Rs. 800 crore being spent on making city free of pothole-riddled roads, back-breaking rides Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is rolling out a bonanza of road works ahead of the Assembly elections. Most of the city roads have been taken up for resurfacing and repairs at an estimated cost of Rs. 800 crore. With…
Time has come for people of Karnataka to choose a Government of their choice after five years. The State Assembly elections are expected around May 2023, this year. The election is almost at our doorsteps though the Election Commission has not yet announced the calendar of events. As expected, we see heightened resurgence of political…
Domestic gas to cost Rs. 1,107.50 now; old price Rs. 1,057.50 Commercial cylinder to cost Rs. 2,170; old price Rs. 1,810 Mysore/Mysuru: Petroleum and Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have hiked the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinder with immediate effect from Mar. 1. This is the first hike in domestic LPG cylinder price since…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Congress party will hold a black flag demonstration on Mar. 11 to protest against what it called exorbitant toll levied on motorists using the Mysuru-Bengaluru 10-lane Access-Controlled Expressway (National Highway-275). Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the Expressway in Maddur on Mar. 11. Addressing a press conference at the Congress Office…
Thanana thana na na na… the signature music of ‘Malgudi Days’ scored by Music Director L. Vaidyanathan, is suffice to transport one back to mid-80s. The 39-episode popular TV serial by name ‘Malgudi Days’ which was a screen adaptation of a trilogy of stories penned by the acclaimed writer R.K. Narayan and directed by actor-director…
Mysore/Mysuru: Works and services in all Government Offices across the State, including public transport, will be severely affected from tomorrow as the Karnataka State Government Employees Association has called for an indefinite Statewide strike from tomorrow (Mar.1) seeking implementation of the 7th Pay Commission report and cancellation of the New Pension Scheme (NPS), which is…
Authorities ignore procedures to be complied in relation to heritage buildings; launch of works postponed for third time in ro Mysore/Mysuru: In a blatant ignorance of due procedures related to heritage buildings in city, the Engineering Division of Karnataka Health System Development & Reform Project (KHSD&RP), Bengaluru, has erred, leading to the postponement of repair…
Mysore/Mysuru: The toll fee collection on the 118-km 10-lane Access-Controlled Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway (NH-275), on the Bengaluru-Nidaghatta stretch, which was to commence from 8 am today, has been deferred to Mar. 14, according to a notification from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) dated Feb. 27, 2023. The notification signed by NHAI Project Director B.T….
By R.G. Singh An ancient Indian sartorial tradition for a man of social standing was donning a turban. The widely practised custom was prevalent among many classes of society and continues in select regions even to this day. Most of these headgears are plain in appearance shielding the wearer against the tropical sun. While some…
Mysore/Mysuru: The residents of Yadavagiri had gathered in good numbers to witness the inauguration of first-of-its-kind Statuary Circle with fictional characters from the celebrated author R.K. Narayan’s (RKN) book Swami and Friends at the Joy ice-cream factory junction in Yadavagiri in city last evening. The event was organised by Yadavagiri Residents Association. The Circle is…
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