One unit above 200 and entire bill becomes payable Mysore/Mysuru: The Gruha Jyothi scheme — a flagship pre-election promise of the Congress Government — originally assured 200 units of free electricity per RR number. However, subsequent guideline revisions have sharply narrowed its scope and tightened eligibility. Under the new rules, the scheme comes with a…
Mysore/Mysuru: A major attempt to derail the Hampi Express running between Mysuru and Hubballi was foiled on Saturday evening. At around 6.50 pm, the train had departed Mysuru and was passing near Vandaraguppe between Channapatna and Ramanagara when a loud noise was heard. The loco pilot immediately halted the train and upon inspection, discovered damage…
Mysore/Mysuru: Akshata Murty, entrepreneur and wife of former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, has launched a cultural initiative to showcase the grandeur of Mysuru’s royal heritage and the elegance of Mysore Silk sarees to global audiences. Through a special video series created in collaboration with London’s prestigious Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum, she is spotlighting…
Bengaluru: Even as speculations galore over change of leadership in the State two-and-a-half years after the Congress came to power in May, 2023, the camp followers of Chief Minister (CM) Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister (Dy.CM) D.K. Shivakumar, who is also the KPCC President, are gearing up for a show of strength. In an interesting…
Four-day centenary fete of Sri Ramakrishna Ashram Mysore/Mysuru: Tourism and Law Minister H.K. Patil has said, it is worth laudable that Sri Ramakrishna Ashram, Mysuru, has laid emphasis on reaching out to rural areas with its service-oriented activities, realising the thought propagated by Swami Vivekananda. Minister Patil addressed the gathering after inaugurating four-day centenary year…
Just a week after we celebrated Children’s Day, we were confronted with a brutal truth: Our children are not safe in the schools meant to nurture them. In Delhi, a 16-year-old boy died by suicide after relentless harassment by his teachers. In Mumbai, a 13-year-old girl collapsed and died after her teacher forced her to…
Mysore/Mysuru: As speculations refuse to die down over leadership change in ruling Congress, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has asserted that he will continue as CM and also present next State Budget. Speaking to presspersons upon his arrival at Mysore Airport this afternoon, Siddaramaiah said that it is the Congress High Command which decides on change of…
Rebate valid till Dec. 12 Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has announced 50 percent rebate on all pending traffic fines. The 50% rebate is valid from today (Nov. 21) till Dec. 12. Following the Government order, Mysuru Traffic Police have begun implementing the order and Police have urged motorists with pending traffic fines to pay 50%…
Bengaluru: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Bengaluru Zonal Office, has filed a prosecution complaint against G.T. Dinesh Kumar, former Commissioner of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), before the Special Court for criminal cases against present and former MPs and MLAs. The case pertains to the alleged MUDA site allotment scam, booked under the Prevention of Money…
Mysore/Mysuru: As per Supreme Court directions, the heads of private and Government educational institutions, private and Government hospitals, sports complexes, bus stands, and railway stations within Urban Local Bodies (ULB) limits have been instructed to report the number of stray dogs found on their premises to the respective ULB Commissioners. The directive follows orders issued…
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