10 employees of Nanjangud Toll Plaza test positive Mysore/Mysuru: In view of rising number of Corona cases in Mysuru district with few positive cases detected at toll collection plaza itself, the toll collection at Nanjangud Toll Plaza near Kadakola located on National Highway-766 has been suspended since the last four days. Every day, over 40,000…
Act against Netas breaching social distancing norms: HC
July 18, 2020Government asked to form grievance redressal mechanism where citizens can complain through email, SMS or WhatsApp Bengaluru/Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court (HC) has pulled up the State Government for not taking strict action against political figures and elected representatives, who blatantly violate social distancing norms at a time when the COVID-19 virus is infecting thousands…
Mass rapid testing of symptomatic people begins in NR Constituency
July 18, 2020Seven 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…











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