Skilled workers from Jharkhand, Rajasthan give an old-world charm look to Wadiyar-era structure Mysore/Mysuru: The restoration works of the CADA Office building, which dates back to the princely Mysuru (formerly Mysore) era of Wadiyar rulers, are currently underway at an estimated cost of Rs. 2 crore. This regal structure holds great heritage significance and is…
New bicycles to be added; 48 additional docking stations to come up Mysore/Mysuru: The Trin Trin bicycle service will be restarted soon with new features and the Gujarat-based company, which has been awarded the tender, is busy docking new bicycles at the existing 52 docking stations across the city. Trin Trin, the Public Bicycle Sharing…
On Thursday, the Karnataka Cabinet decided to repeal the stringent law regulating religious conversion introduced by the previous BJP Government. Is this Anti-Conversion Bill draconian? Yes, but why can’t we have an Anti-Conversion Bill with specific changes? Why reject the Bill outright? While the Congress party in Karnataka has repealed the Bill, didn’t the same…
“I don’t need that ‘maturity’ of sabotaging chances of Dr. G. Parameshwara, D.K. Shivakumar” Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha lambasted Chief Minister Siddharamaiah on a range of issues and expressed his new-found love for Deputy CM D. K. Shivakumar, sympathising for the latter not getting his due as he was denied the CM’s post. Addressing…
Crowd increases from 150 to 700 daily at both Aadhaar Seva Kendras after free schemes were launched Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka Government’s new free schemes such as ‘Shakti,’ ‘Gruha Lakshmi,’ ‘Gruha Jyothi,’ and ‘Yuva Nidhi,’ have forced hundreds of men and women to rush to Aadhaar Seva Kendras or common service centres to update their Aadhaar…
Mysore Industries Association appeals for more time to pay bills; CESC says difficult proposition Mysore/Mysuru: Following the implementation of the revised power tariff, industries have experienced a significant surge in their electricity bills, with many expressing concerns over a minimum increase of 40 percent. This drastic rise has raised anxieties among industrialists, who fear that…
Mysore/Mysuru: There is only 6.5 tmcft (thousand million cubic feet) of water at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna Taluk of Mandya District and Kabini Dam in H.D. Kote Taluk of Mysuru District. Both these reservoirs take care of the drinking water needs of the residents of Mysuru, Mandya and Bengaluru. The low storage…
Mysore/Mysuru: The impact of ‘Shakti,’ a free travel scheme for women in Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses, that has been hitting private transport sector, is gradually being felt on the trains too. There has been a fall in the number of women passengers in trains, who were among a chunk of majority commuters…
By Bhamy V. Shenoy, Energy Expert & Social Activist Congress party’s five pre-poll guarantees have been getting more attention after the election than they received before the election. This is unfortunate. Depending upon one’s predilection for political parties, ideologies or backgrounds, analysis of five guarantees varies from full support to how they will destroy Karnataka’s…
Hunsur: While the Congress Government’s ‘Shakti’ scheme, which provides free bus travel for women, has significantly increased the daily ridership of Karnataka’s four Road Transport Corporations by an average of 28 percent, it has created new challenges for students who rely on KSRTC buses for their commute. The surge in ridership has resulted in overcrowding,…
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