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Shops fined for dumping garbage indiscriminately
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Shops fined for dumping garbage indiscriminately

January 19, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will slap fines for violations in garbage dumping rules in a bid to boost the overall cleanliness of the city and to improve its ranking in the Swachh Survekshan Survey. Setting an example for this, two mobile phone showrooms in city were penalised for dumping garbage. To boost its…

Water shortage hits power generation at Harangi Dam
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Water shortage hits power generation at Harangi Dam

January 19, 2021

Despite bountiful rains, maximum power cannot be generated due to uncontrolled water release Kushalnagar: Hydroelectricity generation by Energy Development Company Limited (EDCL) in Kodagu district using water from Harangi Reservoir is having a setback as there is a water shortage in the Reservoir.  Though Kodagu has been receiving bountiful rains since 2018, power cannot be…

‘Caste system has prevented Dalits from entering mainstream society’
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‘Caste system has prevented Dalits from entering mainstream society’

January 19, 2021

MP Sreenivasa Prasad releases book ‘Tathagata Patha’ Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that caste system is dominating Hindu Dharma, MP V. Sreenivasa Prasad said that the same system has prevented Dalits from entering mainstream society. He was speaking after releasing writer  S. Chikkasavaka’s work titled ‘Tathagata Patha’ at a programme organised by Mysuru Unit of Bharatiya Bouddha Mahasabha…

Siddharamaiah inaugurates RamaGovinda Rangamandira
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Siddharamaiah inaugurates RamaGovinda Rangamandira

January 19, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that Mysuru, which is known as the Cultural Capital of the State, lacked Rangamandiras, Opposition Leader and former CM Siddharamaiah said that Mysuru essentially needed a full-fledged Rangamandira and RamaGovinda Rangamandira has provided one. He was speaking after dedicating RamaGovinda Rangamandira at Nrupathunga Kannada School premises in Ramakrishnanagar E and F Block here…

‘No further progress after obtaining classical status for Kannada’
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‘No further progress after obtaining classical status for Kannada’

January 19, 2021

Regrets Kannada Book Authority Chairman Dr. Nandeesh Hanche Mysore/Mysuru: Regretting that the work on promotion of Kannada is not going on expected lines despite the grant of classical status for the language, Kannada Book Authority Chairman Dr. Nandeesh Hanche said that scholars and the Government of Karnataka have failed in giving a definite character and…

Mayoral Polls: BJP, Congress and JD(S) work out strategies
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Mayoral Polls: BJP, Congress and JD(S) work out strategies

January 19, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: With the tenure of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor having ended on Monday, the three main parties — BJP, Congress and JD(S) — are said to have started their own plans for the Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts for the next term. Although the tenure of the current Mayor Tasneem of JD(S) and C….

Enmity: Youths stabbed over petty reasons
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Enmity: Youths stabbed over petty reasons

January 19, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to take revenge on two youths, who had thrashed him for scolding them a couple of days ago, a person, along with his friends allegedly stabbed the two youths after following them on a bike. The incident took place at Devaraj Urs Road-JLB Road junction on Monday night. The duo who…

Pillion rider killed after bike hits cycle, falls into canal
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Pillion rider killed after bike hits cycle, falls into canal

January 19, 2021

Nanjangud: A youth from Mysuru, who was riding pillion on a bike, died on the spot after the bike hit a cycle and fell into a canal near the curve on Mysuru-Ooty National Highway near Mallanamoole in the taluk yesterday. The bike rider and the cyclist, who received serious injuries, have been admitted to K.R….

Sandalwood thieves, traders arrested
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Sandalwood thieves, traders arrested

January 18, 2021

Metagalli Police seize 230 kgs of scented wood worth Rs. 35 lakh Mysore/Mysuru: A week after busting an inter-State gang of sandalwood smugglers and arresting four accused, the city Police swooped on another similar gang and have arrested another four accused. The latest arrests made by Metagalli Police have yielded sandalwood weighing 230 kgs worth…

KSOU to conduct mega online Job Mela in two months: VC
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KSOU to conduct mega online Job Mela in two months: VC

January 18, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Stating that the city-based Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) is celebrating its Silver Jubilee this year, Vice-Chancellor Prof. S. Vidyashankar said that  KSOU will be organising a massive  online ‘Udyoga Mela’ (Job Fair) within two months.He was speaking at the inauguration of 3-day online induction programme for newly admitted students in 2020-21 (August batch)…

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