Mysuru: The parade rehearsal for 70th Republic Day celebrations organised by District Administration was held at Torch Light Parade Grounds at Bannimantap here this morning. All 23 teams comprising various units including the KSRP, City Armed Reserve, DAR, RPF, CISF, Traffic Police, Women’s Police, NCC, Scouts and Guides, Bharath Seva Dal, Mounted Police, Home…
“Give me CM’s chamber in Vidhana Soudha on rent”
January 25, 2019Bengaluru real estate businessman writes to Speaker Bengaluru: With most of the Karnataka Ministers and MLAs spending their time in resorts since the last one month fearing threat of being poached by rival parties, a businessman in Bengaluru has come up with a strange request to the Assembly Speaker. He has urged Speaker Ramesh Kumar…
K.T. Balakrishna is new City Police Commissioner
January 25, 2019Mysuru: IPS Officer K.T. Balakrishna has been appointed as the new city Police Commissioner. He replaces Dr. A. Subramanyeswara Rao who has been transferred without a posting. K.T. Balakrishna is among the four IPS Officers who got new postings by the Government on Thursday. A 2005 reassigned batch IPS Officer, Balakrishna was serving as SP…
Monkey disease: High alert sounded in H.D. Kote
January 25, 2019Mysuru: Following reports of the spread of Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), commonly called monkey disease, in Manandavadi town in Kerala, a high health alert has been sounded at H.D. Kote that borders Kerala. The District Health Department has started vaccination process especially in the tribal hamlets. Vaccination process has also begun at many tribal settlements…
Netaji birth anniversary at Gangothri
January 25, 2019Mysuru: Marking the 122nd Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, a function was organised by the Netaji Birth Centenary Committee (NBCC) of Mysore University at the Library block in Manasagangothri here recently. The programme was a solemn low key affair in the context of the demise of Siddaganga Seer Sri Shivakumara Swamiji. The dignitaries…
Chosen for ‘Putani Rathna’ Awards
January 25, 2019Mysuru: Yashu Children and Cultural Academy and Arora Educational Trust will be distributing Putani Rathna, Prathibha Rathna and Mysuru Rathna awards for meritorious students at a programme organised on Jan.27 at 10.30 am at CSI Hardwicke Educational Institutions premises on JLB Road. S. Nisarga, L. Sahana, S. Bhuvankumar, K. Chethangowda, C. Keerthana and S. Monika…
National Voters Day celebrated in city
January 25, 2019Mysuru: The District Administration, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and the Election Commission of India (ECI) as part of National Voters Day, had organised a rally to spread awareness about the necessity of voting and to encourage young generation towards the voting rights in city this morning. The awareness rally was flagged off by Deputy Commissioner…
Women’s contributions for growth of Kannada literature remembered
January 25, 2019Mysuru: The first district-level, day-long, Mahila Kannada Sahitya Sammelana, organised by District Kannada Sahitya Parishat (KSP) began at Maharani’s Arts College for Women, in city this morning. Sammelana President Dr. Y.C. Bhanumathi was brought to the venue along with KSP President Y.D. Rajanna and College Principal Prof. C.H. Prakash, in a specially decorated vehicle after…
Taruna Bharathi Music Festival at Ganabharathi on Jan.31, Feb. 1
January 25, 2019Mysuru: Ganabharathi has organised Taruna Bharathi Music Festival, a programme for young artistes, on Jan.31 and Feb. 1 at its premises in Kuvempunagar. There will be two concerts on each day from 6 pm to 9 pm. On Jan. 31, there will be two Karnatak vocal concerts by Vidu. Anjali Sriram (6 pm to 7.30…
Only Rs. 105 crore collected of pending Rs. 201 crore taxes
January 25, 2019MCC pre-budget public consultation meeting held Mysuru: The pre-budget public consultation meeting of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) was held at the Old Council Hall on Jan. 23. Elected representatives and citizens took stock of the budgetary allocations and expenditure during 2018-19 and also discussed some of the proposals to be implemented in 2019-2020 fiscal. At…














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