Monthly meeting of Mysore Grahakara Parishat held Mysuru: Complaints mostly related to the Transport Department were raised at the monthly meeting of the Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), held at its office on Vivekananda Road in Yadavagiri on Sunday. Issues such as the illegal movement of sandalwood and ganja (marijuana) in Kerala-registered autos, drunken driving, environmental…
Mysuru: Environmental organisations in Mysuru city have voiced strong opposition to the felling of 40 trees along Hyder Ali Road, from Kalikamba Temple to SP Office Circle, announcing a candlelight vigil on Apr. 18 (after 6 pm) to and an 11th-day death ceremony to mourn the loss of fully-grown and shade-giving trees. Alongside this tribute,…
Mysuru: During the meeting at Cheluvamba Park, Retired Major General Sudhir Vombatkere emphasised that under Article 51-A of the Constitution, it is every citizen’s constitutional duty to protect the environment. Here, however, the officials themselves have engaged in anti-environmental activities, blatantly neglecting their responsibilities. Gokul Govardhan of Team Mysuru stressed that, at times, a democratic…
MLA Tanveer Sait chairs District Haj Committee’s preliminary meeting Mysuru: The preliminary meeting of the District Haj Committee was held under the Chairmanship of MLA Tanveer Sait and Secretary of Phulwari Muslim Girls Orphanage, Ashoka Road, Abdul Azeez Chand, in city recently. The meeting focused on arrangements for the upcoming Haj Camp-2025, including orientation and…
Mysuru: City’s Nakhsha Builders, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, has launched ‘Meal of Hope – No One Sleeps Hungry’ to ensure that everyone has access to food, with a goal of serving 50,000 plates in 365 days. Harsha Melanta, Proprietor of Mysore Union, Vaidyanathan, Chartered Accountant and Vinay Shankar, CEO of…
Mysuru: The installation ceremony of the new team of Builders’ Association of India (BAI), Mysore Centre, for the year 2025-26, was held recently at MBCT (Mysore Builders Charitable Trust) Auditorium in Vishweshwaranagar. Sharanya rendered invocation. Outgoing Chairman A.S. Yoganarasimha welcomed. Outgoing Hon. Secretary K.R. Prabhakara Rao presented annual report for 2024-25. N. Subramanya was installed…
Mysuru: Mysuru Royal Institute of Technology (MRIT) had organised an Inter-College Hackathon at its premises recently which saw an enthusiastic turnout of over 180 participants from various engineering colleges across the city. The hackathon featured IoTbased problem statements, covering diverse domains such as agriculture, healthcare and transportation solutions. Teams were given a limited time-frame to…
T. Narasipur: An 18-year-old girl, who left her relative’s house on Apr. 8, has since gone missing. The missing girl is Preethi, daughter of Basavaraju of Benakanahalli. As she did not have her parents, she was staying at the house of a relative and had studied till SSLC, according to the complaint lodged by her…
Mysuru: In a petition to Justice Subash B. Adi, Chairman of the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) State-Level Committee, Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) leaders Bhamy V. Shenoy (Founding Working President) and S. Shobana (Working President) have demanded urgent intervention into the felling of 40 trees on Hyder Ali Road. The petitioners raised critical questions: Did the…
Mysuru: Nearly 9,000 lorries and trucks in Mysuru and Chamarajanagar districts will go off the roads from midnight tonight (Apr. 14) as part of a Statewide indefinite strike called by the Federation of Karnataka State Lorry Owners and Agents Association. The protest is against the sharp hike in diesel prices that has burdened the trucking…
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