Mysuru: The Swachh Survekshan 2019 results announced by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban affairs yesterday put Mysuru in the third position, far better than the last year’s eighth Cleanest City in India. Bengaluru is in 194th rank, a tad better than its 216th position in 2018. In fact, Mysuru is among only three…
Hunsur is South Best City in Solid Waste Management
March 7, 2019Hunsur: Among the best Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) with a population between 50,000 and 100,000, Hunsur was ranked best city in solid waste management for the south zone. Even in 2018, Hunsur won the South Zone Award for Best City in Solid Waste Management. This year, Hunsur scored 1,357 out of a maximum of 1,783…
Nanjangud gets new ESI Hospital
March 7, 2019Nanjangud: Labour Minister Venkataramanappa called upon workers of Nanjangud and Chamarajanagar industries to make use of medical care facilities available at the new ESI Hospital built at a cost of Rs.9.5 crore in the town. Speaking after inaugurating the new ESI Dispensary and Diagnostic Centre at Nanjangud on Tuesday, he said that ESI (Employees State…
Felicitations, competitions to mark International Women’s Day tomorrow
March 7, 2019Mysuru: As part of International Women’s Day celebrations and former Corporator K. Kamalamma’s 9th Punyasmarane, Janani Seva Trust, Mysuru, has organised ‘Mahile-Kahale’ programme to felicitate women serving public, at Sri Rajashekar Koti auditorium, Mysuru District Journalists Association premises in city at 11 am tomorrow (Mar.8). Women who will be felicitated are as follows: Senior writer…
Sreenivasa Prasad slams Deve Gowda for promoting grandsons
March 7, 2019Mysuru: Senior BJP leader and former Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad has slammed JD(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda for promoting his grandsons –Nikhil Kumaraswamy and Prajwal Revanna. Speaking after inaugurating the BJP Shakti Kendra Pramukhs meet at J.K. Grounds here yesterday, Sreenivasa Prasad said that the former PM has given green signal for one grandson Nikhil…
Rail Museum closed for renovation from today
March 7, 2019Mysuru: The Rail Museum, Mysuru, will undergo renovation and the related development works will be started from today. Hence, the Rail Museum will be closed for the visitors with effect from Mar.7, 2019 until further notice, according to a press release from Dr. S.G. Yatish, Sr. Divisional Commercial Manager and PRO, South Western Railway (SWR),…
Weekend concerts at Nadabrahma
March 7, 2019Mysuru: Following music concerts have been organised at Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on JLB Road in city during this weekend: Mar.8 (6 pm): Young talent from Bengaluru, J.K. Yoga Kirtana will give a vocal concert for Smt. Gunamba Nanjaraje Urs Endowment programme sponsored by Harin Nanjaraje Urs. She will be accompanied by Vaibhav Ramani on…
H.N. Vijaykumar is likely MUDA Chairman
March 7, 2019Mysuru: Even as the Election Commission of India (ECI) is likely to announce the schedule for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls in a couple of days, speculations are doing the rounds that former JD(S) ZP member H.N. Vijaykumar has been named as the new MUDA Chairman. The Chairman’s post has been vacant for the past…
Centenarian PDG Col. B.M. Chengappa passes away
March 7, 2019Madikeri: Rtn. PDG Col. Biddanda Mandappa Chengappa (101), a native of Virajpet here, passed away at Ahmedabad last night. He leaves behind three sons and a host of relatives and friends. He had served as the Madikeri Rotary District Governor during 1983-84. He had joined Indian Army at the age of 24 (1941) and had…
Youth falls from bike, dies
March 7, 2019Mysuru: A 19-year-old youth died after he lost control of the bike he was riding and fell on the main road in Nehru Nagar here on Tuesday. The impact of the accident was such that the victim was flung far away from the bike. The deceased youth is Syed Salman, a resident of Udayagiri in…















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