‘Status quo will be maintained till further orders’ Mysore/Mysuru: As the move of Mysuru District Administration and the Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) to demolish over 93 identified illegal religious structures at public places became a major controversy attracting the State Government’s attention, Mysuru Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Bagadi Gautham has said that the demolition drive…
As cases decline, demand to lift night curfew renews
September 14, 2021Do not lower guard, warn experts Mysore/Mysuru: With the daily COVID-19 count falling below 50 in Mysuru for the first time after a long gap, stakeholders of the tourism and hotel sector have demanded the withdrawal of the existing night curfew from 9 pm to 5 am. In a press release this morning, Mysuru Hotel…
It is ‘Ashtarathri’ this time, not ‘Navarathri’
September 14, 2021Scholars attribute change due to two ‘thithis’ falling on single day Mysore/Mysuru: It is an age-old tradition to celebrate Dasara as ‘Navarathri’ or nine nights where Goddess Sri Chamundeshwari is propitiated with various ceremonial rituals without a single lapse. But this year’s celebrations will not be a ‘Navarathri’ but ‘Ashtarathri’ (eight nights) as two ‘thithis’…
Legal miners are facing threats: Mandya MP
September 14, 2021Won’t interfere in illegal mining issue, asserts Kumaraswamy Mandya: Throwing down the gauntlet at illegal mining again, Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish has alleged that people who are doing illegal mining around the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam and also in many areas inside Pandavapura are threatening legal miners. “Now both legal and illegal mining have…
Irwin Road widening hurdles to be cleared
September 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: All the bottlenecks for the widening of the much delayed and much controversial Irwin Road will be cleared within a month, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha told reporters at a press conference at Jaladarshini Guest House yesterday. Now the only contentious property on the road is the Jumma Masjid. The Wakf Board that manages the…
Mayor launches door-to-door garbage collection, segregation vehicles
September 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mayor Sunanda Palanetra yesterday launched newly purchased vehicles for door-to-door garbage collection and segregation for all 65 Wards coming under Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). Speaking after launching the vehicles at the MCC premises, the Mayor said that the 65 new vehicles were purchased at a cost of Rs. 3.5 crore under Swachh Bharat Mission…
Mysuru’s Vishwas Kumar becomes youngest Chartered Accountant
September 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: City lad Vishwas Kumar has cleared the Chartered Accountant (CA) Final Exam (New) conducted by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on July 5, 2021. ICAI declared the results of CA Final Examination (Old and New Course) and Foundation exam yesterday. By securing 463 out of 800 marks to clear the exam…
MCC conducts raid on banned flex businesses, collects Rs. 20,000 fine
September 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Though Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has banned usage of plastic flexes, buntings and banners in city, the rule is ignored as the banned flexes are seen put up on the thoroughfares of city which is marring the beauty of city. Considering it as a serious offence, a team of MCC officials and staff yesterday…
Farmers demand running of MySugar factory under Govt.
September 14, 2021Mandya: Urging for running the near century old State-owned MySugar factory under the Government itself, farmers under the banner of Mandya District Raitha Hitarakshana Samiti staged a demonstration in front of Sir M. Visvesvaraya statue at Mandya yesterday. Demanding that office of the Commissioner for Sugar at Bengaluru and Sugarcane Research Centre at Mandya must…
Ex-Servicemen stage protest at Hunsur seeking Government land
September 14, 2021Hunsur: Urging the Government to sanction lands for them which they are rightfully entitled to, over 300 Ex-Servicemen, under the joint banner of Federation of All Karnataka Ex-Servicemen, Federation of Mysuru District Ex-Servicemen, Veera Vanitheyara Okkoota and Sathya Foundation, staged a demonstration near D. Devaraj Urs Statue at Hunsur on Sunday. Addressing the protesters, Sathyappa,…















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