Mysuru: Lokayukta Police, headed by Dy.SP K.B. Swamy, received complaints at Chamundi Guest House here yesterday. Residents of Banki Nawab Street in Mandi Mohalla, Sarvamangala and others filed a complaint alleging that a person had been running a hotel without licence in the vicinity and no action had been initiated by MCC despite filing a…
Patanjali’s Plight
July 18, 2017A law attributed to some unknown wit says that “No two watches agree; if they agree, they are not watches (in real terms).” One cannot be faulted for extending the same logic behind this obscure law and say, “No two scholars agree; if they agree, they are not scholars (commanding respect).” This extended law’s force…
State Govt. to enhance its share of institutional quota seats by 20%
July 18, 2017Bengaluru: The State Government has decided to enhance its share of institutional quota seats from 30% to 50% an increase by 20%. The decision in this regard was taken after students from the State demanded that the quota be increased for their benefit, said Medical Education Minister Dr. Sharan Prakash Patil. He said that if…
Plight of students opting for a particular course
July 18, 2017Sir, This is in support of the letter in this column by M.K. Raghu (SOM dated July 11). These days almost every other student either goes to take up engineering or medicine as a profession. And moreover many parents and teachers are not even aware of other courses that are in our curriculum. I, as…
Conversion of KSR Bengaluru – Shivamogga Express into Daily Superfast Express
July 18, 2017Mysuru: The Railways have decided to convert Train No. 16201/16202, KSR Bengaluru – Shivamogga – KSR Bengaluru Daily Express into Daily Superfast Express with change in Train No. as 20651/20652. There is no change in the composition and frequency. The converted service commences with effect from Oct.1, 2017 from KSR Bengaluru end and from Oct.2…
Two more MEMU Passenger Services within Bengaluru by March 2018
July 18, 2017Bengaluru: An agreement was signed between Ministry of Railways and Government of Karnataka on Jan. 16, 2017 for development of a Suburban Rail System in Bengaluru. It has now been decided by Ministry of Railways that the following works will be under taken in this regard. 15 pairs of short distance Passenger trains that are…
District Administration to organise special programme on July 20
July 18, 2017Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Birth Anniversary Celebrations Mysuru: District Administration will be conducting ‘Dr. B.R. Ambedkar – Tamagido Namma Gaurava Namana’ programme as part of Dr. Ambedkar’s 126th Birth Anniversary celebrations in city on July 20 at 5 pm. Speaking at a preparatory meeting at his office yesterday, DC D. Randeep said that the programme has…
Disruption in water supply on July 20, 21
July 18, 2017Mysuru: Following cleaning works to be taken up at Kabini Pump House by Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW), there will be disruption in the supply of drinking water on July 20 and 21 between 8 am and 8 pm in the following MCC Wards. On July 20, there will be disruption in drinking water supply in…
Ch. Hill Temple: Rs. 15.36 lakh collection on Vardhanti
July 18, 2017Mysuru: On the day of Sri Chamundeshwari Vardhanti Mahotsav, on July 16, the Chamundi Hill Temple recorded a collection of Rs. 15,36,340 from the entry ticket fee. The total amount collected on three Ashada Fridays and Vardhanti stands at Rs. 80,06,370 while last year it stood at Rs. 30,30,950 and in 2015 it was Rs….
Desperate for water…
July 18, 2017With Mysuru city facing drinking water crisis, people are going to any length to collect potable water. Here we can see a woman who is collecting water from a leaking valve located in a pit near Yashasvini Choultry in Hinkal limits. [Pic. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav].















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