Cops working on clues; injured couple recovering Mysore/Mysuru: If extra precaution by the assailant is any indication, it is clear that the miscreant, who assaulted and robbed the aged doctor couple at their house in Vijayanagar 2nd Stage in city on Thursday night, looks like a professional criminal. Meanwhile, Dr. Keshav P. Raichurkar and Dr….
No takers for MCC’s order on disfigurement of public property
January 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: An order passed by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) recently against the display of publicity materials without permission has been taken with a pinch of salt as the disfigurement of public property continues unabated. Two weeks ago, the MCC authorities issued an order banning putting flex, banners, buntings, posters in public places. The violation attracts…
National Geographic India in Kannada from tomorrow
January 30, 2021Bengaluru: National Geographic India has been bringing high quality, ground-breaking and credible stories in a locally relevant manner for its Indian audience across four languages. And now, the channel will be available in Kannada and will narrate its specialised stories for Kannada-speaking viewers in Karnataka and across India. The Kannada feed will be available from…
Improved ridership: City buses to ply till 10 pm
January 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: As city buses record a significant increase in the number of passengers over the past few days, the KSRTC authorities have extended plying of buses from the City Bus Stand (CBS), till 10 pm. In a press release issued on Jan. 28, the KSRTC Mysuru City Division said that the city buses are witnessing…
Electric autos hit city streets
January 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Cleaner transportation and electrification in the mobility space holds immense potential for energy security and reduction of greenhouse gases. Battery and plug-in hybrid Electric Vehicles (EVs) are becoming a vital component of Mysuru’s transportation landscape, offering environmental, economic, and energy benefits. Adding to the electric two-wheelers that have already flooded the city’s roads, electric…
Robot to clean choked manholes in city soon
January 30, 2021It will put end to age-old practice of manual scavenging Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has procured a robotic scavenging machine — Bandicoot — that would effectively substitute manual scavenging of manholes and Underground Drainage (UGD) system. The cost of this machinery is Rs. 32 lakh and is manufactured by Pune-based company. Training on operative…
Shivanna moots hike in breakfast allowance for Pourakarmikas from Rs. 20 to Rs. 50 per day
January 30, 2021Expresses concern over 10-fold increase in manual scavengers in eight years Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka State Safai Karmachari Commission Chairman M. Shivanna has said that the Commission would recommend the State Government to hike the breakfast allowance being given to Pourakarmikas from the present Rs. 20 to Rs. 50 per day and also to construct rest rooms…
Rs. 37 lakh Garden Project begins at Dasara Exhibition Grounds
January 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: An apology of a garden at Dasara Exhibition Grounds is set to get a new look as the Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) is planning to beautify the campus to attract tourists who come there to take part in the annual Dasara Exhibition. The plan coincides with the intention of the KEA to make the…
Over 700 staff, students vaccinated at AIISH
January 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Covid vaccination programme for staff and students of All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) was held from Jan.27 to 29. During the 3-day vaccination programme, nearly 700 staff and students were vaccinated. N. Parimala, who is the senior most employee and also Assistant Registrar of the Institute, was the first to…
Tuition fee slashed by 30 percent in Pvt. Schools
January 30, 2021Bengaluru: The State Government has ordered all Private Schools, be it Central or State syllabi, to reduce tuition fees for the current academic year by 30 percent in view of COVID-19 pandemic. The Schools have been strictly told not to collect development fees or other fees apart from tuition fee. With this, the Government has…















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