Mysuru: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has proposed to hold an SC/ST public grievances meet at Bengaluru on July 26 and 27. Aggrieved persons and victims of atrocities from SC/ST Committees can register with the NHRC by sending their grievances either by registered or speed post to the NHRC, Manav Adhikara Bhavan, Block-C, GPO…
Cleanest City: Mysuru slips to 8th position
June 24, 2018Hunsur wins Best City Award in Solid Waste Management New Delhi/ Mysuru: For all those of you who are thinking that Mysuru will regain the top spot in the Cleanest City Ranking, here is a shocker. The Heritage City of Mysuru has slipped into eighth position in the Swachh Survekshan 2018. Last year (2017), Mysuru…
Bullet bike thefts baffle city Police
June 24, 2018Mysuru: A series of bullet bike thefts in city has become a new headache for the Police. From January 1 till date, six bullet bikes have been stolen and out of this, two cases have been detected and criminals have been arrested. Two cases have been reported from Hebbal Police Station where there is a…
Karnataka finally nominates member to Cauvery panel
June 24, 2018Bengaluru: As Karnataka has no option but to nominate a representative to the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC), the State Government has yesterday decided to do it with a request to the Centre to hear its views. Principal Secretary (Water Resources) Rakesh Singh will represent Karnataka on the Cauvery Water Management Authority, the apex body…
Mysuru Railway Station gets high-speed Wi-Fi
June 24, 2018Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR) has installed high-speed Wi-Fi service at 115 Railway Stations including the Mysuru City Railway Station and Ashokapuram Station in Karnataka. Other Railway Stations include Nanjangud, Kadakola, K.R. Nagar and Chamarajanagar. The maximum bandwidth allotted to each Railway Station is 1 GB. Under ‘Digital India’ initiative of Government of India,…
Soon, you can fly a Helitaxi from Bengaluru to Mysuru
June 24, 2018Mysuru: Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram-based Thumby Aviation Pvt. Ltd. will extend its popular ‘Helitaxi’ services from Kempegowda International Airport Limited (KIAL) in Bengaluru to Mysuru, Madikeri and Chikkamagalur. The firm has already started its Helitaxi services from KIAL to Electronics City in Bengaluru where there is concentration of Information Technology companies. The service is quite popular…
New attractions for Chunchanakatte: Hanging bridge, Lord Hanuman statue
June 24, 2018K.R. Nagar: Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh has said that a hanging bridge will be built across the spectacular Chunchanakatte and Dhanushkoti Falls in K.R. Nagar to attract tourists. Along with a hanging bridge, a 60-ft statue of Lord Hanuman will be set up here. The Minister was speaking to officials after an inspection of Chunchanakatte…
District Administration gears up for Ashada Shukravara
June 24, 2018Free bus service from helipad on July 20, July 27, Aug. 3 and Aug.10 Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar directed the officials to make all preparations for the Ashada Shukravara (Ashada Fridays) beginning on July 20 to facilitate thousands of devotees to offer prayers to Goddess Chamundeshwari atop the Hill. He was addressing a…
Youth arrested for assaulting woman Forest Officer at Chunchanakatte Falls
June 24, 2018K.R. Nagar: The K.R. Nagar Police have arrested a youth for allegedly assaulting a probationary woman Forest Guard under the influence of alcohol near Chunchanakatte Falls in K.R. Nagar on Friday evening. The accused has been identified as Sunil from Salekoppalu Village. According to the Police, Sunil came to the waterfalls along with his friend…
MLA Tanveer Sait holds review meeting
June 24, 2018Mysuru: Former Primary and Secondary Education Minister and newly re-elected MLA Tanveer Sait conducted a review meeting with the officials of MCC, MUDA, CHESCom, PWD, Slum Board, Water Supply and other Departments at the PWD Guest House in Nazarbad, here yesterday. Cut up with the way the engineers function, he asked them to be proactive…
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