Yesterday, some volunteers, who were engaged in dousing fires in Gopalaswamy Hill forest range, found that miscreants had set dry elephant dung on fire and immediately doused it, thus averting fire from spreading to other parts. Miscreants had heaped up dry elephant dung and set fire to it. Miscreants are known for setting dried elephant…
Cleanliness lessons to Mysureans from foreign woman
February 25, 2019Mysuru: Everyone talks about how Kukkarahalli Lake that comes under University of Mysore (UoM), is stinking due to flow of sewage water and how plastic is strewn all around the lake in spite of the efforts of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to keep the place clean, especially with Swachh Bharat campaign at its peak….
PM-Kisan scheme: Submit applications to avail benefit
February 25, 2019Mysuru: The Joint Director of Agriculture has in a press release requested all small and marginal farmers of the district, who owns below two hectares of land, to submit their applications in the prescribed form to receive the first instalment of Rs. 2,000 under PM Kisan scheme. The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme…
MP, MLA inspect water distribution remodelling projects
February 25, 2019Mysuru: MP Pratap Simha and MLA L. Nagendra, along with officials of Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWS&DB), inspected various development works under the Remodelling of Water Distribution Network and 24X7 Water Supply at Yadavagiri where ground and high level water tanks are being constructed. They found that 80 percent of the work…
Government mulls opening of 11,000 public schools in State
February 25, 2019Gundlupet: The State Government proposes to open 11,000 public schools in the State, said Chamarajanagar District in-charge and Backward Classes Welfare Minister C. Puttaranga Shetty. He was speaking after distributing cycles to school children and inaugurating a laboratory at Hangala village in the taluk, at a function organised by the Department of Public Instruction and…
New bus service launched from City Bus Stand to new Law Courts
February 25, 2019Mysuru: KSRTC City Services Division has launched two buses from City Bus Stand to the new Court in Jayanagar passing through the Old Court in Chamarajapuram. Principal District and Sessions Judge S.K. Vontigodi launched the buses at a function held at the Old Court premises this morning. Speaking on the occasion, Vontigodi said that the…
PM to address 1 crore BJP workers on Feb. 28
February 25, 2019New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with over 1 crore Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers and volunteers from 15,000 locations across the country on Feb. 28 in what the party claimed would be the “world’s largest video conference.” “On Feb. 28, PM Modi will interact with over 1 crore BJP karyakartas, volunteers &…
‘Open door Trade Policy is good for India’
February 25, 2019Says Malaysia Business Council Head Mysuru: China is conducting free trade with all South East Asian Countries and similarly if India opens its door bigger then it has a huge opportunity to improve trade with ASEAN countries, said ASEAN-India Business Council (AIBC), Malaysia, Chairman Ramesh Kodammal. He was addressing a press conference organised by the…
City Police arrest conman from Ahmedabad for cheating medical seat aspirant
February 25, 2019Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police have arrested a conman in Ahmedabad for allegedly cheating person in city to the tune of lakhs of rupees by promising to get a seat for his son at a Medical College. The arrested is 46-year-old Mahesh Kumar Patel of Ahmedabad, who has now been remanded to Judicial custody. Details: One Vipul…
Forests have become picnic spots for modern day youths
February 25, 2019Mysuru: Mysuru Sub-Divisional Forest officer A.S. Manju has expressed disappointment over forests becoming picnic and entertainment spots for youths of present generation. He was speaking after inaugurating the street play ‘Kadgichu’ (forest fires), jointly organised by the Department of Forest, Mysuru region and Bannerghatta Environment and Wildlife Protection Committee, at Maharani’s College premises yesterday. Pointing…
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