New Delhi: The Heritage City of Mysuru has lost out to Indore in the prestigious ‘Cleanest City’ in India ranking for 2016. Mysuru, that had won the award for two consecutive times earlier under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, was relegated to fifth spot. Indore has bagged the first place followed by Bhopal, Vishakhapatnam and Surat….
Mysuru: A city student was killed on the spot when a truck ran over her near GRS Fantasy Park on the Outer Ring Road this morning. The victim has been identified as Moather Hajira (21), daughter of Hussain Shariff, a resident of LIG KHB Colony in Udayagiri. Hajira, a Bio-Technology student at Pooja Bhagavat Memorial…
Mysuru: A mother’s cry to see the face of her son who died under mysterious circumstances at Dammam in Saudi Arabia is yet to be heard as the body of 27-year-old Shabeer, who died 40 days ago (March 25), has not yet reached the city for the family members to perform the last rites. Deceased…
Mysuru: Probably listening to the 16th Century saint – poet Bhakta Kanakadasa’s soulful rendering of “Kula Kula Kulavendu Hodedadadiri…” Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep has passed strict instructions that all the temples should carry the sign boards “Open to All,” without discriminating the entry to the temples based on caste, religion or gender. This is a…
Mysuru: More skeletons are tumbling out of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) shelves in the “Car Rental Scam” where elected representatives and their officers were found misusing public money and availing facilities that they are not entitled to. The scam came to light yesterday when Nandeesh Preetham, Chairperson, MCC’s Standing Committee on Town Planning and…
Mysuru: An aged couple Radha Bai and R. Purushotham Naidu had left behind a bag containing jewellery and clothing worth Rs. 2 lakh in an auto while they were travelling from Paduvarahalli to their home in N.R. Mohalla. To their pleasant surprise, the auto driver Nasir Ahmed Sharief of Udayagiri returned the bag when he…
Mysuru: By exposing the “Car Rental Scam” in the Mysuru City Corporation, Nandeesh Preetham has followed the footsteps of his father late H.S. Shankaralingegowda (HSS) who was an MLA. Shankaralingegowda was known for his public-friendly moves and he always used to raise his voice against misuse of tax payers’ money. He was known to rush…
Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) engages 64 rented cars from three car rental companies and pays a monthly rent of Rs. 15,01,376. These cars are provided to various officers and to the seven Standing Committee Chairmen. As rentals to the car companies, in March 2017, the MCC has paid Rs. 5,06,544 to S.V. &…
Mysuru: Taking umbrage at the report submitted by the ten-member Committee headed by Jai Prakash, Vice President of Academy of Certified Hazardous Material Manager, India Chapter, the villagers of Shyadanahalli urged the DC Randeep not to consider the report, terming it unscientific. Addressing a press conference, here on Wednesday, the Dalit Sangarsh Samiti district convenor…
Mysuru: Morning walkers in the Lingambudhi Park this morning rescued a deer which suffered injuries as it panicked and tried to jump the iron grills of the park. The Forest Department personnel later got the deer treated by the Zoo Veterinarian and released it into Lingambudhi Forest. It is reported that many deer stray into…
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