Siddaramaiah to become first Karnataka CM to offer traditional ritual in June Kushalnagar: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will offer the traditional ‘bagina’ at KRS Dam in Srirangapatna taluk, Mandya district, on June 30, as the reservoir has reached its full capacity — a rare occurrence for this time of year. The Chief Minister is scheduled to…
Bengaluru: In a significant move to end colonial legacy, the State Police Department is all set to bid goodbye to ‘Slouch Hats’ currently being used by Constables and replace them with ‘Peak Cap’ used by Police Officers from Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) cadre. The decision is said to have been made during the IPS Officers Annual…
CESC must test them in Government Offices first, argue consumers Mysore/Mysuru: Electricity consumers have called on officials of the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) to first mandate smart meters in all Government offices, including CESC itself, and evaluate their pros and cons before implementing them for the public. The demand comes after the Government directed…
Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre unveils statue of famed elephant at Balle Camp in Nagarahole forest H.D. Kote: Over a year after his death, Dasara elephant Arjuna came alive, immortalised in a statue, at Balle Elephant Camp, D.B. Kuppe Forest Range, Nagarahole Tiger Reserve forest in the district yesterday. Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre unveiled the statue…
Centre constitutes Special Investigation Team Chamarajanagar: Three individuals have been arrested in connection with the recent deaths of five tigers — a tigress and her four cubs — near the Meenyam Zone of Hoogyam Wildlife Range in the Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary. The tigers died after consuming a cow carcass intentionally laced with poison and…
Mysore/Mysuru: Opposition Leader in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok, who arrived in Mysuru this morning, said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah may not be there for the grand Dasara inauguration this time. Commenting on reports that there may be changes in the Congress party in September, Ashok asserted that the State will have a new Congress…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a positive step for the city’s environmental movement, the Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) has succeeded in convincing the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to disconnect a sewage line from Vinayaka Nagar (Paduvarahalli) that was polluting Kukkarahalli Lake for years. Following years of dialogue with environmental experts and air pollution control officials, lab reports confirmed…
Mysore/Mysuru: Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) said that Bengaluru Founder Nadaprabhu Kempegowda, who was a visionary, has contributed a lot to the development of Karnataka. He was speaking after inaugurating the stage programme of 516th Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Jayanti organised by the District Administration in association with Kannada and Culture Department and Kempegowda Jayantotsava Samiti at…
Bengaluru: The High Court has imposed an interim stay on the State Government’s ambitious Cauvery Aarti project planned near the KRS Dam, modelled after the Ganga Aarti in Varanasi. The order came in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by farmer leader Sunanda Jayaram, who argued that conducting religious ceremonies at the dam…
Works to be completed in 60 days Temporary diversions for passengers Mysore/Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR) Mysuru Division has undertaken infrastructure upgradation works at Mysuru Railway Station to enhance safety and passenger convenience. As part of these efforts, the staircases of the Foot Over Bridge (FOB) on Platform No. 2 and 3 will undergo major…
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