Mysore/Mysuru: Sixty-five tippers procured at a cost of Rs.4.30 crore and used as vehicles to sell fruits and vegetables during the lockdown period are now being used for garbage collection. Last year, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had bought 66 tippers out of Rs. 4.30 crore grant allotted under 14th Finance Commission. The brand new…
Decision on MCC upgradation as ‘Greater Mysuru’ after meeting with MLAs, MPs
October 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Admitting a growing demand to upgrade Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) as Greater Mysuru (Bruhat Mysuru Mahanagara Palike), District Minister S.T. Somashekar said a decision to this effect will be taken after holding a meeting of the elected representatives and officials soon. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of Gandhi Jayanthi celebrations here this morning,…
Arthika Spandana: District Minister distributes loans to beneficiaries
October 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In a first initiative of its kind in the State, Minister for Co-operation and Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar distributed loans to COVID-19 distressed beneficiaries of various schemes of Co-operation Department at Mysuru Revenue Division ‘Arthika Spandana’ programme organised at Kalamandira on Hunsur road this morning, marking the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Somashekar…
Wildlife Week: Forest Dept. to undertake survey of butterflies at Nagarahole
October 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Identifying the number of species of butterflies present at Nagarahole National Park will be part of the 66th Wildlife Week celebrations, according to Deputy Conservator of Forests and Director of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, Mahesh Kumar. Sharing the details of Wildlife Week celebrations in Hunsur yesterday, he said this was a maiden attempt of the…
Online Veena concert tomorrow
October 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As part of its weekly online concert series, Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha, Mysuru, will be premiering an online Veena concert by Vidwan Balu Masti on its YouTube channel tomorrow (Oct. 3) at 5 pm. Vid. Balu Masti pursued veena from a very young age, which helped him go stronger in academics also. He is…
RT-PCR test must for Corporators
October 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation has arranged COVID-19 test for all Corporators, officials and media persons on Oct. 5 from 8 am to 12 noon in view of the Council meeting to be held on Oct. 6. According to MCC Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde, the test will be done in MCC premises on Oct. 5 by a…
Eight arrested for indulging in cricket betting
October 2, 2020Rs. 9,810 cash, 8 mobile phones, 5 two-wheelers seized Mysore/Mysuru: Vidyaranyapuram Police have arrested eight persons on charges of indulging in IPL Cricket betting by creating WhatsApp group and have seized Rs. 9,810 cash, eight mobile phones and five two-wheelers from them. The arrested are 21-year-old Guruprasad of Hanur in Chamarajanagar, 18-year-old Arun, 23-year-old Gajendra…
Four-week online internship for Engineering students
October 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: NI LabView Academy School, GSSS Institute of Engineering & Technology for Women (GSSSIETW), Mysuru, held a four-week online internship for the final year students of circuit branches (ECE, EEE, TCE, & EIE) of GSSSIETW, Mysuru, on ‘Communication Course using NI LabView and Software Defined Radio’ recently to encourage the students to learn LabView and…
Photography Exhibition at Zoo
October 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: On account of Wildlife Week celebrations from Oct.2 to Oct.7, Mysuru Zoo is organising a Photography Exhibition at Zoo Library Hall. Award-winning and selected photos from the Photography competition will be displayed in the exhibition from today till Oct. 7. The exhibition will be kept open for visitors between 10 am and 5 pm….
Help us Help you: Public co-operation will help us control Corona pandemic
October 2, 2020By Dr. Shalini Rajneesh, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka Corona cases have seen an increasing trend creating a sense of fear and despair among all. The only way to control this pandemic is to create widespread awareness and ensure early testing and preventive measures with active co-operation of civil society and grassroot-level local bodies….















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