Sumalatha Ambarish urges State Government Mysore/Mysuru: Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish has urged the State Government to name at least one Kalabhavan in Mysuru in memory of violin maestro Piteelu T. Chowdiah. She was speaking at an event organised by Prasaranga of Hampi Kannada University, in association with Sangeetha Kalanidhi Mysore T. Chowdiah Trust, on the…
District Administration announces reservation for President, Vice-President posts of Gram Panchayats in Mysuru taluk
January 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Over a fortnight of the announcement of results of Gram Panchayat polls, the District Administration on Saturday announced the reservation for President and Vice-President posts of Gram Panchayats (GPs) in Mysuru taluk. The reservation was announced at a meeting held at Manasagangothri’s Senate Bhavan on Saturday which was chaired by Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri….
KSRTC drivers issued notices for traffic violations
January 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: City Traffic Police, through KSRTC Depot Manager, have issued notices to KSRTC drivers for traffic violations and have instructed them to pay the penalty. Enforcement Automation Centre at City Police Commissioner’s Office under Motor Vehicles Act 1988, Column 133, has issued digital notices to the erring drivers. The drivers of KA-09-F-5204 belonging to Depot-1,…
Man arrested for murdering wife
January 18, 2021Hunsur: Hunsur Town Police have arrested a man on charges of murdering his wife at his house in Kalkunike Housing Board Colony in the town by strangulating her. While the accused has been identified as Ravi, the victim is his wife Sowmya (30), a Anganwadi worker. Details: Sowmya, daughter of Shivanna, a resident of Sathanur…
MGP conducts AGM
January 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) conducted its 31st Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) in city recently in a simple manner amidst COVID restrictions with members wearing masks and sanitising hands. Though many members, including Ko.Su. Narasimhamurthy, demanded physical monthly meetings to be conducted instead of the virtual meetings which do not allow many members to…
406 healthcare staff miss date with vaccination
January 17, 2021Co-WIN App does not allow re-registration Lack of clarity on giving fresh vaccination date Mysore/Mysuru: Can those 400 plus healthcare workers who missed the first dose of Covishield Vaccine on the inaugural day of vaccination drive on Jan. 16 be given fresh date to receive the vaccine? This is the biggest question haunting officials of…
MCC to re-issue eviction notices to market tenants
January 17, 2021Rents not revised since 2000; Action to be taken on tenants refusing to comply Mysore/Mysuru: Desperate to rake in the moolah, the cash-strapped Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is all set to re-issue eviction notices to tenants occupying prime market places and properties located in major markets and commercial hubs for which the rents have not…
Karnataka notifies draft rules for transportation of cattle
January 17, 2021Anti-cow slaughter Ordinance comes into effect tomorrow Bengaluru: The Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Ordinance, 2020, to ban slaughter of cattle, will come into effect from tomorrow (Jan. 18). The State Government issued a notification to this effect on Jan. 16. The Ordinance bans slaughter of cows, bulls and bullocks of all…
Residents warned against letting rainwater into UGD system
January 17, 2021MCC sets 15-day deadline; to levy penalty of Rs. 2,000 per house Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru is growing exponentially and its sprawling expansion outpaces the Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) ability to accommodate skyrocketing demand for water and sanitation services. One of the problems that the Civic Body is facing is damages that occur to underground drainage (UGD)…
Vaccination drive: Kodagu highest, Dakshina Kannada clocks lowest percentage
January 17, 2021Tepid response in Mysuru district on inaugural day Mysuru/Bengaluru: While the hilly district of Kodagu registered the highest vaccination percentage of 84 per cent, Dakshina Kannada has clocked the lowest percentage of 34 per cent on the first day of nationwide vaccine drive launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. As against 21,658 persons…













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