Bengaluru: The Suburban Rail Project in Bengaluru is undergoing significant developments, with the potential to address traffic congestion and improve connectivity in the region. Minister for Infrastructure Development, Commerce, and Industries, M.B. Patil has emphasised the need to extend the project beyond the city limits to the surrounding areas such as Mysuru, Mandya and Kolar….
‘Gruha Lakshmi’ will not smile on I-T-paying women
June 7, 2023Women whose spouses are paying Income Tax or filing GST too are ineligible for Rs. 2,000 a month Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has released guidelines for the ‘Gruha Lakshmi’ scheme, which offers monthly financial assistance of Rs. 2,000 to women. This programme aims to support women who are recognised as heads of households and hold…
Mysuru-Kushalnagar four-lane Highway: MP sets deadline for land acquisition process
June 6, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The land acquisition process for the Access-Controlled Four-Lane Expressway between Mysuru and Kushalnagar will be completed within one-and-a-half months. Once the land is acquired, it will be handed over to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already launched the Rs. 4,130 crore project to lay a 93-km-long Highway…
Conditions and guidelines for free power, free bus schemes
June 6, 2023Bengaluru: The Congress Government’s much-anticipated ‘Gruha Jyothi’ scheme, offering free electricity of up to 200 units for domestic consumers, is set to be implemented in July, with the benefits reflected in the August billing cycle. To ensure a smooth rollout, the Government has issued comprehensive guidelines outlining the conditions and eligibility criteria for availing the…
Just five years after rejuvenation… Sewage, hyacinth choke scenic Thippayyanakere
June 6, 2023Water hyacinth (Eichhornia) is choking the picturesque Thippayyanakere near Lalithadripura as gallons of sewage water flow into the lake day in and day out from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Nagar, Police Layout, Giridarshini Layout, Alanahalli Layout and surrounding areas. The 12.36-acre Thippayyanakere, situated at Nadanahalli adjacent to Ring Road in Lalithadripura, was rejuvenated in 2018 by…
MCC presents surplus Budget; No new taxes
June 5, 2023Integrated Command and Control Centre to take strategic decisions on solid waste management Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation‘s Budget for the year 2023-2024 presented this morning had nothing new to offer to the residents of Mysuru though the civic body has allocated funds for regular development projects. Some of the projects that were proposed in…
A Pharmacist’s Tryst with Green
June 5, 2023Prakash waters plants and performs yoga daily at MUDA Park in Vijayanagar I Stage Mysore/Mysuru: Watering the plants and doing yogasana make for a healthy combination. While plants build a healthy environment, yogasana is for a better health. Meet Prakash, a 47-year-old resident of Vijayanagar I Stage in the city and a Pharmacist by profession,…
Relief to patients as defunct fans repaired at Chamarajanagar District Hospital
June 5, 2023Chamarajanagar: Following publication of the new item titled ‘Chamarajanagar District Hospital crying for attention’ in Star of Mysore on May 30, ceiling fans which had stopped working since a month have been repaired now. Earlier, patients were asked by the District Hospital and Women and Children Hospital staff to bring their own fans for their…
Grand procession marks Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Jayanti
June 4, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A grand procession in the heart of the city marked the 139th birth anniversary of erstwhile Mysuru ruler Rajarshi Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar in city this morning. The procession organised under the aegis of UrsuMandali Sangha, began from Sangha Office located on Thyagaraja Road in K.R. Mohalla. The procession, accompanied by a host of folk…
Triple train accident in Odisha’s Balasore: Stranded Karnataka sub-junior volleyball players repatriated
June 4, 2023Eight players and coach from Mysuru; teams arrive in Bengaluru Mysore/Mysuru: In an unfortunate incident involving a train crash in Balasore, Odisha, a group of 38 sub-junior volleyball players from Karnataka found themselves stranded in Kolkata. However, collaborative efforts made by the State Government, officials and MLAs ensured the safe return of the players to…
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