Mysuru: Revenue Minister R.V. Deshpande held a disaster management and drought relief review meeting at the Zilla Panchayat (ZP) meeting hall this morning where officials and Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar provided information about rain-related natural calamity and losses to the Minister. The Minister directed the city and rural wing officials to identify encroachments and…
Minister, MP to lay foundation stone for new College building
June 20, 2019Mysuru: The foundation stone laying ceremony for the new building of Chayadevi Composite College of Education (B.Ed College) will be held at Rajendranagar here on June 21 at 10.30 am. Disclosing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here on Tuesday, Secretary of the Institution Dr. Bhanuprakash said that District Minister G.T. Devegowda and…
Mysuru-Bengaluru flight takes off
June 7, 2019Flights to Goa and Kochi to begin in July; Belagavi and Hyderabad to be added soon Mysuru: In a move that could go a long way in promoting tourism and industrial development in Mysuru and to enable flyers to take connecting flights to different destinations across the country and world from Bengaluru, a new flight…
Sasyaradhana: Month-long sapling planting programme launched
June 6, 2019Mysuru: District in-Charge and Higher Education Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) launched ‘Sasyaradhana,’ a programme to plant 1,000 saplings in each of the seven Wards in Hebbal during the Environment Month. By planting a neem sapling near Annapoorneshwari Temple in Hebbal, GTD launched a very significant programme as part of Environment Day celebrations. This programme is…
Chorus grows for naming Mysore Airport after Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar
June 5, 2019Mysuru: The chorus grew for naming Mysore Airport at Mandakalli in the name of Rajarshi Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, with District Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) joining the MLAs of the old Mysuru region and the MP in declaring that they would all urge the Central Government for the name change. GTD was reacting to the suggestion…
International Yoga Day: No Guinness World Record attempt this year too
June 5, 2019Mysuru: The June 21 International Day of Yoga in Mysuru, India’s major yoga destination, will be a mega event with efforts on to mobilise over one lakh yoga enthusiasts on the sprawling Mysore Race Club (MRC) premises at the foot of Chamundi Hill. However, the idea to enter the Guinness World Record once again has…
MP and District Minister launch development activities
June 5, 2019Mysuru: MP Pratap Simha and District Minister G.T. Devegowda together launched several development activities in Chamundeshwari constituency yesterday. The works included the development of the road in front of Circuit House at a cost of Rs.10 crore, developing road linking Undawadi, Mallegowdana Koppal, Megalapura, Maidanahalli and Belagola at a cost of Rs.2 crore and developing…
Buddha, Bheem chariots taken out in procession to mark Buddha Purnima
May 18, 2019Mysuru: “Lord Buddha is the messenger of peace, harmony and universal brotherhood. His message in today’s strife-torn world is very important and everyone should follow them,” said District and Higher Education Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD). He was speaking after offering floral tributes to the statues of Buddha and Dr. Ambedkar during the Buddha Purnima Mahatsov…
Take measures to tackle drinking water problem in villages: GTD
May 18, 2019Mysuru: Announcing that he will be touring the district once the LS Polls Model Code of Conduct gets over, District Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) has warned that action will be taken against officials for any laxity in addressing drinking water woes in villages. Presiding over a meeting of officials at the ZP Hall here on…
Government to appoint over 5,000 First Grade College lecturers
May 7, 2019Bengaluru: Bringing cheer to thousands of aspirants, the State Government has decided to appoint 5,100 First Grade College lecturers and 708 Principals. Taking note of the shortage of teaching faculty in Government First Grade Colleges, including the old ones, the State Government has embarked on appointment of lecturers, thus bringing relief to thousands of students….















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