Madikeri: A delegation of Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences Board Members recently met Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and demanded the setting up of a super-speciality hospital in Madikeri. There is no super-speciality hospital in Kodagu, a tourist hub in the lap of Western Ghats covering an area of 4,102 sq kms. Many Kodagu residents have…
Film City project comes full circle; back in Mysuru
March 18, 2021Severe shortage of land in Bengaluru forces Government to do a U-turn Bengaluru/Mysuru: The B.S. Yediyurappa Government that was a strong proponent of setting up a Film City in Bengaluru has made a U-turn and has stated that the ambitious project will be back to its originally-proposed location at Himmavu in Nanjangud Taluk of Mysuru. …
‘Implement plans to convert Kuvempu’s Udayaravi house into Museum’
March 18, 2021Former CM S.M. Krishna writes to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar Mysore/Mysuru: The long-pending project of converting the 85-year-old house of Poet Laureate and Jnanpith awardee Kuvempu (K.V. Puttappa) in city into a Museum has just got a boost with former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna writing to Chief Minister B.S….
Surge in COVID: CM to hold meeting tomorrow
March 14, 2021Fresh restrictions not ruled out; stress on testing, vaccination drive Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has convened a high-level meeting at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru tomorrow (Mar. 15) at 5 pm in view of sudden rise in COVID-19 positive cases in Karnataka. A senior officer of State Health Department told Star of Mysore this morning…
CM, Health Minister take first dose of Covaxin
March 13, 2021Bengaluru: To instill confidence among people about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and Health and Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar took the first dose of the vaccination here yesterday. Both of them took the vaccine in Victoria Hospital at around 4 pm. After administering vaccine, both of them…
Fate of MySugar will be decided after holding talks with people’s representatives, farmer leaders: CM
March 13, 2021Government plans to lease out the factory to private players for a 40-year period Bengaluru: Even as uncertainty continues over the future of Mandya’s prestigious MySugar Factory, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Tuesday last said that the fate of the nearly century-old sugar factory at Mandya will be decided after a meeting with people’s representatives…
Budget: Hospitality industry upset
March 9, 2021Minister, MP hail allocations to Mysuru New Delhi: Industry stakeholders from hospitality said they were ‘disappointed’ at the lack of direct support for the worst hit sector by COVID-19 in the Karnataka Budget presented by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa in the Legislative Assembly. “Lack of immediate direct support has disappointed the hotel industry,” said Mysuru…
BUDGET: No new taxes; No rise in State sales taxes on petrol, diesel
March 8, 2021Bengaluru: Faced with a mammoth financial challenge, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, who holds the Finance portfolio, presented the Karnataka Budget for the 2021-22 fiscal this morning at the Legislative Assembly. His Budget speech — Karnataka Vikasa Patra 2021 — began at 12.05 pm. Yediyurappa presented the eighth Budget in his political career and the third…
Exclusive Water Supply and Sewerage Board needed for Mysuru
March 5, 2021MP, MLAs, MUDA Chairman write to CM seeking funds for MWSSB on the lines of BWSSB Mysuru: Does the city of Mysuru require an exclusive Mysuru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (MWSSB) on the lines of Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB)? Yes, feel MP Pratap Simha, MLAs G.T. Devegowda and L. Nagendra. Joining…
Bedlam in Assembly on first day of Budget Session: Congress opposes ‘One Nation – One Election’
March 4, 2021Stages dharna inside Assembly Bengaluru: The Budget Session of the State Assembly, which began this morning with a debate on ‘One Nation – One Election’ became stormy with Opposition Congress members staging dharna in the Well of the House terming it as ‘RSS agenda.’ As the House assembled, Assembly Speaker Visveshwara Hegde Kageri started reading…
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