Hunsur: A CESC lineman, who was undertaking repair works was electrocuted at Hosapura village, Bilikere hobli in the taluk yesterday. The deceased is Karinaika (51), a resident of Benkipura village in Bilikere. His assistant Prashanth, who suffered serious injuries, has been admitted to a Hospital in Mysuru. Karinaika, serving as 2nd Grade Mechanic at CESC,…
Sites, houses, land, gold, cash seized from three officers in city
March 10, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: All the nine Government officers, who were raided by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in a pre-dawn swoop yesterday had vast assets that were disproportionate to their known sources of income. The raiding teams had reliable prior information about the assets and the raids were conducted by 52 teams and 174 staff across 28 places…
ACB sleuths raid three Officers in Mysuru
March 9, 2021Gold utensils, expensive watches found Raiding teams stay in city lodges as tourists Mysuru/Bengaluru: In a massive pre-dawn swoop, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths conducted raids at the residences and offices of nine Government officials across Karnataka including Mysuru, Bengaluru, Belagavi, Chikkaballapura and Yadgir. As per initial reports, cash, jewellery, expensive watches and gold utensils have…
CESC Lineman killed in hit-and-run case
March 9, 2021Kollegal: A CESC Lineman was killed, when an unidentified rammed into his bike and sped away near Madhuvanahalli village in the taluk last evening. The deceased is T.R. Srinivas (49), a Lineman at Lokkanahalli CESC Office and a resident of Chowdeshwari Temple Street in Kollegal. After finishing his day’s work, Srinivas was proceeding to Kollegal…
Ambaari goes on second route inspection in city
January 16, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The trial run or route inspection of ‘Ambaari,’ a specially-built open roof top double-decker bus to identify the potential obstacles — dangling electricity and cable wires, tree branches and LED illumination sets on procession route, electricity poles and arches — began in city this noon. This was the second route inspection of the bus. …
Plea to transfer power lines to the new electric pole erected two years back
January 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Residents of 5th Cross, Krishnanagar in Yaraganahalli, coming under MCC Ward No. 36, are living in fear of a dilapidated electric pole falling down since a few years. An electric pole located in the above address was dilapidated and was in the verge of falling down, following which the residents lodged a complaint with…
Electricity bills to be issued between 1st and 16th of every month
January 7, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Effective from January 2021, electricity bills to all power consumer coming under V.V. Mohalla, Kuvempunagar, Hootagalli, Ramakrishnanagar, Jayapura and Yelwal Sub-Divisions of CESC (Chamundeshwari Electric Supply Corporation) will be issued between the 1st and 16th of every month. Accordingly, there will be changes in Meter reading dates. The CESC, in a press release, has…
Clear cables from electric poles on ‘Ambaari’ bus route or face action, CESC warns
January 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Having found optical fibre and dish TV cables hung zig-zag to electric poles during route inspection by Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) before embarking on operation of ‘Ambaari’, a specially-built double-decker bus for open-roof tours in Mysuru, KSTDC officials have asked Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Company Limited (CESC) to take steps for its removal…
Smart Meters installed
January 1, 2021Power bills to be sent consumers’ mobile phone numbers Mysore/Mysuru: Following installation of Smart Metres to houses and commercial establishments of power consumers by CESC at Gokulam, Mahadeshwara Layout, Brindavan Layout, Vontikoppal, Paduvarahalli and Jayalakshmipuram in V.V. Mohalla Sub-Division limits, power bills will be sent to the registered consumers’ mobile phone numbers from January 2021…
Electric poles stolen from Outer Ring Road
December 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Apart from footing the electricity bill and maintaining streetlights along the six-lane 42-km Outer Ring Road (ORR), Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has a new headache — stolen electricity poles. Yes. Miscreants are stealing the metal poles and are carrying them away in vehicles, hoodwinking both MUDA officials and Police, who often come on…
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