Bengaluru: Tourism Minister C.T. Ravi has said that he has not announced the opening of casinos in Karnataka. However, he said casinos are common in foreign countries. Yesterday morning he had stated that there was a proposal before the Tourism Department to open casino parlours in Karnataka to rake in revenues and also to retain…
US to help MCC raise funds through Municipal Bonds
February 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: What may come as a huge financial relief to the cash-strapped Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), the United States Department of the Treasury has come forward to provide technical know-how to float Municipal Bonds for major infrastructure projects. Mysuru figures in the list of six cities that have been selected to receive guidance from the…
Government to promote industries in Tier 2 and 3 cities: Shettar
February 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Asserting that the Government is committed for the promotion of industries in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, Large and Medium Scale Industries Minister Jagadish Shettar said that this move will help ease the pressure on Bengaluru. Speaking to press-persons at the BJP Office in Chamarajapuram here this morning, Jagadish Shettar, who is on…
Menstrual taboo: Women isolated in huts
February 23, 2020This inhuman practice is followed for generations in a remote Mandya village By Nagaiah Lalanakere Mandya: At a time when the world is witnessing rapid advancements in science and technology like never before, here is a case where menstruating women and lactating mothers are barred from entering the village. Women and young girls of Gollarahatti…
Saptapadi: Publicity vehicle launched
February 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With two months to go for the Government’s ambitious ‘Saptapadi’ mass marriage programme (Apr. 26), Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) B.R. Poornima launched the publicity vehicle in front of Trineshwara Swamy Temple in Mysore Palace premises here on Thursday. Speaking on the occasion, she said that the mass-marriage programme will take place atop Chamundi Hill…
Gold deposits found near Srirangapatna
February 23, 2020Mandya: Days after scientists confirmed the existence of Lithium deposits near Karighatta in Srirangapatna taluk, it has now come to light that scientists had discovered gold deposits at Hunjanakere near Arakere in the taluk when Britishers ruled the country in the nineteenth century. British Scientists are said to have discovered gold deposits at a hillock…
RK Ashram to celebrate 185th Jayanti of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa on Feb.25
February 23, 2020Five-day Annual Celebrations from Feb.26 Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Ramakrishna Ashram, Yadavagiri, will be celebrating the 185th Jayanti of Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa on Feb.25 and Annual Celebrations of the Ashram will be held from Feb.26 to Mar.1 at the Ashram premises. Feb.25 events 5.15 am: Vedic Chanting; 5.30 am: Mangalarati and Bhajans; 7.30 am: Special Puja;…
Foundation stone laid for CFTRI’s Rice Technology Centre
February 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Foundation stone for the ambitious project of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI) — Global Centre for Rice Technology (GCRT) — was laid in the premises of CFTRI residential quarters in MG Halli, along Kalidasa Road (close to Chandrakala Hospital) here yesterday. Speaking as the chief…
Thalassery-Mysuru Rail line not scrapped
February 23, 2020Minister Piyush Goyal states in Lok Sabha that DPR has been prepared; decision to be taken by Karnataka, Kerala Mysore/Mysuru: The Indian Railways has not scrapped the controversial Thalassery-Mysuru Railway line via the green swathes of Kodagu. In a reply to a question raised in Lok Sabha on Feb. 5, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said…
Silk India-2020 exhibition to conclude on Mar. 1
February 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Silk India-2020’ exhibition-cum-sale, organised by OA&C at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry on Vinoba Road in city from Feb.21, will conclude on Mar.1. The expo is open to public from 10.30 am to 8.30 pm on all days. The exhibition brings together rural artisans from the eastern part of India featuring vast collections of cotton and…















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