Mysuru: The much-awaited flights from Mysuru under the Central Government’s UDAN scheme resumed operations from the Mysore Airport last evening with Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha flagging of the Mysuru-Chennai TruJet flight. Later, speaking Sinha said that the flights, which were grounded for some reasons, have once again started the flight…
408th Dasara inauguration tomorrow
September 20, 2017Mysuru: Dasara is here and it is that time of the year when the heritage city of Mysuru, with its majestic Mysore Palace, royal mansions, public buildings, gardens, water bodies and planned markets, comes alive. It will be 408th Dasara Navaratri that was started by erstwhile Mysore kingdom in 1610 AD — an unbroken tradition….
City BJP celebrates PM Modi’s 67th birthday
September 17, 2017Mysuru: Marking the 67th birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha distributed four-wheeled mobility scooters to seven physically-challenged beneficiaries at his office in Jaladarshini Guest House on Hunsur Road here this morning. The beneficiaries included two each from Hunsur and Chamundeshwari Constituencies and one each from Periyapatna, K.R. and N.R Constituencies. The…
UDAN air connectivity to Mysuru: Some suggestions to MP
September 15, 2017Sir, Thanks to the untiring efforts of our MP and Chairman of Airport Advisory Committee Pratap Simha, UDAN flight for the Mysuru-Chennai-Hyderabad sector will be launched from Sept. 20. In a recent book release function, Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa, an author of repute and a resident of Mysuru, had highlighted the necessity of air connectivity from…
MP inaugurates PMKVY training centre in Siddarthanagar
September 14, 2017Mysuru: The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) Training Centre was inaugurated by MP Pratap Simha in Siddarthanagar here yesterday. Bharani Foundation has been entrusted the responsibility to run the centre which imparts training in tailoring, data entry and retail marketing for youth about 18 years and who have passed SSLC. The training would last…
PM Jan Aushadhi Kendra opened in J.P. Nagar
September 13, 2017Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha inaugurated the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendra (Generic Medicine Centre) at J.P. Nagar here on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, he said that a number pro-people welfare programmes had been launched ever since Narendra Modi took oath as the Prime Minister and one among those programmes is promoting Jan Aushadhi…
Air service to Mysuru from Sept. 20
September 11, 2017Mysuru: The commercial flights service from Mysore Airport at Mandakalli, which was to commence from Sept. 15, will now start from Sept. 20, said MP and Airport Advisory Committee Chairman Pratap Simha. Addressing the meeting of Committee Members at Mysuru Airport this morning, he said flight operations, which will begin under Regional Connectivity Scheme, known…
KSOU recognition still a mirage: Additional Chief Secretary Ratna Prabha tweets about delay
September 11, 2017Mysuru: There are conflicting signals for the much-harried students of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) even as Chief Minister Siddharamaiah blamed the previous Vice-Chancellors (VCs) for the mess and Additional Chief Secretary Ratna Prabha tweeted yesterday that the recognition to the Open University would be delayed and there was every possibility of it not getting…
Tobacco auction commences at Periyapatna
September 8, 2017Periyapatna: Tobacco auction commenced this morning at the auction market in Thaggundi near here. MP Pratap Simha, former Minister C.H. Vijayashankar, Tobacco Board Vice-President P.V. Basavarajappa, Auction Market Director B.N. Bihari Choudhary and other were present. Speaking on he occasion Periyapatna MLA K. Venkatesh contended that tobacco fetched a good price in Andhra Pradesh. He…
Pratap Simha gets death threat
September 7, 2017Mysuru: Member of Parliament Pratap Simha has sought Police protection in the wake of an alleged threat to his life from a Twitter user. In a letter to the Mysuru City Police Commissioner, Simha said that a Twitter user by name B. Ananthamurthy had given death threat to him following journalist Gauri Lankesh’s murder. Simha…
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