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…
Repair works of K.R. Hospital, Cheluvamba deferred again
February 28, 2023Authorities 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…
Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway toll fee collection deferred
February 28, 2023Mysore/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….
Turban Tales
February 28, 2023By 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…
First-of-its-kind Circle of Statuary inaugurated at Yadavagiri
February 27, 2023Mysore/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…
New cameras linked to traffic command centre
February 27, 2023Top Police officers check the traffic automation command centre at City Police Commissioner’s Office Mysore/Mysuru: The 50 new and additional hi-tech, high-definition (HD) and night vision Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras that have been installed at 25 points in the city including the entry and exit points have been linked to the traffic automation command centre…
PM opens lotus-shaped Shivamogga Airport
February 27, 2023Modi praises B.S. Yediyurappa for humility despite reaching heights of success Shivamogga: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Shivamogga Airport this morning in a boost to connectivity and accessibility of the Karnataka city and other neighbouring areas in the Malnad region. The new airport, with a lotus-shaped terminal, has been developed at a cost of…
Iconic Mysore Palace among ‘Seven Wonders of Karnataka’
February 26, 2023Bengaluru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has declared seven places in Karnataka as ‘Seven Wonders’ similar to ‘Seven Wonders of the World’. The iconic Mysore Palace figures among the list and the related award was received by Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra at the event that was held at a private hotel in Bengaluru last…
Non-Karnataka vehicles entering Nagarahole to pay a cleaning fee
February 26, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: All non-Karnataka (KA)registered vehicles entering the Nagarahole Tiger Reserve (NTR) through various entry points including Mysuru will have to pay a cleaning fee. The order has been implemented from Feb. 1, 2023, much to the chagrin of vehicle owners and drivers from neighbouring Kerala who use the roads regularly. A cleaning fee of Rs….
Stones pelted in Bengaluru at Vande Bharat Express
February 26, 2023Two windows of premium train damaged near Cantonment area; Police case filed Bengaluru: The glass windows of the Vande Bharat Express that travels between Mysuru and Chennai via Bengaluru were damaged last evening after some people threw stones at the high-speed train in Bengaluru, the South Western Railway (SWR) said in a statement. The train…
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