Mysureans love Dasara. Not just for its pageantry, elephants and fireworks, but because it’s the only time of the year when our city gets a much-needed facelift. Dasara is our Annual Civic Botox Session. Come October, our administration transforms into a cosmetologist, injecting quick Botox to beautify the city as best as possible. Like a…
DC pays tributes to KBG
July 17, 2025Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Mysuru G. Lakshmikanth Reddy yesterday visited the residence of Star of Mysore and Mysuru Mithra Founder-Editor K.B. Ganapathy (KBG), who passed away on July 13 and offered tributes to the portrait of KBG. He also offered his condolences to KBG’s wife Ralie Ganapathy, Executive Director of Academy Newspapers Private Limited and…
Deputy Commissioner to head Mysuru Development Authority
June 8, 2025Mysuru: With the Government yet to name a non-official personality to head the newly formed Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) — earlier Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) — Mysuru Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy will head the MDA as its Chairman. The Urban Development Department had issued an order in this regard over 10 days…
Monsoon alert: DC calls for swift flood response
May 20, 2025Mysuru: With the onset of the monsoon season, the Mysuru district is expected to receive heavy rainfall, increasing the risk of weather-related damage. In response, Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy has directed officials to take all necessary precautionary measures to mitigate potential impacts. Chairing a meeting of the District Disaster Management Authority at his…
Preps on for Ashada Fridays, Chamundeshwari Vardhanti
May 8, 2025Private vehicles banned from entering Chamundi Hill on Ashada Fridays and Vardhanti Day Mysuru: Mysuru Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy has directed officials to begin preparations for the upcoming Sri Chamundeshwari Vardhanti and Ashada Fridays, both of which draw thousands of devotees to Chamundi Hill each year. Chairing a preparatory meeting at the D. Devaraj…
Violation of Child Marriage Act attracts stern action, warns DC
April 29, 2025Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy, who is also the Chairman of District Child Protection Unit, has urged to maintain vigil over the possibilities of child marriages, that are more during Basava Jayanti and Akshaya Tritiya, being celebrated tomorrow (Apr. 30). DC Lakshmikanth Reddy, in a press release has stated that, child marriage which is…
Tree felling: Deputy Commissioner orders probe, forms three-member committee
April 23, 2025Mysuru: Public outrage continues to surge following the felling of 40 mature trees along Hyder Ali Road in Mysuru, prompting Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy to order an official investigation. A three-member Fact-Finding Committee has been constituted to probe the incident. As per the directive issued on Apr. 21, Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA)…
Officials told to ensure welfare schemes reach Pourakarmikas
April 7, 2025Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy has instructed officials from all local bodies in the district to ensure that Government schemes and benefits meant for Pourakarmikas — who work tirelessly to keep cities, towns, and villages clean — are effectively delivered. Presiding over a District Awareness Committee meeting at Dr. Babu Jagjivan Ram Bhavan…
DC grants permission to reopen Kyathamaranahalli Arabic school
April 3, 2025Mysuru: The District Administration has granted permission for the Aleema Sadiya Education Institution and Masjid-E-Siddique-E-Akbar Trust to open an Arabic school, resolving a long-standing dispute over the property on Kyathamaranahalli Main Road (Udayagiri 6th Cross) in Gayathripuram II Stage. On Apr. 1, Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy held a peace meeting following a High Court…
Police soft-pedalling SC/ST atrocity cases: DC warns of strict action
April 2, 2025Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy has directed District Police officials to take swift action against perpetrators of atrocities on Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). He warned that any official found soft-pedalling such cases would face strict action. Chairing a meeting of the District-level Vigilance and Monitoring Committee, constituted under the SC/ST…












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