How can Rajarishi Nalwadi’s and Sir M. Visvesvaraya’s statues be treated equally, questions Historian Mysore/Mysuru: The ongoing project of constructing life-size statues of Rajarishi Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, the patron and the financier of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam and Sir M. Visvesvaraya (Sir MV), Wadiyar’s Dewan and the Chief Engineer who built the Dam at…
Illegal banana traders evicted from Boti Bazaar
June 3, 2020Seized bananas fed to Palace elephants Mysore/Mysuru: Following complaints to the Deputy Commissioner and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner by the residents that the vehicles of illegal banana traders were causing traffic snarls on Ane Sarot Street near Boti Bazaar, the MCC authorities yesterday evicted them from the road. As there were problems in maintaining…
BEO inspects online revision of SSLC students
June 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: After a long delay due to COVID-19 induced lockdown, the SSLC exams are now scheduled to be held from June 25 to July 4. With the State Government mooting to start revision classes online for the SSLC students, many educational institutions have already begun online classes to their wards. In Mysuru too, exam-oriented online…
Tirumala Temple to hold ‘trial run of darshan’
June 3, 2020Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh Government has given nod to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) to conduct a ‘trial run of darshan’ at the Tirumala Temple with TTD employees and local devotees. On a request by the TTD, which manages the affairs of the world’s richest Hindu temple, the State Government accorded the permission with the concurrence…
Government proposes to re-open Schools in phases from July 1
June 3, 2020Bengaluru: Following a directive issued by the Union Home Ministry asking State and Union Territory Governments to hold consultations at the Institutional level with parents and other stakeholders on re-opening of Schools along with necessary COVID-19 precautionary and safety guidelines, Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar held a meeting with top department officials…
COVID Curfew extended till June 30 in city from 9 pm to 5 am
June 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In accordance with the directive of the Union and State Governments to stop the spread of the deadly Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta, as a precautionary measure, has extended the curfew across the city till June 30. The curfew imposed as per Section 144 of Cr.PC will be in effect from…
CM makes minor re-shuffle of District In-charge Ministers
June 3, 2020Bengaluru: In a minor re-shuffle regarding District In-charge Ministers, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Tuesday appointed Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi as the new Belagavi District Minister and Food & Civil Supplies Minister K. Gopalaiah as Hassan District Minister. Ramesh Jarkiholi of the Congress and Gopalaiah of the JD(S) had played a key role in…
Election to four Rajya Sabha seats from State on June 19
June 3, 2020Bengaluru: The election to four Rajya Sabha (RS) seats from the State that will fall vacant soon will be held on June 19. The election will take place to the RS seats held by Prabhakar Kore of the BJP, B.K. Hariprasad and M.V. Rajivgowda of the Congress and Kupendra Reddy of the JD(S) who are…
‘Recommend Nalwadi’s name for Bharat Ratna posthumously’
June 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The 136th birth anniversary of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar was celebrated by Karnataka Sena Pade by offering floral tribute to a portrait of Nalwadi and by distributing ‘Mysore Pak’ to the public at Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple premises this morning. DCP A.N. Prakash Gowda, Palace Board Dy. Director T.S. Subramanya and Industrialist M.N. Doreswamy, who were…
Miscreant in the guise of doctor steals mobile phone of patient
June 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A miscreant in the guise of a doctor has made away with the mobile phone of a patient at K.R. Hospital on Tuesday afternoon. The patient, who lost the mobile phone, is Geetha, a resident of Yaraganahalli in city. On Tuesday afternoon, Geetha, who was suffering from respiratory problem, had come to K.R. Hospital…















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