Mysuru: The rapid rise of vector-borne diseases in city over the last two months was elaborately discussed at the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Council meeting held yesterday at Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Hall in the MCC premises. Corporators urged Mayor M.J. Ravikumar and MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha to take measures to ensure proper waste segregation and…
Former Vice-Chancellors oppose Govt. interference in running Varsities
July 1, 2017Mysuru: The State Government’s move to bring in amendment to the Karnataka State Universities Act, is a step that would curb the development of Universities in the State and rob it of its autonomous status, said Forum of Former Vice-Chancellors of Karnataka State Universities President Prof. S.N. Hegde. Addressing a press meet at a private…
Police tighten security at KRS Dam
July 1, 2017Mandya: In the wake of hundreds of farmers staging a demonstration on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway yesterday opposing the release of water from KRS to Tamil Nadu, security has been beefed up at KRS dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district. As soon as protests erupted across the district, Police security was tightened at the dam site…
Rise in viral fever cases: DC visits KR and Cheluvamba hospitals, interacts with doctors
July 1, 2017Mysuru: In the context of a quantum leap in vital fever cases in city and district, Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep visited KR and Cheluvamba hospitals this morning to assess the facilities and take stock of the situation. Randeep inspected all the wards and laboratories of the hospitals and held a meeting of the doctors. The…
GST Effect: City medical stores withdraw discounts
July 1, 2017Mysuru: “Dear customers, as the Central Government is implementing GST from today midnight, we are not able to provide you discounts on medicines. Please co-operate.” Almost all the 400-odd medical stores in the city sported this board near their counters and at prominent places yesterday to make customers aware of the impact of Goods and…
Continuation of Weekly Tatkal Express Special
July 1, 2017Yesvantpur – Visakhapatnam – Yesvantpur Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR) has decided for continuation of Train No. 06579/06580, Yesvantpur – Visakhapatnam – Yesvantpur Weekly Tatkal Express Special for few more trips to clear extra rush of passengers. Train No. 06579, Yesvantpur – Visakhapatnam Weekly Tatkal Express Special departs Yesvantpur at 18:35 hrs. on every Friday…
Weekly Suvidha Special
July 1, 2017Mysuru: SWR has decided for continuation of Train No. 82651/82652, Yesvantpur – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra – Yesvantpur Weekly Suvidha Special for few more trips. Train No. 82651, Yesvantpur – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Weekly Suvidha Special departs Yesvantpur at 11:30 hrs. on every Saturday from July 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017…
Kaveri Grameena Bank employees stage protest
July 1, 2017Mysuru: In response to the Nationwide stir called by All India Regional Rural Bank Employees Association, members of Kaveri Grameena Bank Employees Union and Kaveri Grameena Bank Officers Association, staged a demonstration in front of the Bank premises located in Vijayanagar second stage in city yesterday urging to fulfil their various demands. The demands included…
Alleged creation of fake land records: Former Mandya Tahsildar clarifies
July 1, 2017Mandya: Reacting to reports on her being named in the Police complaint on creation of fake records for land alienation when she was Mandya Tahsildar, former Mandya Tahsildar Priyadarshini, who is currently serving as a Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Zonal Assistant Commissioner, has maintained that she had nothing to do with the creation of fake…
Members object to Kunchitigara Sangha election
July 1, 2017Mysuru: Strongly opposing the move to hold Kunchitigara Sangha elections on July 9 despite a probe going on against alleged irregularities by some of the Sangha office-bearers, a few members of the Sangha staged a demonstration in front of the Sangha office at Alamma Choultry on Vinoba Road in Shivarampet here on Thursday. Maintaining that…
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