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Swachh Survekshan: Will our city regain top slot?
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Swachh Survekshan: Will our city regain top slot?

March 2, 2019

Mysuru to compete under ‘Cleanest City’ and ‘Garbage-Free City’ categories Mysuru: Mysuru city has been nominated for ‘Cleanest City’ in the ‘Swachh Survekshan’ and ‘Garbage-Free City’ categories. In a communication to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), the Union Urban Development Ministry that conducts the annual Swachh Survekshan has stated that Mysuru has been included in the…

ITC creating awareness about waste segregation
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ITC creating awareness about waste segregation

March 2, 2019

Mysuru:  ITC Ltd. has entered into a tie-up with Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to tackle Solid Waste management issues in city called ‘WoW’ or ‘Well-being Out of Waste and its representatives are visiting door-to-door to create awareness about segregation of waste. MCC has already chalked out several programmes regarding segregation of dry waste from plastic…

Kacheguda-Bengaluru Express extended
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Kacheguda-Bengaluru Express extended

March 2, 2019

Mysuru: The Ministry of Railways has approved the extension of the Kacheguda-Bengaluru Express train up to Mysuru. Thus one more effort of Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha to get one of the fastest train services extended to Mysuru has borne fruit. Thousands of tourists, workers, students and those with business interests commute every day between Mysuru,…

Focus on paid news, journalism ethics
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Focus on paid news, journalism ethics

March 2, 2019

Mysuru:  Issues related to threat to journalistic ethics by paid news, increasing readership when social media is gaining momentum, journalists from particular community dominating newspaper and media organisations, biased reporting  and regional disparity dominated at the ‘Meet on Editors and Interaction’ session organised on the second day of 34th State Journalists conference at Suttur Srikeshtra…

Pakistan has been taught a befitting lesson: Writer
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Pakistan has been taught a befitting lesson: Writer

March 2, 2019

Mysuru: Maintaining that there was nothing wrong in India’s air-strikes on Pakistan soil as terror outfits operated from that country, writer Prof. H.S. Ramachandregowda has said that Tuesday’s early morning air-strikes on Pak terror camps was a befitting lesson to that country, which posed a threat to India’s security. He was speaking at the valedictory…

Apex Court orders stay on tribals’ eviction from forests
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Apex Court orders stay on tribals’ eviction from forests

March 2, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed its Feb. 13 order directing the eviction of lakhs of the Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest-dwellers, whose claims for forest land rights have been rejected under the Forest Rights Act, 2006. The earlier order had created a possibility of eviction of 11.8 lakh tribals from forests…

SC/ST promotions: SC stays State’s Feb. 27 order
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SC/ST promotions: SC stays State’s Feb. 27 order

March 2, 2019

New Delhi:  The Supreme Court yesterday poured water over a Karnataka government attempt to restore cadre and pay scales to thousands of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe employees in public services who were affected by an Apex Court judgment. A Bench of Justices U.U. Lalit and D.Y. Chandrachud stayed a Feb. 27 order of the State government…

Mahashivaratri events at Ganapathy Ashrama from Mar. 3 to 5
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Mahashivaratri events at Ganapathy Ashrama from Mar. 3 to 5

March 2, 2019

Mysuru:  Mahashivaratri will be celebrated at Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashrama in Dattanagar, Ooty Road here from Mar. 3 to 5.  The detailed programmes are as follows: Mar. 3 (Sunday): 8 am – Ganapathy, Navagraha and Shiva Panchakshari Homas; 11 am – Girija Kalyana; 12.30 pm – MahaMangalarati, Prasada distribution; 12.45 pm – Tailabhishekam to Lord…

Mahashivaratri on Mar.4: City Police issue guidelines
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Mahashivaratri on Mar.4: City Police issue guidelines

March 2, 2019

Mysuru:  To ensure smooth conduct of Mahashivaratri festival on Mar.4, City Police have issued a few guidelines to prevent any untoward incidents. According to the Police, wheeling and over-speeding by two-wheelers, drunken driving, gambling, use of loud-speakers without prior permission and screening of films on roadsides have been banned. The Police have warned of initiating…

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