Mysuru: National Forest Martyrs Day was organised by the Forest Department at Aranya Bhavan, Ashokapuram in the city this morning. As part of the programme, wreaths were placed at the Martyrs Memorial in Aranya Bhavan premises, that has the names of 61 Forest Department personnel who attained martyrdom from the year 1966 engraved on the…
Mysurean on a trekking expedition to Leh dies
September 11, 202444-year-old Naren Kaushik, son of retired Journalism Professor R.N. Padmanabh, died of breathlessness; last rites held at Leh Mysuru: The trekking expedition turned tragic for Naren Kaushik (44), a city-based techie and a resident of Rajarajeshwarinagar in Bengaluru, who passed away in Leh district in Ladakh on Sept. 7. He was presently working as Deputy…
Get Global Navigation Satellite System and travel for Free on Highway!
September 11, 2024But here is the catch: Only for 20 kms New Delhi: Motorists using private vehicles with a functional Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) will be allowed to travel toll-free on Highways and Expressways up to 20 kilometres daily, according to a Government notification. A pilot study with regard to a GNSS-based user fee collection system…
Mysuru tops country in PM SVANidhi Scheme
September 11, 2024Loans to the tune of Rs. 38 crore disbursed to 26,124 urban road side vendors Mysuru: Mysuru holds a top position in the country, in granting working capital loans under PM Street Vendor’s Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme to urban road side vendors in the district so far, at the annual rate of interest…
2017 Hinkal site allotment scam: Lokayukta issues notices to 18 MUDA officials
September 11, 2024Mysuru: A day after the Karnataka High Court postponed the hearing on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s petition challenging the legality of Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s sanction for his prosecution in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site scam case to Sept. 12 (Thursday), the Lokayukta has issued notices to 18 officials over allegations of improper site allocations…
Cauvery, Kapila, Lakshmanatheertha among most polluted rivers: Panel
September 11, 2024Expert Committee submits report to State Government; KSPCB awaits for directions to stop pollution menace Mysuru: The Cauvery, Kapila and Lakshmanatheertha rivers, which supply drinking water to cities like Bengaluru, Mysuru and thousands of villages, are now severely polluted. A comprehensive report submitted to the State Government by a Technical Expert Committee, constituted by the…
To ease congestion at Bengaluru Railway Station: Prominent trains to be extended from Bengaluru to Mysuru, Ch.Nagar
September 11, 2024Bengaluru: The Railway Department has decided to extend the prominent trains connecting Bengaluru from various destinations up to Mysuru and Chamarajanagar. In the wake of increase in the arrival of trains at the station here, leading to paucity of space to hold them, the Railway Department is learnt to have decided to extend some of…
Dasara: Palace gets new coat of paint
September 11, 2024Mysuru: With this year’s Dasara round the corner, the Mysore Palace Board authorities have started to give a facelift to the Palace with a new coat of paint. The Palace will play host to various activities like cultural programmes by renowned artistes and the grand Jumboo Savari on Vijayadashami. The 10-day festivities starting from Oct….
Health check-up camp held for Mahouts and Kavadis
September 11, 2024Mysuru: Mysuru District Administration, in association with Narayana Hospital, Mysuru, conducted health check-up camp for Mahouts, Kavadis and their family members participating in this year’s Dasara, at Mysore Palace premises here this morning. The team of doctors and nursing staff, under the supervision of Narayana Hospital Deputy Medical Superintendent Dr. Deepak Bettadu, subjected the Mahouts,…
DSS stages demonstration, demands implementation of inner reservation
September 11, 2024Mysuru: Members of the Dalit Sangharsha Samiti (DSS) staged a demonstration in front of the new DC Office on Bannur Road here on Monday urging the State Government to implement inner reservation for SC Community. Maintaining that reservation has not been fairly distributed among 101 Dalit communities, the DSS members said that they have been…















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