Mysore/Mysuru: Co-operation and District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar has handed over a new carriage-cum-lift of Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop the Chamundi Hill, which will be used to place the idol in the elevated seat in the temple chariot during Dasara Rathotsava, to the Temple authorities. The carriage-cum-lift had been renovated by the Central Workshop of…
Grant Rs. 5 crore for Kodava Hockey Festival: MP to CM
February 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Following various Kodava Samajas and Kodava families submitting memorandums to MLAs and MLCs from the district to urge the State Government to earmark Rs. 5 crore in the State Budget for the annual Kodava Family Hockey Festival, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has reiterated the demand and has written to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa urging…
Modern ‘Hoysala’ kills leopard in Hassan
February 23, 2021Hassan: History says a boy named ‘Sala’ killed a tiger which had strayed into a temple several centuries ago to save his teacher. Here is a ‘modern’ Hoysala who killed a leopard to save his mother from the attack. This incident has taken place at Bhairagondanahalli village in Arasikere taluk of Hassan district yesterday. The…
Minister Nirani visits mining areas around Srirangapatna
February 23, 2021Srirangapatna: With complaints galore regarding illegal stone mining and operation of quarry units in Srirangapatna and Pandavapura taluks that pose a threat to the safety and stability of KRS dam located in the taluk, Minister for Mines and Geology Murugesh Nirani visited several mining areas in Srirangapatna on Monday. Speaking to presspersons after visiting mining…
e-vehicles to replace 50 percent of petrol-diesel Govt. vehicles in 2-3 years: Dr. Ashwathnarayan
February 23, 2021Bengaluru: To encourage e-mobility, the Government of Karnataka aims to replace 50 percent of all Government vehicles with Electric Vehicles (EVs) in the coming 2-3 years, said Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. Participating in a panel discussion on “Future of sustainable mobility”, which was held as part of ‘Harvard-India Conference’ here yesterday, he said the…
‘Garden at Kabini on the lines of Brindavan Gardens’
February 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A garden, on the lines of Brindavan Gardens in Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS), will be developed in Kabini Reservoir in H.D. Kote taluk of Mysuru district, at a cost of Rs. 48 crore, said Co-operation and District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar. Speaking after inaugurating a welcome arch near Kanchamalli village on Mysuru-H.D. Kote border…
Own buildings for Kannada Sahitya Parishat in all 11 Assembly segments
February 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Reiterating his Government’s commitment for the growth of Kannada, District-In-Charge Minister S.T.Somashekar said he will strive to provide own buildings for Kannada Sahitya Parishat in all 11 Assembly Constituencies of Mysuru district. Speaking after inaugurating District Kannada Sahitya Sammelana in H.D.Kote town this morning, he said a demand has been put forth to provide…
Home-alone woman found brutally murdered in Madikeri
February 23, 2021Miscreants hack her to death before decamping with cash, jewels Madikeri: A home-alone woman has been found brutally murdered last night and her body was found hacked in the bathroom of her house at Kalakeri Nidugane village near Madikeri. The deceased is Lalitha, wife of late Byladi Honnappa. She is survived by her son Gopalakrishna,…
RTE reimbursement rules simplified to help schools
February 23, 2021Bengaluru: In view of low attendance and enrolment in schools due to COVID-19 pandemic, Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar has asked officials concerned to give exemption regarding reimbursement of RTE fees to the schools concerned. In a letter to Principal Secretary (Primary and Secondary Education), he said the State Government has already…
Increase supply of products to Central Govt. Departments: National SC-ST Hub
February 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A. Kokila, Branch Manager, National SC-ST Hub to support Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Entrepreneurs, has noted that only 0.8 percent of goods are supplied to Central Government Departments from the SC-ST run industries as against the fixed 4 percent. She was speaking after inaugurating Office of Materials, Equipment, Distribution and Marketing Co-operative Associ-ation…















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