Mysore/Mysuru: Farmer leaders, who attended a meeting convened by KPCC Spokesperson M. Lakshmana with Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy at the ZP Hall here yesterday, aired their disappointment over the style of functioning of officials and staff and rampant corruption at the Tahsildar Office. During the meeting, the farmer leaders alleged that the Tahsildar…
DC releases MDJA diary & calendar
December 30, 2025Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy and Managing Director of Siddharta Group P.V. Giri, who released the 2026 diary and calendar brought out by Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) at a programme held at Pathrakarthara Bhavan in city this morning, seen with MDJA President K. Deepak, Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer (CEO) S. Ukesh Kumar,…
DC mulls ban on gas-filled balloons
December 26, 2025Balloon blasts in 2018 and 2019 injured over 20 people, raising safety concerns Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration is considering imposing a ban on balloon-filling using gas cylinders in the wake of the deadly cylinder blast near the Jayamarthanda Gate of Mysore Palace. The activity is being viewed as highly hazardous, particularly in crowded public…
Pulse Polio campaign tomorrow
December 20, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy said that Pulse Polio campaign will be held across the district tomorrow (Dec.21). Presiding over a preliminary meeting at ZP Hall here, Lakshmikanth Reddy said that parents should get their children aged under 5 years immunised with oral polio drops. Pointing out that the Pulse Polio campaign is being…
Protocol Room for smooth VIP movement at Chamundi Hill
December 7, 2025Special entry fee of Rs. 1,000 for devotees seeking faster darshan from January 2026 Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Chamundeshwari Development Authority has decided to set up an exclusive Protocol Room for VVIPs and VIPs visiting Chamundeshwari Temple during Nada Habba Mysuru Dasara, Ashada Friday puja and other major occasions — modelled on similar facilities at prominent shrines…
Plan revised for safer Rathotsava movement
December 4, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Some last-minute changes have been incorporated into the Chamundi Hill development plan under the PRASHAD scheme, following directions from Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy, said Prabhuswamy, Assistant Director, Tourism Department, Mysuru. During the annual Rathotsava, the procession carrying the utsava idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari moves from the main entrance of the Chamundeshwari Temple to…
DC releases Leprosy Case Detection Campaign poster
November 26, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy and Zilla Panchayat CEO S. Ukesh Kumar released the posters and banners of Leprosy Case Detection Campaign (LCDC), organised from Nov. 24 to Dec. 9 across the district. The campaign has been organised under National Leprosy Eradication programme from the Office of Joint Director (Leprosy), Bengaluru. DC Reddy stated,…
Yelethota land losers to get alternative lands at Chikkakatur
November 22, 2025DC pushes for quick survey of Chikkakatur; to be completed by December Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy has directed officials to conduct a survey of Survey No. 60 at Chikkakatur village in Jayapura hobli and submit a detailed report by the end of December, to facilitate the allotment of alternative land to the Yelethota…
DC directs officials to ensure ESI, PF are credited to Pourakarmikas
November 22, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy has said that Pourakarmikas must first submit their applications for housing to their respective Local Bodies before applying under Government Housing Schemes. He was speaking after presiding over the District-level Awareness Committee meeting on the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, held at…
New auto fares in Mysuru from New Year
November 13, 2025Come Jan. 1, minimum fare will go up to Rs. 36 from Rs. 30; Per-km charge beyond first 2-km to go up to Rs. 18 from Rs. 15 Mysore/Mysuru: The autorickshaw fares in city will go up by 20 percent from Jan. 1, 2026. This decision was taken at the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) meeting…















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