District Minister bats for Stadium at Varakodu in Varuna Mysore/Mysuru: After months of efforts, parleys and communications between the Urban Development Department, Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), it now looks like Mysuru city has finally lost out on the International Cricket Stadium to be built by Karnataka State…
Gruha Jyothi: Slow server hits process of online applications
June 18, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Technical glitches marred the online process of uploading applications for Gruha Jyothi scheme to avail the benefit of free 200 units of power, one of the five guarantees announced by Congress Government in its election manifesto, on its opening day, at KarnatakaOne and MysoreOne centres, in the city this morning. As the server went…
Restoration works breathe life into CADA building
June 17, 2023Skilled workers from Jharkhand, Rajasthan give an old-world charm look to Wadiyar-era structure Mysore/Mysuru: The restoration works of the CADA Office building, which dates back to the princely Mysuru (formerly Mysore) era of Wadiyar rulers, are currently underway at an estimated cost of Rs. 2 crore. This regal structure holds great heritage significance and is…
Trin Trin service to re-start soon
June 17, 2023New bicycles to be added; 48 additional docking stations to come up Mysore/Mysuru: The Trin Trin bicycle service will be restarted soon with new features and the Gujarat-based company, which has been awarded the tender, is busy docking new bicycles at the existing 52 docking stations across the city. Trin Trin, the Public Bicycle Sharing…
Anti-conversion bill, we may need it still
June 17, 2023On Thursday, the Karnataka Cabinet decided to repeal the stringent law regulating religious conversion introduced by the previous BJP Government. Is this Anti-Conversion Bill draconian? Yes, but why can’t we have an Anti-Conversion Bill with specific changes? Why reject the Bill outright? While the Congress party in Karnataka has repealed the Bill, didn’t the same…
Pratap Simha goes full throttle against CM Siddharamaiah
June 16, 2023“I don’t need that ‘maturity’ of sabotaging chances of Dr. G. Parameshwara, D.K. Shivakumar” Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha lambasted Chief Minister Siddharamaiah on a range of issues and expressed his new-found love for Deputy CM D. K. Shivakumar, sympathising for the latter not getting his due as he was denied the CM’s post. Addressing…
Freebies prompt many to update Aadhaar
June 16, 2023Crowd 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…
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