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),…
Weaving units in Mysuru and Channapatna join agitation; T. Narasipur bandh likely T. Narasipur/Mysuru: The protest against the proposed construction of a stadium in the premises of Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) Filature Factory at T. Narasipur intensified yesterday, with employees from the weaving units in Mysuru and Channapatna joining the agitation. Workers fear that…
Mysore/Mysuru: Residents of Yadavagiri have raised serious concerns over the safety of the Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW) High-Level Reservoir at Yadavagiri after two recent overflows that flooded parts of the locality. Fearing a repeat of the incident, they have urged the authorities of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to take immediate corrective steps and strengthen…
IMD predicts rains till Mar. 1 in Mysuru, Kodagu, Mandya and Chamarajanagar districts Mysore/Mysuru: Moderate to heavy rains lashed across the city last night dipping temperature a bit. With sun shining brightly resulting in rising summer temperatures yesterday, it was sure that rains may lash city in the evening or night. Accordingly, rains lashed across…
Shed constructed on footpath adjoining Putali Park in Bannimantap for collection of dry waste Mysore/Mysuru: With the number of vehicles in the city increasing by the day, authorities have the responsibility not only to ensure smooth traffic movement on clean roads but also to maintain clear footpaths for pedestrians. Ironically, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC),…
Mysore/Mysuru: Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) tests have confirmed that chemical substances seized from a three-storeyed house at Yandahalli on city outskirts near Sapthamatruka Layout on Jan. 30 were meant for manufacturing drugs. The Mysuru District Police had raided the house on the outskirts of Mysuru and seized 10 barrels of chemicals and powdered substances stored…
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