Mysuru: In an effort to create awareness on ill-effects of plastic, SDM Women’s College took out an awareness jatha through the main thoroughfares of city yesterday. Inaugurating the jatha, MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha said that there was need to create awareness as the use of the plastic was harmful to health. MCC has roped in…
Bengaluru, Mysuru doctors enthral music-lovers in city
June 12, 2017Mysuru: Lauding the efforts of the doctors for their first-of-its-kind initiative in the State, by participating in “Vaidyarinda Kavya Bhavayana,” a musical tribute to the poets, industrialist Dr. M. Jagannath Shenoy said that such efforts must be encouraged. He was speaking after inaugurating the programme at Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on JLB Road organised by Sugama…
MGP: Corporation refusing to implement online tax collection
June 12, 2017Mysuru: The Mysore Grahakara Parishat’s (MGP) repeated attempts to get the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to introduce online collection of property tax have failed, alleged MGP member G. Sridhar. He was speaking at the MGP’s monthly public meeting yesterday at the Yadavagiri office and said that every time a new MCC Commissioner took over, the…
Anti-Child Labour Day held
June 12, 2017Mysuru: The District Administration along with District Legal Services Authority, National Child Labour Project Society and voluntary organisations had organised a programme to observe World Anti-Child Labour Day at the Institution of Engineers on JLB Road here this morning. The programme was inaugurated by 5th Additional District and Sessions Court Judge C.M. Joshi. In his…
Prayers to Prime Minister
June 12, 2017Legend has it that during the rule of Moghuls, Akbar, one of the emperors of the middle-ages dynasty, had kept a bell hanging in the Palace premises which any citizen could ring to invite the king’s attention and get an audience from him to narrate the woes and seek redressal from the topmost authority. In…
Rahul Gandhi re-launches ‘National Herald’ in Bengaluru
June 12, 2017Bengaluru: AICC Vice-President Rahul Gandhi released the commemorative issue of ‘National Herald’ at a function held at Ambedkar Bhavan to mark the Weekly’s re-launch here this morning. The re-launch of National Herald was attended by Vice-President Hamid Ansari and Governor Vajubhai R. Vala. Later, Rahul Gandhi was scheduled to address a general body meeting of…
Will Pourakarmikas’ strike hit clean city effort?!
June 12, 2017Garbage seen lying strewn in Boti Bazaar (Devaraja Market area), even as the garbage tipper is parked, following the indefinite Statewide strike call by the Pourakarmikas, in the city this morning. Incidentally, Boti Bazar comes under Mayor M.J. Ravikumar’s Ward.
After Mysuru, Yeddy tours Chamarajanagar
June 12, 2017Chamarajanagar: As part of the party’s State-wide ‘Janasamparka Abhiyana,’ State BJP President Yeddyurappa arrived in Chamarajanagar this morning on a one-day visit to the district. Upon his arrival from Mysuru, Yeddyurappa was accorded a warm reception by the party workers on the outskirts of the town. The State BJP Chief began his campaign by planting…
Plea to clear Parthenium and garbage at Kalpavrukshanagar
June 12, 2017Parthenium plants, which are grown in plenty at Kalpavrukshanagar in Kesare 3rd Stage is causing a lot of problems to the residents who are suffering from allergic reactions due to the plant. Furthermore, the storm water drains are filled with plastic garbage and sand hindering smooth flow of rain water in the drain. Residents fear…
Food fraudsters on the run
June 12, 2017Sir, You rightly wrote through your editorial about the climbing graph of Food Frauds’ Free Run in our country, which is also true globally, while appreciating the good efforts of food scientists and technologists of CFTRI for developing various food products and processes for enterprising food industries in the country for the benefit of mankind…















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