Water sports, one of the major attractions of Dasara festivities, was inaugurated by District Minister G.T. Devegowda and Tourism Minister S.R.Mahesh at Varuna Lake on T. Narasipur Road in city this morning. Picture shows the dignitaries enjoying a boat ride after the inauguration along with local MLA Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah, Dasara Special Officer and Deputy…
Kurubarahalli Sy. No. 4 and Alanahalli Sy. No. 41: CMO directs MUDA to delete ‘B-Kharab’ status of Layouts developed by it
September 25, 2018Editor’s Note: It is not known if the said letter has reached the DC’s Office which is a mere stone’s throw away from MUDA Office or if the DC is expecting an exclusive letter addressed to him directly from the CM’s Office or from the Revenue Department. If it is so, the hapless residents of…
Use only eco-friendly Ganesha idols: DC
September 7, 2018Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar has stated that Gowri – Ganesha festivals should be celebrated with eco-friendly idols, as using toxic paints, Ganeshas made out of Plaster of Paris (PoP) and paper moulds will pollute water bodies once they are immersed in them. He was addressing a press conference on ban of PoP and…
Flood Relief: DC clarifies
August 21, 2018Mysuru: Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar has clarified that the collection of relief materials to the flood-affected regions of Kodagu has not been stopped. In a press release, the DC has said, “It has been reported in media that I have requested for stopping collection of relief materials. This is wrong.” “I have not…
Thank You, but stop sending relief materials: DC
August 20, 2018Mysuru: Even as relief materials continued to pour into the donation collection centre set up in Town Hall, on the fourth day, Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar, who visited the spot this morning, ordered to stop receiving any more relief items. Speaking to Star of Mysore, he said that there is enough stock for more…
Officials told to get ready for setting up paddy procurement centres
July 2, 2018Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abhiram G. Sankar has asked the officials to get prepared for setting up paddy procurement centres in the district under the Minimum Support Prize (MSP) Scheme-2018. Chairing a meeting of officials at his office here on Saturday, Abhiram Sankar said that paddy procurement will be done as per the price announced…
World Environment Day 2018: Theme – “Beat Plastic Pollution”
May 31, 2018Urgent need to protect environment, ban plastic usage: Mysuru DC Mysuru: There is an urgent need to create awareness among people to protect environment in the current situation and ban usage of plastic. Hence, the officials of various Departments should chalk out programmes in the month of June, said Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abhiram G. Sankar….
DC launches awareness on diarrhoea
May 30, 2018Mysuru: An awareness programme on diarrhoea organised by District Administration and Department of Health and Family Welfare was launched by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abhiram G. Sankar at Cheluvamba Hospital here on Monday. The programme will go on till June 9 at all Primary Health Centres, Taluk Health Centres and General Hospitals in the district. The…
Kerala travellers to be screened for Nipah symptoms: Mysuru DC
May 23, 2018Mysuru: Mysuru is on high alert, especially in areas bordering Kerala, after 11 people died of the mysterious Nipah Virus (NiV) in Kozhikode over the last few days. The Karnataka State Health and Family Welfare Department has directed Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in Chamarajanagar, Kodagu and Mysuru districts, which share the border with Kerala, to…
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