Fresh cracks appear on road owing to heavy rains Mysore/Mysuru: Nearly eight months after the fourth massive landslide atop Chamundi Hill, the Public Works Department (PWD), which has the responsibility of reconstructing the collapsed portion and building a retaining wall to prevent further damages, is awaiting fund clearance from the Finance Department. A budget of…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: June 16, 2022
June 16, 2022Mysuru reports 12 new COVID-19 positive cases, 0 discharges and 0 deaths today.
Mysore Airport to be developed into International in two years
June 16, 2022Minister Somanna says works have begun at an estimated cost of Rs. 1,820 crore Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Airport at Mandakalli will be developed into an International Airport in the next two years. Both the Centre and State Governments will fulfil the task, said Housing and Infrastructure Minister V. Somanna. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru yesterday,…
MP on a mission mode to make VVIP’s visit successful
June 16, 2022Clears obstructing tree branches, removes illegal hoardings, debris from roadsides Mysore/Mysuru: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting Mysuru on June 20 and 21, MP Pratap Simha has turned into a hyperactive mode to make the VVIP’s visit a grand success. The MP is involving himself in works that include erection of street-lights from Kurubarahalli Circle…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: June 15, 2022
June 15, 2022Mysuru reports 5 new COVID-19 positive cases, 6 discharges and 0 deaths today
Everyone wants to do Yoga with PM Modi: Celebrity status propels sale of Yoga mats in city
June 15, 2022By Rajkumar Bhavasar Mysore/Mysuru: Yoga is a practice that dates back to the time of the Vedas over 5,000 years ago. The age-old tradition is now a lifestyle that attracts millions of people not just in India but across the world. And it is a billion dollar market. While a major share in the revenue…
TJS George, Journalist Extraordinaire
June 15, 2022A journalist is a grumbler, a giver of advice, a tutor of nations. Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.” —Napoleon Bonaparte Last Sunday, 12.6.2022, when I read veteran journalist TJS George, who wrote in his weekly column Point of View that it was his last column under #Point of…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: June 14, 2022
June 14, 2022Mysuru reports 0 new COVID-19 positive cases, 0 discharges and 0 deaths today.
Countdown begins for PM Modi’s Mysuru visit
June 14, 2022First meeting with Ministers, officials at 4.30 pm today Meeting minutes to be sent to Centre for approval SPG, Prime Minister’s Office to take the final call Central team to visit Mysuru 72 hours before PM Mysore/Mysuru: With the conclusion of the voting for the Biennial Legislative Council Polls from the South Graduates Constituency last…
Lalitha Mahal: Will it be privatised?
June 14, 2022By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC A recent news “Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel to be privatised: Cabinet meeting called to decide this decision” was music to my ears. With elections coming up next year, I really do not know if the Government would bite the bullet and do take the bold step to privatise…
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