Mysore/Mysuru: Prof. M.G. Krishnan (70), former Vice-Chancellor of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mysuru, passed away yesterday afternoon at a private hospital in Bengaluru following brief illness. He leaves behind his wife Malathi and son Vikas. Last rites were performed in Bengaluru today. A native of Maarasinganahalli in Maddur taluk of Mandya, he served as…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following announcement of Gram Panchayat (GP) polls and model code of conduct in force, the Excise Department officials, who conducted 165 raids from Nov. 30 to Dec. 17 in Mysuru Rural District limits, have registered a total of 116 cases besides arresting 102 accused and seizing liquor worth Rs. 10,17,912 and 18 vehicles. The…
More than a year after collapse, nothing concrete moves at Saraswathipuram Fire Brigade Office Mysore/Mysuru: The dilapidated Saraswathipuram Fire Brigade building has remained in a state of neglect even after the front portion (portico) of the building collapsed more than a year ago which has disappointed Fire Department personnel who have been working in the…
Vidyagama for 6th to 9th standard students from New Year Bengaluru: The State Government has decided to start 10th standard and 2nd PU classes, and also Vidyagama programme for 6th to 9th standard classes from Jan. 1, 2021. This was decided at a high-level meeting presided over by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa at Vidhana Soudha…
Mysore/Mysuru: There was good response for the day-long Lok Adalat held at Malalavadi Court Complex at Jayanagar and the District Law Courts premises on K.R. Boulevard here this morning. Lok Adalat is a formal judicial alternative dispute resolution forum that serves to settle cases pending findings of a panchayat or at the pre-litigation stage in…
KSTDC Chairperson Shruthi unveils grand plans to promote tourism in and around Mysuru Srirangapatna: A special tourism promotion plan will be formulated to attract tourists to Srirangapatna, Mysuru and surrounding areas, said Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) Chairperson Shruthi. Visiting Srirangapatna in ‘Ambaari’, a rooftop open double-decker bus along with a team on Thursday,…
Concerned citizens write to MCC Commissioner Mysore/Mysuru: Complaining that Kuvempu Park and the adjacent open grounds in Gokulam II Stage have become a haven for miscreants to carry out unlawful activities, the concerned citizens of the locality have written to the MCC Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde seeking action in this regard. Noting that the grounds has…
Bengaluru: Opposition leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, who just managed to scrape through in Badami Constituency in Bagalkot district in the 2018 Assembly polls, is likely to contest from Chamarajpet Assembly segment of Bengaluru City in the next polls. Siddharamaiah, who was Congress CM in 2018, had contested in two seats — Chamundeshwari, his…
Bharat Biotech Joint Managing Director says it may cost around Rs.300 per dose; Committed to distribute vaccine to ‘Bharat’ first Mysore/Mysuru: All know that Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech is involved in developing Covaxin, a possible vaccine for the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic. But hardly a few know that two persons behind this company had stayed in ‘Namma…
New Delhi: To ensure payment of user fee via electronic means and seamless movement of vehicles through Toll Plazas, FASTag has been made mandatory for four-wheelers from Jan. 1, 2021. With this decision of the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, those owning four-wheelers purchased before Dec. 1, 2017 will have to compulsorily procure…
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