Mysuru: Contradicting the Government’s plan to shelve the straightening of the Hunsur Road stretch near Jaladarshini Guest House, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha said, “We will try our best to straighten the road and will not allow the money sanctioned for the project to be used for other development works including the widening and asphalting of…
Chamundeshwari Temple to distribute prasadam to devotees in the morning and evening too
February 24, 2018Mysuru: Devotees and visitors to the Chamundeshwari Temple atop the Chamundi Hill, who are served prasadam every afternoon at the Dasoha Bhavan, will now be served prasadam both in the morning and evening from Mar.1. Till now, only lunch was being served. This decision was taken at a meeting of Sri Chamundeshwari Temple Administration Board…
Heritage Committee opposes demolition of Lansdowne Building, Devaraja Market
February 24, 2018Mysuru: The Government-constituted Heritage Committee has opposed the demolition of Lansdowne Building and the Devaraja Market. Instead, it will recommend the end-to-end restoration of both the structures so that they can last for another 50 years or so. Interestingly, the Task Force constituted to ascertain the lifespan and feasibility of the conservation of the structures…
Sewing machines distribution by MCC
February 24, 2018Mysuru: An alleged internal squabble in MCC resulted in women beneficiaries returning home empty-handed and disappointed without getting the assured sewing machines. The Poverty Eradication Cell of MCC had asked 989 women beneficiaries to collect the sewing machines at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry here this morning to be distributed by Mayor Bhagyavathi at 10 am. A…
Gauri Lankesh murder: Police deny media reports, say no arrests made
February 24, 2018Bengaluru/ Mandya: Rebuffing reports in the media, the Bengaluru Police late yesterday night clarified that no arrests were made in connection with the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, who was shot dead in September 2017. Reports by news channels and print media had claimed that K.T. Naveen and Hotte Manja, members of Hindu Yuva Sena…
Nalapad bail plea hearing adjourned to Feb.26
February 24, 2018Bengaluru: The bail plea hearing of Mohammed Nalapad Haris, son of N.A. Haris, Congress MLA, was adjourned to Saturday (today) by the Sessions Court yesterday, while granting time for the prosecution to file more objections till Monday (Feb.26). Mohammed Nalapad and six others have been accused of brutally assaulting L. Vidvat at a restaurant on…
Rahul Gandhi arrives for second leg tour of State
February 24, 2018Bengaluru: AICC President Rahul Gandhi arrived at Belagavi this afternoon to take part in the three-day second leg of ‘Jan Aashirwad Yatra’ in the State. Rahul Gandhi will hold a public meeting at Athani in Belagavi district, following which he will take part in Sthree Shakti Samavesha at Tikota in Vijayapur district. On Sunday, Rahul…
Pramoda Devi writes to Govt. for transfer of Baby Betta land
February 24, 2018Mandya: Member of the erstwhile royal family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar has written to the Government about Baby Betta land in Pandavapura taluk in Mandya district asking the authorities to issue Khatha in her name as it is a private property belonging to Wadiyar family. In a letter written on Feb.23, addressed to Principal Secretary, Revenue…
Second PU exams from March 1 to 17
February 24, 2018Mysuru: In the context of second PU examinations to be held from Mar.1 to 17, a meeting of Chief Superintendents of Examination Centres was held on Feb.21 at the DC’s office here to review the preparations for conducting the examination. Chairing the meeting, DC D. Randeep asked the officers of Department of PU Education to…
MP Pratap Simha inspects grade separator work on Hunsur Road
February 24, 2018Mysuru: MP Pratap Simha inspected the ongoing works on grade separator on Hunsur Road near Hinkal junction, this morning and asked the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), which has taken up the construction with an estimated cost of Rs.19.8 crore under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM), to speed up the work. The…
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