Crowd 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…
Power bills of July, August will be low, claims CESC MD
June 16, 2023Mysore Industries Association appeals for more time to pay bills; CESC says difficult proposition Mysore/Mysuru: Following the implementation of the revised power tariff, industries have experienced a significant surge in their electricity bills, with many expressing concerns over a minimum increase of 40 percent. This drastic rise has raised anxieties among industrialists, who fear that…
Water level dips at KRS, Kabini Dams
June 15, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: There is only 6.5 tmcft (thousand million cubic feet) of water at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna Taluk of Mandya District and Kabini Dam in H.D. Kote Taluk of Mysuru District. Both these reservoirs take care of the drinking water needs of the residents of Mysuru, Mandya and Bengaluru. The low storage…
Shakti effect: Women skip trains, shun luxury buses
June 15, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The impact of ‘Shakti,’ a free travel scheme for women in Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses, that has been hitting private transport sector, is gradually being felt on the trains too. There has been a fall in the number of women passengers in trains, who were among a chunk of majority commuters…
200 free units of power: MGP should file a PIL
June 15, 2023By 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…
‘Shakti’ Effect: School kids struggle to board crowded KSRTC buses
June 14, 2023Hunsur: 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,…
Mysuru Film City gets big push: CM to take it up after Budget
June 14, 2023Film 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…
‘Need to draw a line between freebies and welfare schemes’
June 14, 2023MGP 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…
Hiked tariff from April being billed in June: CESC MD clarifies
June 13, 2023Mysore/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…
Pay 22 percent more to travel on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway
June 13, 2023Mysore/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….















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