Official, fuel-guzzling vehicles more than 15 years old being phased out in first phase Mysore/Mysuru: The State has initiated the process of scrapping Government-owned vehicles that have completed 15 years, prioritising based on their usage. This decision comes in response to a directive from the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The Ministry has…
Mysore/Mysuru: With the world famous Dasara-2023 festival (Oct.15 to 24) just about a fortnight to go, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is yet to take up filling up of potholes across the city. With lakhs of tourists, both domestic and International, expected to visit the city for Dasara, the MCC authorities seem to be in…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru city experienced a sudden surge in tourist activity during the extended weekend, particularly last evening, leading to extensive traffic congestion throughout the city, including its central areas and major roads. All hotels and resorts were fully occupied during this time. The traffic gridlocks were more in the Central Business District, around key landmarks…
Verbal spat between commuters, Policemen; tense situation eases after senior officers intervene Mysore/Mysuru: An accident occurred yesterday afternoon at the Mysuru-Nanjangud Ring Road junction, resulting in injuries to 52-year-old K. Kalavathi, the wife of retired Government employee P. Nagaraju and a resident of Naidunagar. The accident led to a heated exchange of words between the…
Mysore/Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, has announced the revision of train timings for more than 314 trains, effective from Oct. 1, 2023. This includes the departure timings for 9 trains leaving from Mysuru Station. Passengers are urged to note the changes in the train schedule well in advance before commencing their journey. To…
Mysore/Mysuru: The NSS Unit of Seshadripuram Degree College, Mysuru, was accorded the “National Service Scheme Award for 2021-22” in recognition of the Unit’s extension activities and promotion of social causes. College Principal Prof. K. Sowmya Erappa, NSS Programme Officer Dr. R. Raghavendra and auxiliary officers received the award from the President of India Droupadi Murmu…
Mysore/Mysuru: As part of ‘Ek Tareekh Ek Ghanta Ek Saath’ programme under Swachhata Hi Seva Campaign 3.0, a massive cleanliness drive was conducted by Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) Regional Office, Mysuru, at Chamundi Hill yesterday. Vinit Kumar, Regional PF Commissioner-I (RPFC-I), Regional Office (RO), Mysuru, presided. Snake Shyam, a wildlife conservationist, Suman Saurav, RPFC-II…
Nanjangud: A 35-year-old-man and his four-year-old son have gone missing from Tagadur village in the taluk and a missing complaint has been lodged at Kavalande Police Station. The missing man and his son are Guruprasad and Pavan Kumar. They left the house at about 11 am on Sept. 29, saying that they were going to…
Mysore/Mysuru: A youth, who was given gold weighing 1281.530 grams to test its genuineness, has reportedly fled with the same. The accused youth is 29-year-old Naveen of Gayathripuram and 40-year-old Soundararaj, proprietor of SDJ Gold Company is the one who has lost the gold. Soundararaj had appointed people to test gold ornaments sold by customers…
To quantify the water Karnataka releases to Tamil Nadu, the Centre has constituted a Committee. In that Committee every member is a Tamilian. In this Committee there is an engineer nominated by Karnataka and the irony is even that engineer is a Tamilian. — H.D. Kumaraswamy, former Chief Minister Having written enough and more in…
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