seeking fulfillment of their demands. The rally, which commenced from Kote Anjaneyaswamy temple ended at P. Kalingarao Gaana Mantapa…
Woman PDO collapses at Taluk Panchayat Office, dies at hospital
December 5, 2023Family blames work pressure at off ice Pandavapura: A woman Panchayat Development Officer (PDO), who was on duty, collapsed and died at the Taluk Panchayat (TP) Office in the town yesterday. The deceased PDO is Bharathi (54), a resident of Vasanthanagar in Mysuru. She was serving as the Secretary at Tubinakere Gram Panchayat (GP) in…
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