Need to send DPR back to the Drawing Board By Bhamy V. Shenoy Several articles have been written on relocating Mysuru’s Sub-Urban Bus Stand. Is there anything new to discuss? Absolutely. Anyone travelling long distances from Mysuru knows the chaotic conditions at the Sub-Urban Bus Stand. The sheer volume of buses has reached a tipping…
Mysuru Bandh evokes good response
January 7, 2025Mysuru: The dawn-to-dusk Mysuru bandh, called today by Dalit and Backward Classes organisations, garnered significant support across the city. The bandh was organised to protest Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s alleged disrespectful remarks on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in Parliament, with demands for his resignation and legal action. Over 25 organisations, including Dalit, Backward Classes, farmers,…
New virus cases in India: No reason to worry
January 7, 2025New Delhi: India has confirmed five cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory virus recently highlighted following an outbreak in China. The Government assured that there is no need to panic, stating that HMPV is already in global circulation. The first two cases were reported in Bengaluru on Monday, involving a three-month-old baby, now discharged…
Mysore Airport expansion: MP urges CM to hasten 46-acre land transfer
January 7, 2025Requests Siddaramaiah to save Devaraja Market, Lansdowne Building; also help build cricket stadium Bengaluru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has called upon Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to take immediate steps to expedite the land acquisition and transfer processes for two critical infrastructure projects in Mysuru — the expansion of Mysore Airport and the construction of…
Waqf Board claims… 70 heritage sites, Govt. land in Srirangapatna as its own
January 6, 2025Department of Archaeology building, Tipu Armoury, Obelisk monument claimed Srirangapatna: Even as the Karnataka Government was compelled to retract eviction notices against farmers embroiled in disputes over Waqf property — where vast stretches of land cultivated by farmers for generations were declared Waqf Board properties — fresh cases of Government properties being labelled as Waqf…
Kattemad Temple dress code row: Meeting inconclusive; Kodagu Deputy Commissioner to decide
January 6, 2025Madikeri: A meeting of the Kattemad Maha Mrityunjaya Mahadeshwara Kshetra Temple Committee, residents and other community representatives held at Maragodu VSSN Hall yesterday failed to reach a consensus regarding the ongoing dress code controversy. It was ultimately decided to defer the matter to the Deputy Commissioner (DC) for resolution. The controversy erupted on Dec. 28,…
Not Princess Road but KRS Road will be renamed
January 6, 2025Princess Road only from Dasappa Circle to Sri Lakshmi Venkataramanaswamy Temple: MLA Mysuru: With the controversy over renaming ‘Princess Road’ in the city escalating, both BJP and JD(S) have voiced their opposition. However, Congress MLA K. Harishgowda, who proposed the renaming, clarified his stance, stating that he did not demand the renaming of Princess Road…
Railway underpasses near BRBNMPL, J.P. Nagar to open soon?
January 5, 2025Ex-MP Prathap Simha inspects works; confident of underpass works to be completed in a month Mysuru: Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha inspected the ongoing works on the construction of Railway Underpass near Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL) and J.P. Nagar in city yesterday. Simha instructed the officials to complete the works on…
Leopard scare at Mysuru Infosys Campus: Fifth day of search yields no results
January 5, 2025Employees continue to work from home Mysuru: Forest Department’s combing operation to trace and capture the elusive leopard spotted at the Infosys campus in Mysuru at approximately 4.30 am on Dec. 31 has entered its fifth day, with no significant breakthrough yet. The leopard continues to evade capture, adding to the challenges faced by the…
Expansion of Mysore Airport runway: KIADB directed to expedite land acquisition
January 5, 2025Cost of NH-766 realignment to facilitate longer runway goes up from Rs. 510 crore to Rs. 800 crore Mysuru: The Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) has been directed to expedite the transfer of land required for the expansion of Mysore Airport, including the runway upgrade and associated facilities. The issue was discussed at the…
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