Seven more COVID deaths in Mysuru; 93 fresh positive cases 15 teams formed for door-to-door testing of vulnerable population Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru district reported seven more deaths yesterday (July 17) and recorded 93 new COVID-19. With this, the total number of deaths has increased to 57. The cumulative positive cases have increased to 1,413, with 805…
Kamegowda dug only pits but did not build ponds: Villagers
July 18, 202070 villagers petition Mandya DC that ‘Pond Man’ was harassing them by denying access to graze cattle Malavalli: Just days after octogenarian ‘Pond Man’ or Kere Kamegowda of Dasanadoddi village in Malavalli taluk of Mandya district was recognised and lauded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ All India Radio address…
Kurubarahalli Survey Number 4 & Alanahalli Survey Number 41 land row: It is only a Government ‘Letter’ not an ‘Order’, claims former MLA
July 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Just two days after Revenue Minister R. Ashoka presented a Government order to Mysuru Deputy Commissioner on leaving out 354.29½ acres of land coming under Kurubarahalli Survey No.4 and Alanahalli Survey No.41, on which land the MUDA (formerly CITB) has formed Siddhartha Nagar, J.C. Nagar and K.C. Nagar, from B-Kharab classification (Government land), former…
Let Somashekar read Government Order for better understanding, says Ramdas
July 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Responding to former MLA M.K. Somashekar’s charge that Revenue Minister R. Ashoka had presented only a Government letter and not a Government Order (GO) regarding deletion of 354.29 ½ acres of land coming under Kurubarahalli Survey No.4 and Alanahalli Survey No.41 from B-Kharab classification, Krishnaraja MLA S.A. Ramdas has suggested the former MLA to…
Former MP opposes implementation of the amended Land Reforms Act
July 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Questioning the rationale for easing the norms for purchase of agricultural lands by non-agriculturists, former Congress MP R. Dhruvanarayan, opposing the implementation of the amended Land Reforms Act, stated that Congress party is going to launch a Statewide agitation if the amendments to Land Reforms Act are not rescinded immediately. Addressing a press meet…
Industrial bodies seek Power Bill Fixed Charges waiver
July 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Several Industrial Associations of the city have appealed CESC to waive off Fixed Charges in power bills and to convert billing from Commercial to Industrial. In a memorandum submitted to CESC MD Manohara M. Bevinamara here recently, Mysuru Industries Association (MIA)President Vasu, also a former MLA, urged CESC to convert all Tailoring, Dry Cleaning,…
Non- functional drinking water Unit at Gangotri HUDCO Layout
July 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The pure drinking water unit at Gangotri HUDCO Layout, which has become non-functional for the past 20 days, has severely inconvenienced the residents. The drinking water unit was set up at 8th Cross of Gangotri Layout at a cost of Rs.10 lakh under the Local MLA Grant in 2017-18. But the unit became non-functional…
Gouri Satya’s ‘Colonial Landmarks in Mysuru’ released online
July 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Exactly four years after the release of his maiden work related to Mysuru history, ‘Mysuru Memories – The Old City of Mysuru’ on July 17, 2015, Gouri Satya, Senior Journalist and Star of Mysore columnist, has come out with a new work on Mysuru history. Titled ‘Colonial Landmarks in Mysuru,’ the book highlights 15…
KSRTC guidelines on employees’ attendance
July 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In view of Coronavirus pandemic, some of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) employees had been unable to work in the month of June. Now, KSRTC has issued guidelines related to their attendance for the month of June to its employees. These guidelines have been sent to all its Divisional Controllers of the…
Head Constable dies in road mishap
July 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A Head Constable attached to Lakshmipuram Police Station, who had sustained serious injuries after falling off from his motorcycle on July 15, succumbed to his injuries at a city Hospital yesterday. Puttaswamy (42), a native of T. Katur in the taluk, is the deceased. Puttaswamy was travelling on his motorcycle on official work to…















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