New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi took over as the President of All India Congress Committee (AICC) this morning from his mother Sonia Gandhi, who led India’s oldest party for 19 years. The 47-year-old, who has for years been seen as a reluctant politician, took charge in a ceremony on the lawns of the party’s 24 Akbar…
Railway Pension Adalats must be result-oriented, say pensioners
December 16, 2017Mysuru: Mysuru Division of South Western Railway (SWR) conducted a Pension Adalat yesterday at the office of Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) and the meeting was chaired by DRM Dr. Atul Gupta. The Adalat was organised to look into the grievances of retired Railway employees and family pensioners. Senior Divisional Personal Officer Prashant Mastiholi, Divisional Finance…
Railway Engineers stage protest
December 16, 2017Seek implementation of Task Force report on safety Mysuru: Members of the South Western Railway Engineers’ Association (SWREA) staged a demonstration in city yesterday demanding that the task force report on safety be implemented. About 120 engineers comprising senior section engineers and junior engineers of all technical departments staged what they called “Mission Safety Dharna”…
Waste management: DC holds meeting with MCC officials
December 16, 2017Mysuru: Even as former Minister and BJP leader S.A Ramdas is on a collision course with the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) seeking a permanent solution to the foul smell emanating from the Excel Solid Waste Treatment Plant or Sewage Farm at Vidyaranyapuram, Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep held a meeting with MCC officials at his office…
Mysuru-Chennai Air Deccan flights to commence from February
December 16, 2017Bengaluru: Indian low-cost airline pioneer Air Deccan, which would be taking to the sky again in the coming days, would be commencing service to its Karnataka routes from February 2018, with a flight between Chennai and Mysuru. Air Deccan Promoter Capt. G.R. Gopinath said, “We will be commencing our Chennai-Mysuru flight in February. There onwards,…
Sewage water causes froth at already polluted Kukkarahalli Lake
December 16, 2017Mysuru: Is the iconic Kukkarahalli Lake that inspired poets to come up with literary gems turning into another Bellandur Lake? The Bellandur Lake in Bengaluru is famous or rather infamous for spewing waves of froth and thick foam that usually spill onto the roads and carried by winds, blanketing cars and leaving neighbourhoods with a…
MUDA defers decision on allotment of 20 acres for International Cricket Stadium near Sathagalli
December 16, 2017Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) will take a decision on allotting 20 acres of land for an International Cricket Stadium near Sathagalli on Dec.20. This was decided at a MUDA meeting chaired by MUDA Chairman D. Dhruvakumar here yesterday. Bengaluru Kanteerava Stadium Authorities had submitted an application to MUDA seeking 20 acres of…
Garbage woes: MP Pratap Simha to lead a delegation to CM
December 16, 2017Mysuru: In a bid to find a lasting and scientific solution for solid waste disposal, MP Pratap Simha held a meeting with Corporators, officials, local people’s representatives and private organisations at the MCC Old Council Hall this morning. Addressing the meeting, Pratap Simha called for ending the blame game over the issue. Pointing out that…
DC appeals Ramdas to call off stir
December 16, 2017Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep visited the Excel Waste Treatment Plant at Vidyaranyapuram this morning and called on former Minister S.A. Ramdas where the latter is leading an indefinite agitation over the stinking garbage problem in the vicinity. The DC assured Ramdas and the protesters that the issue will be solved soon with new treatment…
DC inspects Kukkarahalli Lake
December 16, 2017Spotting Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep cycling in the area, the environment activists who had assembled at the Kukkarahalli Lake this morning drew his attention to the large-scale letting out of sewage into the Kukkarahalli Lake. Responding to them, Randeep visited the Lake and the place where pipes are laid for the waste water to flow….
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