Bengaluru: Ponzi schemes have a long history where fraudsters always find a way to fool people, especially the middle class and hoodwink regulatory bodies by constantly changing their looks, place of operation and modus operandi. Despite cautions from regulatory bodies like the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) against multi-level-marketing, chain-marketing, pyramid structure schemes so that…
Government mulling on reducing electricity tariff: Minister
December 3, 2022Bengaluru: With just a few months to go for the Assembly polls, the State Government is seriously considering a reduction in power tariff across all categories of consumers. As a first step in this regard, the Energy Department, following a direction by Energy Minister V. Sunil Kumar, has prepared a proposal on reducing user fee…
Kannada to be made compulsory at all levels from Jan.1
November 28, 2022Bengaluru: In yet another step towards Kannada promotion, the State Government will make use of Kannada language at all levels with effect from Jan.1, 2023. Addressing presspersons here recently, Kannada and Culture Minister V. Sunil Kumar said that the Government will enact a Legislation in this regard after holding a debate on the issue during…
State Govt. constitutes Elephant Task Force in three districts
November 28, 2022Bengaluru: The State Government has constituted Elephant Task Force (ETF) in three districts to tackle jumbo menace. The ETF, which will be headed by a Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF), has been set up in Mysuru, Kodagu, Hassan and Chikmagaluru districts, where jumbo menace is more widespread. But the State Government has left out Chamarajanagar…
Government releases Rs.15 crore for construction of storm water drains
November 26, 2022MLA Nagendra undertakes padayatra in Kumbarakoppal Mysore/Mysuru: Stating that the Government has released Rs.15 crore from SFC special grant for construction of storm water drains in the Constituency, Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra said that Rs.1.5 crore will be spent out of this grant for improvement of storm water drains in Kumbarakoppal area. The MLA undertook…
Milk price hiked by Rs. 2 a litre
November 24, 2022Bengaluru: After dilly-dallying for some time, the State Government on Wednesday announced a hike in the prices of milk and curds by Rs. 2 a litre. The revised price has come into effect from today (Nov. 24) morning. The KMF (Karnataka Milk Federation) on Nov. 14 had proposed to hike milk price by Rs. 3…
Mysuru gets Wellness Centre for Central staff, pensioners
October 21, 2022No.10, Block No.11, Dr. Rajkumar Road, Shakthinagar; 7.30 am to 2 pm; call 0821-2590080 for enquiries Mysore/Mysuru: Here is some good news for thousands of Central Government employees and pensioners residing in Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Hassan and Kodagu. The Union Government has opened a Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) Wellness Centre in Mysuru at No.10,…
Healthcare outreach in urban areas: Mysuru to get six Namma Clinics
October 17, 2022Modelled on the lines of Mohalla Clinics in New Delhi to target smaller populations By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: In a novel initiative to enhance the accessibility to healthcare among the urban poor, the State Government is working towards establishing ‘Namma Clinics’ to cover a population of 15,000 to 20,000, specifically targeted to areas having…
40% Commission, 100% NO Prosecution
August 27, 2022Come elections, and along come allegations. And so, it continues, the politics of allegation never leading to prosecution. Rarely are allegations by an Opposition party taken to their logical end. The Opposition party will kick and scream. They will organise yatras, sit for dharnas and declare bandhs against the ruling party’s corruption. But when they…
Water Resources Minister visits Harangi, Kabini Dams
August 22, 20228.80 lakh cubic metres of deposited silt to be removed from Harangi Reservoir Takes exception to illegal private resorts fleecing tourists in Kabini backwaters Kushalnagar: After a long delay, the State Government will finally begin work on removing silt from the Harangi Dam in Kodagu district in November this year. Harangi is the main Cauvery…
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