Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has appealed Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa to allocate more funds for Mysuru Airport development and also for the new Mysuru-Kushalnagar Railway line. In a memorandum submitted to the Chief Minister, Simha said that Mysuru is growing at a fast pace and as such air-connectivity is vital for the city. Stressing…
Sudha Murty chosen as Ambassador for Saptapadi
March 2, 2020Sirsi: Infosys Foundation Chairperson Dr. Sudha Murty, has been appointed as Ambassador for Saptapadi, the State Government’s ‘Mass Marriage’ scheme, scheduled to be held at different temples across the State on Apr. 26 in the first phase and on May. 25 in the second phase. Speaking at a seminar on ‘Simple Marriage’ at Dr. Ambedkar…
40 ATI medico trainees participate in wildlife conservation workshop
March 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Administrative Training Institute (ATI), Mysuru, in association with Bandipur Project Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Conservation Foundation, had organised a workshop in Bandipur campus yesterday. Over 40 doctors who are being trained at ATI, along with two staff members of ATI, participated in the one-day workshop. Problems faced by villagers living in and around forest…
Eight truckloads of plastic waste collected from MM Hills
March 2, 2020Over two lakh devotees visit historic temple for Mahashivaratri Hanur: In a post-Shivaratri clean-up, over 130 people including volunteers removed eight truckloads of footwear and plastic waste including covers, bottles and bags at the historic Male Mahadeshwara Hills Wildlife Sanctuary yesterday. Incidentally, the Wildlife Sanctuary will soon be declared as a Tiger Reserve. Lakhs of…
Civic bodies not adhering to waste management rules: Justice Subhash Adi
March 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: National Green Tribunal Chairman Justice Subhash B. Adi has directed the Local Civic Bodies to take up proper measures to collect and dispose solid waste. He was speaking at the progress review meeting held recently at the Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) office here regarding Solid Waste Management by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and other Local…
Karnangeri Betta in Madikeri to be a tourist hub with Saalumarada Thimmakka Tree Park
March 2, 2020By Prasad Sampigekatte Mysore/Mysuru: In an effort to promote tourism and create an awareness about nature, the Forest Department is developing Saalumarada Thimmakka Tree Park at Karnangeri Betta in Madikeri at an estimated cost of Rs 50 lakh. It may be recalled that former Forest Minister Ramanath Rai in the earlier Government had proposed to…
Two-day All India Turf Invitation Cup concludes
March 2, 2020‘Adjudicate’ wins The Indian Invitation Cup-2020 Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Adjudicate,’ owned by Dr. Khaitan, Shrimati Khaitan, Dr. Jalan, Soom Stud Farm (P) Ltd., D.A. Nanda, Ishananda and Amitabh Nanda, won the 58th Edition of the prestigious ‘The Indian Turf Invitation Cup-2020’ in the races held at Mysore Race Club (MRC) in Nazarbad on the second-day of the…
Mysore Paints and Varnish hands over Rs. 23.68 lakh dividend cheque to CM
March 2, 2020State-run Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited, earned a dividend of Rs. 23.68 lakh on its profit in 2018-19. Minister for Large and Medium scale Industries Jagadish Shettar, along with Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited Managing Director Dr. Chandrasekhar Doddamani and General Manager C. Harakumar, is seen handing over the dividend cheque to Chief Minister B.S….
Free mega eye screening camp held at MRC Eye Hospital
March 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Turf Authorities of India had organised a Mega Free Eye Screening and Cataract Operation Camp at Mysore Race Club (MRC) Charitable Trust Eye Hospital at Siddarthanagar in city this morning. The mega camp was inaugurated jointly by Royal Calcutta Turf Club Chairman Sudipto Sarkar, Royal Western India Turf Club Chairman Z.S. Poonawalla, Madras…
Theatre artiste Rajashekhar Kadamba honoured on his 75th birthday
March 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Senior Theatre artist of the city, Rajashekhar Kadamba and his wife, were felicitated on the theatre artiste’s 75th birthday at a programme organised by Mysuru District Kannada Sahitya Parishat at Kirurangamandira in Kalamandira premises on Hunsur road here recently. Speaking on the occasion, theatre scholar Prof. C.V. Sridhar Murthy said that Rajashekhar Kadamba is…















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