Mysore/Mysuru: With the State Vokkaligara Sangha polls scheduled to take place on May 16, the syndicate led by city-based Medical Practitioner Dr. K. Mahadev is going to contest the polls. Addressing a press meet here on Thursday, Dr. Mahadev, a resident of V.V. Mohalla, said that he, along with his associates — Dr. M.B. Manjegowda…
Thoughts on political elections… Criminalisation of politics, a dangerous trend
April 17, 2021By Karkala Ananda Bhat Of late, Karnataka is in the news for all the wrong reasons, as a prominent politician of the ruling party was allegedly caught in a sleaze CD scam. Perhaps, the scam may fade out just like any other similar CD scams that had rocked the State in the past. But the…
5 Reasons why you should consider buying Instagram followers
April 17, 2021It is hardly important that you have not many followers or an uncommonly enormous number of followers on Instagram when you choose to change over your diversion into income acquiring business. There are a lot of stories on how Instagram has been utilized to monetize those photographs, web journals, items, or blogs they post on…
State heading for a 10-day lockdown ?
April 16, 2021Next course of action to be decided on Apr. 20 CM to hold All Party meeting on Apr. 18 Technical Advisory Committee recommends stringent curbs like in Maharashtra Bengaluru: Looks like the State is heading for a 10-day lockdown as recommended by the Technical Advisory Committee on COVID-19 pandemic. At an emergency meeting with senior…
SWR Mysuru Division starts Covid vaccination at workplace
April 16, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With a new surge in Covid-19 cases across the country and to ensure vaccination to all eligible employees, Mysuru Division of South Western Railway (SWR), today started COVID-19 vaccination at workplace. The drive was undertaken at the Divisional Railway Manager’s (DRM) Office in city to vaccinate employees aged 45 years and above and to…
On tenth day of strike, KSRTC resumes inter-State services
April 16, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Government bus service from the Sub-Urban Bus Stand and City Bus Stand saw further improvement today on the tenth day of the indefinite strike launched by employees of the four State-run Transport Corporations — KSRTC, BMTC, NWKRTC and NEKRTC — seeking fulfilment of their various demands. The employees of RTCs are on strike since…
PIL on MRC land lease: Govt. defends lease decision
April 16, 2021High Court asks State to file affidavit; hearing posted to May 27 Bengaluru: The State Government has defended its decision to lease out 139.39 acres of prime land under Public Works Department (PWD) in Survey No. 4 and 74 of Kurubarahalli in Mysuru to the Mysore Race Club (MRC). The State defence came during a…
Former CBI Director Ranjit Sinha dies
April 16, 2021New Delhi: Former Chief of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Ranjit Sinha passed away here this morning, according to sources. He was 68. Sinha, a 1974-batch officer of the Bihar cadre, had held CBI Director post between December 2012 and December 2014. He was also the Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Force.
Shop owner fined Rs. 20,000 for selling banned plastics
April 16, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) which has enforced a strict ban on storing, selling and encouraging use of plastic, are conducting raids to check the sale of the banned item regularly. In a recent raid on a shop at Devaraja Market, the MCC authorities, who found the banned plastic being stored and sold at…
Call drops plague Power Helpline 1912
April 16, 2021Consumers complain Electricity Helpline is seldom reachable MGP holds awareness-cum-interaction on Cesc power problems Mysore/Mysuru: Come summer and there will be a major spike in the number of power-cut related complaints and this year, the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has assured that it would streamline the complaints that flood Helpline Number 1912. The focus…















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