Mysore/Mysuru: Following the heat condition, the weeds and shrubs that had grown outside the precincts of Mysore Palace caught fire on Friday. The patch of grass that had gone dry at the area abutting the Palace fort at the eastern side near Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle (Hardinge Circle) was gutted in the fire mishap, triggering anxious…
Spatika from city wins prize in Natl. Tennis Championship
April 7, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: M. Spatika, a specially -abled tennis player from the city, has finished third in National Tennis Championship-2024 held at Modern School, Barakhamba, New Delhi, from Mar. 27 to 31 under the aegis of Special Olympics Bharat (recognised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports as the National Sports Federation for Persons With Intellectual…
Vintage car, tonga rally in city to attract voters
April 6, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Introducing yet another innovative initiative aimed at boosting voter turnout like in the last Assembly elections in 2023, the Mysuru District Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) Committee organised a vintage car rally in the city centre to mobilise urban voters to the polling stations. The rally unfolded as a captivating spectacle, featuring…
Taxis in Mysuru get expensive
April 6, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Days after the Karnataka government hiked fares for city taxis and vehicles operating under aggregators like Ola and Uber, categorising them into three classes based on vehicle cost, the Mysuru Travels Association (MTA) has announced an increase in the per-day outstation kilometre limit from the existing 250 kms to 300 kms. With over 400…
BJP candidate’s Road Show
April 6, 2024People greet Yaduveer with garlands made of lotus and zari at Panchamukhi Ganapathi Temple Mysore/Mysuru: With 20 days left for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on Apr. 26, including for Mysuru-Kodagu Constituency, BJP candidate and titular king of erstwhile Mysore Royal Family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar took out a road show as part…
Congress releases ‘Nyay Patra’ with a host of promises
April 6, 2024New Delhi: All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Mallikarjun Kharge, along with former Presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, unveiled the party’s election manifesto, titled ‘Nyay Patra’ at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi yesterday. The manifesto pledges to deliver ‘Paanch Nyay’ or ‘five justices’, encompassing ‘Yuva Nyay’, ‘Naari Nyay’, ‘Kisaan Nyay’, ‘Shramik Nyay’ and…
Former MLA Dr. Yathindra canvasses for Lakshmana
April 6, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Former Varuna MLA Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah rallied the people to vote for the Congress party, emphasising its track record of addressing public grievances and advocating for the welfare of the underprivileged. Speaking at a campaign meeting in Basavanapura village, Chamundeshwari Assembly Constituency, Dr. Yathindra urged voters to critically assess each party’s commitment to serving…
Get 20 seats for Cong. or face ‘blacklisting’: CM, Dy.CM
April 6, 2024Bengaluru: With the first phase of polling for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections just days away, the Congress party is intensifying its efforts to secure maximum votes across all Lok Sabha segments in Karnataka. During a meeting in Bengaluru with MLAs and party leaders, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar urged elected representatives…
Yaduveer appeals electorate to support Modi for development of all sections of society
April 6, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Appreciating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts for ‘Make in India’ campaign, Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha Constituency BJP candidate Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar appealed the electorate to ensure the re-election of Modi for taking the country to much greater heights. Addressing traders from Jain community and other communities at Kannikaparameshwari Temple on Ashoka Road here on…
NIE students’ SmartMop pitched in Shark Tank India
April 6, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: In a remarkable achievement for a startup germinated at the Incubation Centre of the National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysuru, two enterprising students have captured attention with their groundbreaking product, the SmartMop. Mehul S. Jain and K.G. Yogindra, both 24 years old and hailing from Mysuru, founded CASPIAN and developed the SmartMop, which has…
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