Mysore/Mysuru: JSS Mysore Urban Haat has organised Gujarat Handicrafts Utsav under the sponsorship of Industrial Extension Cottage (Indext-C), Government of Gujarat, from July 18 to 25 between 10 am and 9 pm at the Urban Haat premises on Ring Road, Hebbal Industrial Area here. The main aim of the Utsav is to boost the livelihood…
IAS Officer P. Manivannan gets concurrent charge
July 17, 2021Varnit Negi is new Hunsur Assistant Commissioner Bengaluru: The State Government on Thursday put senior IAS Officer P. Manivannan, serving as Secretary to Government, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department, in concurrent charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Information and Public Services with immediate effect. Another Senior IAS Officer Tushar Girinath, Principal Secretary of…
Hotel Owners appeal for roll back of 20 percent hike in trade licence fee
July 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With the MCC hiking trade licence fee by 20 percent this year, the Mysuru Hotel Owners Association has appealed Urban Development Minister Byrathi Basavaraj for rolling back the fee hike. In a memorandum submitted to the Minister here on Friday, Association President C. Narayanagowda said that the MCC has hiked the trade licence fee…
Court upholds termination of Membership of Mysore Sports Club member
July 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In a huge setback for M. Thirumala Babu, Member of Sri Kanteerava Narasimharaja Sports Club (Mysore Sports Club), the First Additional Senior Civil Judge of Mysuru Court has upheld his Membership termination order passed by the Sports Club’s Managing Committee on Feb.29, 2020. Sports Club President Sanjay K. Shetty, has in a press release,…
Appointed as Sharana Sahitya Parishat Mysuru District President
July 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Retired Additional Commissioner of Commercial Taxes Dr. Helavarahundi Siddappa has been appointed as the President of Mysuru District Unit of Akhila Bharatha Sharana Sahitya Parishat. A resident of Siddarthanagar in city and a native of Helavarahundi in T. Narasipur taluk, Dr. Siddappa had his education at T. Narasipur, Maharaja’s College and Manasagangothri in Mysuru…
BSNL employees stage protest, seek fulfilment of demands
July 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Employees of Public Sector BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited), under the banner of All Union and Associations of BSNL (AUAB), staged a demonstration in front of the BSNL Office in Jayalakshmipuram here on Thursday, seeking fulfilment of their various demands, which chiefly included payment of salary on time. The demands included immediate launch of…
Shelter-less woman rescued by MCC
July 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A woman, who was living under a tree for the last five days in city, has been shifted to Rehabilitation Centre by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officers here yesterday. The woman had taken shelter under a tree near a Fish Stall in Saraswathipuram for the last few days. She had not moved out despite…
Man kills woman, later ends life
July 17, 2021Yalandur: In a tragic incident, an employee of a Convent in Mysuru killed his woman colleague and later he also committed suicide in the town yesterday. According to Police, the deceased has been identified as Gurusiddaiah (38) of Panyadahundi village in Chamarajanagar taluk and Mangalamma (35) of a village in T. Narasipur taluk. The duo…
Sewage Treatment Plant at Koorgalli Lake: HC issues show-cause notice to Mysuru DC for Contempt of Court
July 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court (HC) has issued a contempt notice to Mysuru Deputy Commissioner (DC) for failing to comply with an earlier Court order that directed the District Administration to take action against the official who granted permission for the establishment of a Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) at Koorgalli Lake in the outskirts of…
Old Laws and Congress Party
July 17, 2021Two days ago, the Supreme Court heard a plea challenging the Constitutionality of the Sedition Law (IPC Section 124A). It was a proud moment for us as Mysureans because the challenge came from Major General S.G. Vombatkere (retd.), a resident of Mysuru. While hearing the plea, Chief Justice of India, Justice N.V. Ramana, asked Attorney…















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