By V. Chetan Narasimha Mysore/Mysuru: With the Monsoon getting delayed and the district facing severe rainfall deficit, prices of vegetables, fruits and meat have been increasing by the day, thus pinching the pockets of consumers. Prices of vegetables have more than doubled at Devaraja, Vani Vilas, APMC, Mandi and Nanjumalige Markets in the past fortnight….
Hilly terrain altered, trees cut in Madikeri Red Zone
June 19, 2023Forest Department registers FIR against three persons Despite geologists from the Geological Survey of India (GSI) and scientists from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.)recommending to the Kodagu District Administration not to disturb hilly areas, especially places that are prone to landslides, a 38-acre land at Mangaladevinagar in Madikeri is being altered and levelled with…
ACCIDENT SPOT: Barricade in the middle of Karanji Lake Bund Road
June 18, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Karanji Lake Bund Road, known for its bustling traffic, has become an increasingly hazardous route due to a single barricade placed in the middle of the road in a linear position. Frequent accidents happen here when vehicles either hit the barricade or while overtaking at this point. Driving on this road in the…
Has Mysuru City lost out on KSCA Cricket Stadium?
June 18, 2023District Minister bats for Stadium at Varakodu in Varuna Mysore/Mysuru: After months of efforts, parleys and communications between the Urban Development Department, Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), it now looks like Mysuru city has finally lost out on the International Cricket Stadium to be built by Karnataka State…
Gruha Jyothi: Slow server hits process of online applications
June 18, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Technical glitches marred the online process of uploading applications for Gruha Jyothi scheme to avail the benefit of free 200 units of power, one of the five guarantees announced by Congress Government in its election manifesto, on its opening day, at KarnatakaOne and MysoreOne centres, in the city this morning. As the server went…
Restoration works breathe life into CADA building
June 17, 2023Skilled workers from Jharkhand, Rajasthan give an old-world charm look to Wadiyar-era structure Mysore/Mysuru: The restoration works of the CADA Office building, which dates back to the princely Mysuru (formerly Mysore) era of Wadiyar rulers, are currently underway at an estimated cost of Rs. 2 crore. This regal structure holds great heritage significance and is…
Trin Trin service to re-start soon
June 17, 2023New bicycles to be added; 48 additional docking stations to come up Mysore/Mysuru: The Trin Trin bicycle service will be restarted soon with new features and the Gujarat-based company, which has been awarded the tender, is busy docking new bicycles at the existing 52 docking stations across the city. Trin Trin, the Public Bicycle Sharing…
Anti-conversion bill, we may need it still
June 17, 2023On Thursday, the Karnataka Cabinet decided to repeal the stringent law regulating religious conversion introduced by the previous BJP Government. Is this Anti-Conversion Bill draconian? Yes, but why can’t we have an Anti-Conversion Bill with specific changes? Why reject the Bill outright? While the Congress party in Karnataka has repealed the Bill, didn’t the same…
Pratap Simha goes full throttle against CM Siddharamaiah
June 16, 2023“I don’t need that ‘maturity’ of sabotaging chances of Dr. G. Parameshwara, D.K. Shivakumar” Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha lambasted Chief Minister Siddharamaiah on a range of issues and expressed his new-found love for Deputy CM D. K. Shivakumar, sympathising for the latter not getting his due as he was denied the CM’s post. Addressing…
Freebies prompt many to update Aadhaar
June 16, 2023Crowd increases from 150 to 700 daily at both Aadhaar Seva Kendras after free schemes were launched Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka Government’s new free schemes such as ‘Shakti,’ ‘Gruha Lakshmi,’ ‘Gruha Jyothi,’ and ‘Yuva Nidhi,’ have forced hundreds of men and women to rush to Aadhaar Seva Kendras or common service centres to update their Aadhaar…















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