From Dec. 24, 2020 till Jan. 1, 2021 between 11 pm and 5 am across Karnataka Bengaluru: The State Government has decided to impose night curfew across Karnataka from 11 pm tomorrow (Dec. 24, 2020) upto 5 am on Jan. 2, 2021 in the wake of emergence of a new strain of Coronavirus in United…
UPOR not mandatory in Shivamogga and Mangaluru
December 23, 2020Its fate in Mysuru is anybody’s guess Mysore/Mysuru: The UPOR project is not mandatory in Shivamogga and Mangaluru. On Sept. 9, 2019, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa wrote a letter to Principal Secretary of the Revenue Department and said: “The UPOR project is being implemented in the city of Shivamogga on a pilot basis. Many members…
Zip to Bengaluru in just 90 minutes
December 20, 202045 percent of Mysuru-Bengaluru 10-lane Economic Corridor works done; to be fully completed by September 2022 Highway to have Food Parks on both sides, says Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari Bengaluru: Over 45 percent of the project to upgrade the existing Mysuru-Bengaluru National Highway 275 to a 10-lane Economic Corridor has been completed and the…
SSLC, 2nd PU classes to begin from Jan. 1: CM
December 19, 2020Vidyagama for 6th to 9th standard students from New Year Bengaluru: The State Government has decided to start 10th standard and 2nd PU classes, and also Vidyagama programme for 6th to 9th standard classes from Jan. 1, 2021. This was decided at a high-level meeting presided over by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa at Vidhana Soudha…
Government accords Cabinet Minister status to Chairpersons of Boards and Corporations
December 18, 2020Bengaluru: The B.S. Yediyurappa-led BJP Government, which recently appointed several ruling party MLAs as Chairpersons to a host of State-run Boards and Corporations, on Wednesday accorded the rank of Cabinet Minister to 13 Chairpersons and rank of Minister of State to four other Chairpersons. Accordingly, KSRTC (Bengaluru) Chairman M. Chandrappa, Karnataka Adi Jambava Development Corporation…
KSRTC bus service resumes
December 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: KSRTC bus service to sub-urban and city resumed this morning after four days of indefinite strike by a section of employees urging the State Government to consider them as the Government employees. The strike was called off on Monday evening after the Government fulfilled 9 of the total ten demands put forth by the…
Pressure mounts on Govt. to act on Kasturirangan Report
December 12, 2020Growers’ delegation meets CM; MLAs demand Kerala model Report proposes Western Ghats as ‘Ecologically Sensitive Area’ Madikeri/Bengaluru: Notwithstanding the recent formation of a Cabinet Committee to study the Kasturirangan Report and make recommendations to the Centre on its implementation, a delegation of coffee growers and members of Karnataka Growers Federation recently met Chief Minister B.S….
Anti-cow slaughter Bill adopted in Assembly without debate
December 10, 2020Bengaluru: Amidst stiff opposition from Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S), the controversial Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation (Amendment) Bill 2020 prohibiting slaughter of cows, buffaloes, and bulls below 13 years of age, was passed in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly yesterday. As soon as Animal Husbandry Minister Prabhu Chauhan tabled the Bill, Opposition Leader…
Major Temple Fairs sans Devotees
December 8, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic in Mysuru district has pushed all festivals and temple fairs in the slow lane. If the pandemic had not hit so badly, these fairs would attract lakhs of devotees who used to take part in the festivities with enthusiasm. The mandatory adherence to protocols like social distancing, wearing of masks and the…
Vokkaligas demand exclusive Authority
December 7, 2020Seer hints at seeking a separate State Mysore/Mysuru: Days after Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa formed the Karnataka Veerashaiva Lingayat Development Corporation (KVLDC) with an initial fund of Rs. 500 crore and announced the formation of Maratha Development Corporation with a sanctioned fund of Rs. 50 crore, Vokkaligas have demanded formation of an exclusive Authority and…
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