Inauguration this evening Mysuru: The renovated Old Council Hall at Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is set to be inaugurated by Mayor M.J. Ravikumar this evening. According to sources, the Old Council Hall was renovated at a cost of Rs. 70 lakh Grant from the 13th Finance Commission. The Old Council Hall is now equipped with…
Ban use of plastic at Expo: MCC officials direct KEA Chief to implement ban
October 24, 2017Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials are fully geared up to make Mysuru, a plastic-free city. However, the Dasara Exhibition is littered with plastic and hence, the officials have directed the Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) CEO to implement the ban in the expo premises too. At a meeting organised in the Exhibition premises here yesterday…
Tribals briefed on forest rights
October 24, 2017Mysuru: Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute (KSTRI), Mysuru and Mula Adivasi Study Centre had organised a workshop on ‘Implementation of Forest Rights in Karnataka’ at State Institute of Urban Development in the premises of Administrative Training Institute (ATI) here yesterday. About 50 tribal representatives of various LAMPS (Large-sized Adivasi Multi-Purpose Societies) in the State participated…
Health Minister holds review meeting in city
October 24, 2017Mysuru: Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ramesh Kumar chaired a review meeting at Zilla Panchayat auditorium here this morning. Over 100 officials of Health Department of Mysuru Division from Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Hassan, Chikkamagalur and Kodagu districts attended the meeting. Speaking on the occasion, Ramesh Kumar asked officials to open generic medicine outlets at…
Pursuit of plunder
October 24, 2017Mysuru is ablaze for a public cause. The notable feature of the scene that emerged this week on the road stretch from Kalamandira to the corner a few yards after the entrance to Jaladarshini Guest House was that the 1,000 plus citizens, youngest being a three-year-toddler and the most elderly being a couple of years…
Indira Canteens in Bus Stands too: Transport Minister Revanna
October 24, 2017Bengaluru: Transport Minister H.M. Revanna has said that the State Government’s Indira Canteens will be set up in KSRTC bus stations too. Addressing a press meet at the KSRTC Head Office here on Monday, Revanna said that the space will be given in KSRTC bus stands for setting up Indira Canteens. However, at the same…
Meditation essential for a stress-free life: MLA
October 24, 2017Mysuru: Krishnaraja MLA M.K. Somashekar inaugurated ‘Swarnim Bhavan,’ the new premises constructed by Brahma Kumaris in Kuvempunagar ‘M’ Block, at a programme held at Samrat Kalyan Bhavan here recently. Speaking on the occasion, the MLA said that in today’s stressful life majority of people are suffering from mental disorders. Psychologists around the world have observed…
Natural beauty of Gangothri campus waning
October 24, 2017Sir, The Manasagangothri campus had a rare and specific image of its own for long. In early seventies as students we were thrilled to be part of the campus. It never occurred to us that it needed some beautification to make us proud. Large shady trees in the sprawling campus with its own narrow walk…
Dr. Subramanian Swamy chief guest at Codava National Day
October 24, 2017Mysuru: Well-known economist, former Union Law Minister and Rajya Sabha Member Dr. Subramanian Swamy will be the chief guest for the 27th Annual Codava National Day Celebrations scheduled to be held on Oct. 26 at Mahatma Gandhi Maidan in Madikeri. Dr. Swamy would be speaking about “Codava Quest for Autonomy” inclusion of Codava Tribe in…
Slushy road opposite Balaji theatre in Bannimantap
October 24, 2017This is the pathetic condition of the road in Bannimantap Industrial area opposite Balaji Deluxe theatre as storm water drains are blocked due to plastic wastes dumped by factories at the open space near the drain. This has resulted in water overflowing on to the roads from the drains creating slush and making the road…















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