Mysore/Mysuru: A Solid Waste Management Plant was inaugurated at Nagawala Gram Panchayat in Yelwal hobli in the outskirts of Mysuru yesterday by Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda in the presence of Gram Panchayat President C. Narendra. It is an initiative of Hasiru Dala, a non-profit organisation that works for waste pickers and informal waste collectors in…
JD(S) begins primary preparations for Assembly polls under GTD’s leadership
October 23, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The JD(S), which is hoping to come to power on its own in next year’s Assembly elections, started its primary poll preparations atop Chamundi Hill here on Friday. JD(S) supremo and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda (HDD), along with Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD), offered special prayers to the deity at the Hill…
Sea of humanity at Chamundi Rathotsava
October 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A sea of humanity had gathered atop the mist-covered Chamundi Hill since early morning today for Sri Chamundeshwari Maharathotsava — Srimad Divya Ratharohana Mantapotsava between 7.50 am and 8.10 am — post a grand Vijayadashami. This was the first major event, organised by the Religious Endowment Department — atop the Hill after Vijayadashami. The…
Get your adrenaline rushing with adventure activities
October 1, 2022Water sports at KRS Backwaters Rappelling at Chamundi Vihar Stadium Chamundi Hill steps climbing Adventure sports are part of Dasara festivities this year once more with a slew of adrenaline-pumping events on the line-up. There has been a growing trend of people willing to engage in adventure sports while they travel to their favourite tourist…
District Minister blames engineers for ‘40 percent commission’ charges
September 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Blaming the negligence and apathy of Government engineers for ‘40 percent commission’ charges made by Karnataka State Contractors Association, District Minister S.T. Somashekar said that the charges would never had come up if engineers had prepared estimates in time, issued work orders and cleared bills as per norms. He was speaking at the quarterly…
Floods: Chamundeshwari Assembly Constituency suffers more than Rs.100 crore loss
September 11, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) said that the Constituency has suffered more than Rs.100 crore loss due to incessant rains for the past 15 days. He was speaking to presspersons after a meeting with top officials at the DC Office here on Wednesday. Pointing out that most of the more than 100 lakes coming…
Centenary celebrations of Mysore City Co-operative Housing Society held
September 7, 2022MLA G.T. Devegowda releases souvenir ‘Shatha Deepti’ Mysore/Mysuru: Chamundeshwari Constituency MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) has said that the menace of real estate business has changed the concept of co-operative movement. “Now it is not what I have done to the co-operative society. It has now become what I have earned from the co-operative society,” he…
Breached Lakes unleash havoc on city outskirts
September 6, 2022Manikyapura and K. Hemmanahalli worst affected; over 5,000 poultry birds die Mysore/Mysuru: While torrential rains have spread mayhem in the IT City of Bengaluru where people are moving out of their marooned posh houses and villas in inflatable boats and tractors, the situation is no different in Mysuru’s Chamundeshwari Constituency where breached lakes are unleashing…
MLA GTD directs officials to pay compensation to the rain-affected
September 2, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) on Thursday inspected the houses that were damaged by the recent heavy rains at D. Salundi village in the taluk. During inspection, GTD directed the officials to immediately pay compensation to owners of 14 houses which got destroyed by heavy rains. He also instructed the officials to make a…
Man swept away, drowned as lake overflows near Jayapura
August 29, 2022GTD personally handsover Rs. 50,000 to deceased’s family Mysore/Mysuru: A man was drowned after he was swept away by gushing waters following overflowing of water from the lake at Jayapura village in the taluk on Saturday night. The deceased is Mahesh (45), a resident of Mavinahalli village. He was crossing the road near the village,…
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