Modi praises B.S. Yediyurappa for humility despite reaching heights of success Shivamogga: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Shivamogga Airport this morning in a boost to connectivity and accessibility of the Karnataka city and other neighbouring areas in the Malnad region. The new airport, with a lotus-shaped terminal, has been developed at a cost of…
Iconic Mysore Palace among ‘Seven Wonders of Karnataka’
February 26, 2023Bengaluru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has declared seven places in Karnataka as ‘Seven Wonders’ similar to ‘Seven Wonders of the World’. The iconic Mysore Palace figures among the list and the related award was received by Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra at the event that was held at a private hotel in Bengaluru last…
Non-Karnataka vehicles entering Nagarahole to pay a cleaning fee
February 26, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: All non-Karnataka (KA)registered vehicles entering the Nagarahole Tiger Reserve (NTR) through various entry points including Mysuru will have to pay a cleaning fee. The order has been implemented from Feb. 1, 2023, much to the chagrin of vehicle owners and drivers from neighbouring Kerala who use the roads regularly. A cleaning fee of Rs….
Stones pelted in Bengaluru at Vande Bharat Express
February 26, 2023Two windows of premium train damaged near Cantonment area; Police case filed Bengaluru: The glass windows of the Vande Bharat Express that travels between Mysuru and Chennai via Bengaluru were damaged last evening after some people threw stones at the high-speed train in Bengaluru, the South Western Railway (SWR) said in a statement. The train…
Woman killed, four injured as cars collide on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway
February 25, 2023Overspeeding, negligent driving only reasons for accidents, say NHAI Officers Srirangapatna: Speed thrills, but kills. Data till December 28, 2022, shows that the 10-lane Mysuru-Bengaluru Access-Controlled Expressway (National Highway-275) witnessed 77 accidents in six months where 28 persons lost their lives and 67 persons sustained injuries. Adding to the list was one more accident that…
Unveiling of ‘Swami and Friends’ statues in Yadavagiri tomorrow
February 25, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Yadavagiri Residents Association has organised a programme to unveil the statues of ‘Swami and Friends’, the fictional characters in R.K. Narayan’s famous novel Malgudi Days, installed at Joy Ice Cream Factory Circle in Yadavagiri at 5 pm tomorrow (Feb. 26). MP Pratap Simha, MLA L. Nagendra, Mayor Shivakumar, MCC Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy, Corporator…
Re-frame the Steel Frame
February 25, 2023As the case of IPS Officer Roopa Moudgil and IAS Officer Rohini Sindhuri plays out in the media with the allegations of land-grabbing making headlines, one is forced to ask, why do young Indians want to join the Civil Services? Is it to be of service to the nation and its people? Or is it…
Expansion of Mysore Airport: Hand over land already acquired: MP to officers
February 24, 2023Mysuru: With Rs. 320 crore already released and disbursed for land acquisition required for the expansion of Mysore Airport, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has directed officials to expedite the process of handing over 160 acres of land — to the Airports Authority of India — acquired as against 240 acres of land earmarked for the…
Farmers picket DC Office at Mandya
February 24, 2023Mandya: Seeking fulfillment of their various demands, which chiefly included fixation of FRP (Fair and Remunerative Price) for Sugarcane at Rs. 4,500 per tonne and Milk Procurement price at Rs. 40 per litre, thousands of farmers picketed the Mandya Deputy Commissioner’s (DC’s) Office here on Thursday. Thousands of farmers, along with bullock carts and tractors…
Seeking divine intervention to find a ‘match made in heaven’: Bachelors walk to M.M. Hills
February 24, 2023Bharathinagar; Over 70 bachelors, aged above 30, from K.M. Doddi village near Mandya have begun a three-day ‘Brahmacharigala Padayatre’ (bachelors’ march) to Male Mahadeshwara Temple (M.M. Hills) in Chamarajanagar seeking God’s help in finding a match for their marriage. The march was flagged off by Kannada actor Daali Dhananjaya in the wee hours of yesterday…















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