Mysuru: Finding a hotel room for the Prime Minister of the country when he is visiting a city to stay is one of the easiest tasks for any government body. However, surprisingly, what we find here instead is the Special Protection Group (SPG) to the Prime Minister, the District Administration and the Police are frantically…
ED files FIR against Minister D.K. Shivakumar
February 15, 2018Bengaluru: Even as the countdown for the State Assembly polls has begun, Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar seems to be in trouble, with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filing an FIR against him on charges of tearing documents and destroying evidence when Income Tax officials raided Eagleton Resort in the outskirts of Bengaluru on Aug.2, 2017, where…
MCC takes up rooftop solar power generation
February 15, 2018Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is all set to harness solar power with the idea of becoming self-sufficient in its energy needs and frames to install solar panels have been put up on the building rooftop. The MCC, which served as the nodal agency for implementing the Centre sponsored ‘Solar City’ project could have…
Thalassery-Mysuru Railway line via Kodagu: Mysuru protest venue shifted from J.K. Grounds to Dasara Expo Grounds
February 15, 2018Mysuru: The venue of the massive protest against the proposed Thalassery-Mysuru Railway line via South Kodagu has been shifted from J.K. Grounds to Karnataka Exhibition Grounds or the Dasara Exhibition Grounds. This change has been necessitated as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting the city on Feb.18 and 19 and the Special Protection Group,…
PMO keen on Mysuru Swachh model
February 15, 2018Mysuru: In spite of Mysuru slipping to the fifth spot in the last Swachh Survekshan, it has not stopped the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to visit and study city’s Swachh model. A representative from PMO visited the city and collected details about the model from Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). According to MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha,…
Yuvaraja’s students demand basic facilities
February 15, 2018Mysuru: Over 2,000 students of the historic Yuvaraja’s College in city took the protest route this morning demanding basic facilities. Shouting slogans, students, both girls and boys, boycotted the classes and raised their voice against pathetic facilities at the college. Assembling in front of the College, students, with placards, demanded immediate attention from the authorities…
More than 78,000 new voters in Mysuru District
February 15, 2018Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) D. Randeep has said that the final revised voter list will be published on Feb.28 and the list will be issued to political parties by Mar. 2. Presiding over a meeting with political leaders at his office here on Monday, Randeep said that the district had received 78,403 applications from eligible…
DC Randeep to hold meeting of parties ahead of polls
February 15, 2018Mysuru: DC D. Randeep, who is also the District Election Officer, said that at least three teams will be deputed to each Assembly segment to ensure that the model code of conduct would be followed. He said that over six teams would be deployed at “Expensive Sensitive Constituencies” (ESCs) in the district. The Election Commission…
Thalassery-Mysuru Railway line through Kodagu: The People’s Will Must Prevail
February 15, 2018By Maj. Gen. (Retd.) S.G. Vombatkere Kodagu is the land of brave warriors who have sacrificed the best years of their lives and often enough, their very lives, in protecting our country. These people are now fighting to save their homelands from destructive mega-projects. A movement, led by Coorg Wildlife Society President Colonel (Retd.) C.P….
An Appeal: Support to Save Kodagu from Destruction
February 15, 2018The Environment, the Forests, the Landscape and the very future of Kodagu and its people are at stake due to the proposals for two destructive projects of Railways and four Multi-lane National Highways through Kodagu. With the felling of lakhs of trees across Kodagu, the death of River Cauvery will be only a matter of…














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