By Bhamy V. Shenoy, Energy Expert & Social Activist Congress party’s five pre-poll guarantees have been getting more attention after the election than they received before the election. This is unfortunate. Depending upon one’s predilection for political parties, ideologies or backgrounds, analysis of five guarantees varies from full support to how they will destroy Karnataka’s…
Hunsur: While the Congress Government’s ‘Shakti’ scheme, which provides free bus travel for women, has significantly increased the daily ridership of Karnataka’s four Road Transport Corporations by an average of 28 percent, it has created new challenges for students who rely on KSRTC buses for their commute. The surge in ridership has resulted in overcrowding,…
Film personalities meet Siddharamaiah urging him to give shape to proposal Mysore/Mysuru: With Siddharamaiah firmly back in the Chief Minister’s seat, the limelight has returned to Mysuru and the first among the major plans that he will initiate in his hometown will be the long-pending Film City project. As a prelude to the Film City…
MGP meeting discusses guarantee schemes, their implication on State finances Mysore/Mysuru: The five guarantee schemes with which the Congress has come to power is the talk of the town now as the schemes are set to make a significant dent in the State finances. While a section of people is terming the guarantees as an…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) revised the power tariff on May 12, 2023, raising it to an average 70 paise per unit for all household connections in the State and the order was given retrospective effect from April 2023. Due to the revision of the tariff, an enhanced average 70 paise per unit…
Mysore/Mysuru: The toll charges for a section of the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway have been quietly increased by the National Highways Authority of India (NHA), with rates going up by as much as 22 percent. The toll has been increased for all types of vehicles and comes at a time when a new Government is in place….
Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government’s ‘Shakti’ scheme under which women can travel for free has been receiving an overwhelming response in Mysuru. Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar launched the scheme in Bengaluru on Sunday (June 11), while in Mysuru, District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa rolled out the scheme by issuing ticket to…
Auto and taxi services also hit Mysore/Mysuru: A day after the State Government rolled out the ‘Shakti’ scheme that offers free travel across the State for women irrespective of their age and social status, the repercussions are being seen in the private sector with no takers for private buses, autos and cabs. The Private Bus…
T. Narasipur: Mysuru Division Joint Transport Commissioner Dr. C.T. Murthy has said that in the wake of increased accidents in T. Narasipur town, the Regional Transport Department (RTO) had formed two teams to ensure road safety. During their operation, the officials have seized more than 20 autos for traffic rules violations and four buses for…
Shoppers protest; No way to ease pressure on parking space The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Council with 65 Corporators whom we unfortunately call as City Fathers have taken a decision on June 9, 2023 to introduce a ‘Pay and Park’ system on six important roads of the business hubs of our city in downtown area…
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