Mysore/Mysuru: Prof. Ravivarma Kumar, former Chairman, Permanent Backward Classes Commission, has urged the State Government to make the caste census survey report got done by the previous Government public and implement the same to ensure social justice for all communities in the State. He was speaking at a function organised in connection with ‘Social Justice…
Govt. gives rebate in property tax, electricity charges to ailing hotel industry
February 21, 2021Bengaluru: The State Government has given a bumper gift to the worst-hit hotel industry due to COVID-19 pandemic in the last ten months. Accordingly, the State Cabinet has decided to give concession in property tax and electricity charges of hotel industry in a bid to boost the sulking tourism industry. Presided over by Chief Minister…
COVID on the Rise: Entry into State only for persons with negative COVID report
February 20, 2021Negative RT-PCR report must to get hotel rooms in Mysuru city Random checking at Bavali check-post Kerala students under scanner Lockdown inevitable, if safety norms flouted: Health Minister Bengaluru/Mysuru: Taking strong note of spurt in COVID-19 cases in neighbouring Kerala and Maharashtra, Health and Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar said that people from those…
Mysuru DC’s Village Stay: Villagers plead for restoration of historic temple near Hunsur
February 20, 2021Of the 1,000 pillars of Kashilingeshwara Temple, only 240 pillars remain now Hunsur (Terikal): The highlight of Mysuru Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri’s Terikal village visit was the Thousand-Pillar Kashilingeshwara Temple. According to villagers, the temple dated back to thousands of years and was built by Gangas of Talakad. Manjunath, a 56-year-old villager told SOM…
Govt. to seek celebrities’ help to push up vaccination drive
February 20, 2021“I am confident that more people will get vaccinated in the coming days and weeks.” —Dr. K. Sudhakar, Health and Medical Education Minister Vaccinating healthcare and frontline workers seems to have become a big headache for the State Government with lukewarm response from the day of launching of vaccination drive by Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
MCC Commissioner transferred
February 14, 202142 IAS Officers transferred Chamarajanagar and Mandya get new DCs Mysore/Mysuru: In a major reshuffle of the State bureaucracy, the Government on Saturday transferred as many as 42 IAS officers. Those transferred include Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde, Chamarajanagar Deputy Commissioner Dr. M.R. Ravi, Mandya Deputy Commissioner Dr. M.V. Venkatesh and Mysuru ZP…
Mayoral posts reservation matrix announced: JD(S) meeting this evening
February 12, 2021Mysuru Mayor post reserved for General Category (Woman); Deputy Mayor for General Category Mysore/Mysuru: After a delay of about a month, the State Government on Thursday announced the reservation matrix for Mayoral posts in all the ten City Corporations of the State, barring BBMP. As per a gazette notification issued by A. Vijayakumar, Under-Secretary to…
Property Tax to undergo revision every year to raise revenue
February 10, 2021Bengaluru: In an effort to raise revenues of cash starved City Corporations, the State Government on Monday passed an Act in the Legislative Council that allows yearly upward revision of tax on properties coming under all City Corporations of the State, barring Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). The Act enables yearly enhancement of property tax…
Rs. 15 crore was paid to Veerappan for Dr. Raj Kumar’s release
February 9, 2021Karnataka Govt. paid the brigand in three instalments Book by former ‘Nakkheeran’ journalist reveals startling details about kidnap and ransom Mysore/Mysuru: So much mythology has sprung up around kidnapper, elephant poacher and sandalwood smuggler Koose Muniswamy Veerappan that it is practically impossible to weed out fact from fiction. While his elephant poaching and sandalwood smuggling…
150 Govt. ITIs to be upgraded: Higher Education Minister
January 29, 2021Visvesvaraya Industrial Training Centre inaugurated Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has entered into an agreement with Tata Technologies Limited to upgrade and modernise 150 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and thereby create increased employment opportunities to the youths, said Deputy Chief Minister and Higher Education Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. He was speaking after inaugurating Visvesvaraya Industrial Training…
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