Mysuru: The unveiling of the statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, scheduled for today (Aug.30) has been postponed, said PWD Superintending Engineer Sathyanarayan. The statue of the architect of Indian Constitution had been installed under the beautifully constructed golden-plated dome in front of the Town Hall three days ago for inauguration. Though…
Bakrid: Sale of sheep picks up in city
August 30, 2017Mysuru: With just two days remaining for Bakrid Festival, sale of sheep has picked up in city with sheep rearers from Srirangapatna, Pandavapura, Arakere, T. Narsipur, Bannur and other places bringing their livestock and doing brisk business since a week. This apart, online sale of sheep is also doing good business with sellers selling breeds…
Male Mahadeshwara Temple earns over Rs. 73 lakh in ‘Hundi’ collection
August 30, 2017Chamarajanagar: The hundis (offering boxes) of Male Mahadeshwara Swamy Temple atop Male Mahadeshwara Hill were opened yesterday morning for counting. The hundis were opened at 7 am yesterday in the presence of Sri Male Mahadeshwara Swamy Area Development Authority Secretary and Additional DC K.M. Gayathri and Seer of Sri Salur Bruhanmutt Sri Pattada Guruswamy. The…
Master Plan for ‘Green Mysuru’ ready
August 30, 2017Mysuru: A Master Plan to evolve a ‘Green Mysuru’ in the next five years by planting saplings by roadside and on pavements and nurturing them has been made ready. This is a far-sighted project envisaged by the Forest Department. The final shape for the Master Plan has been given by DCF Dr. Hanumanthappa. At a…
CM sets December deadline for completion of new District Offices Complex
August 30, 2017Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has set December as the deadline for the completion of ongoing construction works of new District Offices Complex. Chief Minister, who paid a surprise visit to the construction site, inspected the ongoing works at the German Press premises in Siddarthanagar, this morning. After inspecting the works, he instructed the officials to…
MCC delegation meets CM
August 30, 2017Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, who stayed overnight in city, chaired his first meeting this morning at 8, with a delegation of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) who had come to meet him seeking approval to set up a construction waste treatment plant in city. The construction waste disposal unit has been proposed by the MCC to…
Models showcase exquisite jewellery
August 30, 2017Expo-cum-sale in city from Sept. 1 Mysuru: Jewels of India, one of the biggest jewellery retail exhibitions, will be held at Hotel Radisson Blu Plaza on M.G. Road in city from Sept. 1 to 3 between 10 am and 8 pm. The expo will be inaugurated by actress Pranitha Subhash (pic. alongside), the Brand Ambassador…
New-born baby girl found dead inside drain
August 30, 2017Mysuru: A body of a newborn girl was found inside a drain in Saraswathipuram here this morning. The body wrapped with a white cloth was found by passersby inside the drain behind JSS Women’s College through the gap of concrete slabs covering the drain. The drain has been covered with stone slabs for the pedestrians…
Mumbai rains: City limping back to normalcy
August 30, 2017Storm moves towards Gujarat; ‘Red alert’ sounded for heavy rain in Konkan, Goa, Madhya Pradesh and Central Maharashtra Mumbai: After three people, including two children, were killed when a house collapsed in Mumbai due to heavy rains which lashed Mumbai last night, the city is limping back to normalcy with local trains and flight operations…
Three Cabinet berths likely to be filled on Friday
August 30, 2017Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah is likely to fill three vacant Cabinet berths in his Ministry on September 1. Sources said K. Shadakshari, MLA for Tiptur constituency, and H.M. Revanna and R.B. Timmapur, MLCs, have emerged frontrunners for the slots.
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