Tag: KSIC Filature Factory

Freedom Fighters Assn. to wage legal battle
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Freedom Fighters Assn. to wage legal battle

February 28, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru:  Adding voice to the growing chorus against the proposed stadium at KSIC Filature Factory land at Bhyrapura in T. Narasipur in the district, Mysuru City and District Freedom Fighters Association has urged the Government to drop the proposal. In a joint media conference held at Pathrakarthara Bhavana in city this morning, Working President of…

Uncertainty looms over 114-yr-old Silk Yarn Unit
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Uncertainty looms over 114-yr-old Silk Yarn Unit

February 27, 2026

Profit-making KSIC Filature Factory powers GI-tagged Mysore Silk production By M.T. Yogesh Kumar & B.C. Thimmaiah A Government-owned Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) Filature Factory in T. Narasipur, the primary supplier of yarn for the famed GI-tagged Mysore Silk sarees woven in Mysuru and Channapatna, is staring at an uncertain future. Despite posting an annual…

5.8 acres gone; Silk Unit feels the heat
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5.8 acres gone; Silk Unit feels the heat

February 26, 2026

Over 500 trees absorb intense heat from cocoon boilers Mysore/Mysuru: Of the 12 acres of land at the KSIC Filature Factory at T. Narasipur, the State Government has handed over 5.8 acres to the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES) for the construction of a stadium. While officials maintain that the Filature unit itself…

‘Save KSIC’ cry grows louder; silk production disrupted
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‘Save KSIC’ cry grows louder; silk production disrupted

February 26, 2026

Weaving units in Mysuru and Channapatna join agitation; T. Narasipur bandh likely T. Narasipur/Mysuru: The protest against the proposed construction of a stadium in the premises of Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) Filature Factory at T. Narasipur intensified yesterday, with employees from the weaving units in Mysuru and Channapatna joining the agitation. Workers fear that…

Proposed stadium at KSIC Filature Factory land: MP urges CM to protect heritage, trees, livelihoods
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Proposed stadium at KSIC Filature Factory land: MP urges CM to protect heritage, trees, livelihoods

February 26, 2026

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has made a fervent appeal to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to save the historic Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) Filature Factory in T. Narasipur, established by Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. In a memorandum submitted to the CM, who was in Mysuru last evening, the MP said, Mysuru, known as the…

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