Mysore/Mysuru: With incidents of human-wildlife conflict on the rise in villages bordering the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, the Forest Department has launched a new initiative titled ‘Kaadina Mitra’ (friends of the forest), roping in local villagers to assist in patrolling and preventing wild animals from straying out of the Reserve. The Hediyala, Moleyur, Nugu and N….
Former Councillor Arjun warns of intensifying the stir; farmer leader Chandan Gowda confident of CM reversing the proposal T. Narasipur: Actor and former T. Narasipur Councillor Arjun Ramesh has warned of calling for T. Narasipur bandh, if the State Government continues to remain nonchalant towards the indefinite protest being staged by the employees of KSIC…
Mysore/Mysuru: The facade (chajja) of a century-old private building collapsed last evening on the busy Sayyaji Rao Road, also known as Jumboo Savari Road. Fortunately, no casualties were reported as the building was unoccupied at the time and there was no pedestrian movement on the footpath where the debris fell. The property, owned by senior…
State Govt. likely to increase guidance value by 15% to 20% Bengaluru: Purchasing property in Karnataka may soon become more expensive, with the State Government likely to increase the guidance value by 15% to 20% from Apr. 1. An official announcement, however, is still awaited. The guidance value was last revised in October 2023, when…
Yesterday, a Special Court under the Delhi High Court discharged former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and 21 others in the now-famous liquor policy case. For the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), it was a celebratory ‘Patiala peg’ served neat by the incompetence of the CBI, giving them a political high against…
Mysore/Mysuru: With the II PU exams commencing from tomorrow (Feb. 28), the Department of Pre-University Education, Mysuru, is giving final touches for preparations to ensure smooth conduct of the exams across the district. On the first day tomorrow, Kannada and Arabic papers exam will be held. The examination is being held from Feb.28 to Mar.17…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a major crackdown on quacks and private medical practitioners not complying with the norms, the District-level Special Team constituted by the Deputy Commissioner has initiated action against eight quacks and levied fine on 37 clinics in the last two years. The district has 1,712 clinics and a total of 95 cases have been…
Profit-making KSIC Filature Factory powers GI-tagged Mysore Silk production By M.T. Yogesh Kumar & B.C. Thimmaiah A Government-owned Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) Filature Factory in T. Narasipur, the primary supplier of yarn for the famed GI-tagged Mysore Silk sarees woven in Mysuru and Channapatna, is staring at an uncertain future. Despite posting an annual…
Over 500 trees absorb intense heat from cocoon boilers Mysore/Mysuru: Of the 12 acres of land at the KSIC Filature Factory at T. Narasipur, the State Government has handed over 5.8 acres to the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES) for the construction of a stadium. While officials maintain that the Filature unit itself…
Mysore/Mysuru: Open burning of heaps of waste and electric cables to extract copper at the base of pillars supporting Varuna Canal aqueduct that passes over Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway near Old Kesare, continues unabated, posing a serious threat to the structure. Despite the jurisdictional NR Police writing to the Executive Engineer of Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL),…
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