By Bhamy V. Shenoy District in-Charge Minister of Mysuru, Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa has taken the timely initiative in holding a public meeting to develop a vision document. Due to the failure of earlier Comprehensive Development Plans (CDPs) and Master Plans and also total failure on the part of the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) to…
By Bhamy V. Shenoy A recent development on Chamundi Hill — establishing a ‘Goshale’ (cow shelter) on 1.475 acres of land behind the Dasoha Bhavan building by a private entity — has raised concerns. Videos and photographs posted by NGOs on social media show levelling of vast ground, reportedly by felling trees and shrubs, exposing…
By Bhamy V. Shenoy “My wife and I visited Bengaluru for lunch with Dr. Vijay Kelkar, who has served as both the Petroleum Secretary and Finance Secretary, and is also considered the Father of GST. We discussed various topics. When I asked him if he knew about INTACH and explained why I was asking, he…
Doubts about chosen contractor’s competence Learn from past mistakes Now I learn that the final authority to approve this ‘technical bid’, the State High Power Committee (SHPC), has given its approval. So this work will go to the successful bidder M/s D.H. Patel. The MCC Administrator may request the SHPC to review its earlier decision…
What would be your choice? By Bhamy V. Shenoy If given the choice between receiving up to 200 units of free power supply (Gruha Jyothi) and uninterrupted power supply on a 24×7 basis, many of us would likely lean towards the uninterrupted power supply. My intention in raising this issue is not to criticise the…
By Bhamy V. Shenoy, Founding President, Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) In just one year, Indore made an astounding leap from 25th to first rank in 2017, while Mysuru experienced a rapid decline from first rank in 2016 to 27th. Can Mysuru replicate Indore’s success? Here is a comprehensive and foolproof plan incorporating five strategies: Community…
By Bhamy V. Shenoy Every Mysurean is familiar with Hoysala Temples in Belur, Halebeedu and Somnathpur. But how many have heard of the Sri Laxminarayana Swamy Temple at Hosaholalu, the Panchalingeshwara Temple at Govindanahalli and the Brahmeshvara Temple at Kikkeri? Recently, when we visited these three Temples, we faced a tough time locating the Brahmeshvara…
By Bhamy V. Shenoy, Energy Expert & Social Activist Congress party’s five pre-poll guarantees have been getting more attention after the election than they received before the election. This is unfortunate. Depending upon one’s predilection for political parties, ideologies or backgrounds, analysis of five guarantees varies from full support to how they will destroy Karnataka’s…
Travelogue: North-East Indian States By Bhamy V. Shenoy [Continued from yesterday] While travelling to Tezpur from Shillong, en-route there is Maha Mrityunjay Temple at Nagaon which has the world’s largest 126 foot Shivalinga. Construction work started in 2003 and the temple was inaugurated last year. It was a big disappointment when we reached the temple…
Travelogue: North-East Indian States By Bhamy V. Shenoy [Continued from yesterday] In comparison to Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya has far more attractive sight-seeing places. Cherrapunji, the rainiest place in the world with an annual precipitation of 463.7, is one of them. In Cherrapunji, Seven Sisters Fall is a tourist spot. However, when we were there, there…
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