97 Model Polling Stations coming up; Govt. School in V.V. Mohalla painted like Jaganmohan Palace By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: It’s common during every general elections to hear a common refrain from a section of voters, who stay away from exercising their franchise only to avoid standing in the queue. To bring even those to…
Check posts, vigilance cells to curb election freebies
March 13, 2023Rowdy-sheeters who influence voters will be banished from Mysuru: DC Mysore/Mysuru: With reports pouring in of political functionaries across parties enticing voters with freebies and making donations to institutions and others, the Mysuru District Administration has already begun tracking the movement and distribution of goods and monetary transactions. The restrictions will come into effect when…
City celebrates Women’s Day
March 8, 2023Expos, bicycle jatha, cricket tournament mark celebrations Mysore/Mysuru: Every year, on Mar. 8, people commemorate International Women’s Day to observe cultural, political and socioeconomic women-made achievements in various fields. The day was celebrated in a special way in Mysuru this morning, with intention to send out a message of gender-equal world where differences are valued…
Mysuru Winter Festival to draw tourists back this year
December 10, 2022District Officers seek approval for Rs. 50 lakh; tentative date from Dec. 24 to Jan. 2, 2023 Flower Show, illumination, Police Band, sound-less firecrackers at Mysore Palace Mysore/Mysuru: With COVID-19 fear going away, the Mysuru Winter Festival will be back this year as the District Administration has been planning to host various events to attract…
Special voter enrolment campaign in Colleges on Nov. 22, 23
November 17, 2022Training programme for PU and Degree College Principals and Nodal Officers held Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to make Democracy more successful, the District Administration will be conducting ‘An hour for Democracy’, a two-day unique campaign for registration of young eligible voters in all colleges across the District on Nov. 22 and 23. Addressing a training…
Kanakadasa was the real face of Secularism: Writer
November 12, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that Saint-Poet Kanakadasa strived for eradicating caste system, writer Chikkamagalur Ganesh said that Kanakadasa was the real face of secularism and harmony. He was speaking at Kanakadasa Jayanti celebrations organised by the District Administration and Kanakadasa Jayantotsava Samithi at Kalamandira on Hunsur Road here yesterday. Pointing out that saints, seers, poets and the…
Traditional celebrations mark grand Kannada Rajyotsava in city
November 2, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The 67th Kannada Rajyotsava was celebrated in city on Tuesday with traditional flag hoisting, cultural programmes and felicitation of achievers. The main event, organised by the district administration, which was held in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at the North Gate of Mysore Palace, began with the conduct of special pujas at Goddess Bhuvaneshwari…
Echo of Maharani’s Chem-Lab collapse: Protest to save heritage tomorrow
October 22, 2022Conservationists visit Maharani’s College; suggest remedial measures Mysore/Mysuru: Heritage-lovers, conservationists and like-minded people of Mysuru will hold a candle-light vigil and protest at Saraswathipuram Fire Brigade premises tomorrow at 7 pm. The protest is being organised against the apathetic attitude of the State Government, Mysuru District Administration and the Mysuru City Corporation in protecting the…
Dr. K.V. Rajendra is new Mysuru DC
October 22, 2022To take charge next week Mysore/Mysuru: In a major reshuffle of bureaucracy six months ahead of the Assembly polls, the State Government on Friday transferred as many as 21 IAS Officers, with Mysuru, Mandya and Chamarajanagar districts getting new Deputy Commissioners (DC). According to a Government notification issued at Bengaluru yesterday, Mysuru DC Dr. Bagadi…
Multiple heritage structure collapses cause concern
October 22, 2022Authorities look the other way citing fund crunch, lament conservationists Mysore/Mysuru: Frequent collapse of heritage buildings in Heritage City has caused concern among conservationists, heritage experts and the general public. While a portion of Maharani’s Science College collapsed yesterday, reducing the Chemistry Laboratory and another adjacent room into rubble, a portion of the Mysore Palace…
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