Mysuru: “Chief Minister Siddharamaiah called me two years ago and asked me to go to Mysuru City Corporation. I just followed his orders and came here. I was very apprehensive about the place, atmosphere and people. However, I realised that once you discharge your duties with integrity and honesty, people respect you,” said outgoing MCC…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC First Cape Town, South Africa and now our own Bengaluru. The latest research has revealed some shocking facts: Bengaluru is going to face an acute water shortage and may face the same problem like Cape Town “Day Zero.” The scenario is grim, water shortage in a Garden City…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has conveyed to the Kerala Government that it was not possible to open the road between Mysuru and Kerala via the Bandipur Tiger Reserve and Nagarahole National Park at night. At present, there is a ban on night traffic on NH-212 that connects Karnataka to Kerala via Gundlupet in Chamarajanagar and…
Clouds are something we are so familiar with, that we hardly pay attention to them. Last evening nature-lovers were awestruck by the colour and formation of clouds and many readers sent in pictures to SOM taken from their mobile phones. One such is produced above.
Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to the city from today (Feb.18). He will land at the Mysore Airport in Mandakalli at 11 pm in a special aircraft. Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep and City Police Commissioner Dr. A.S. Rao will receive the PM. Modi will then reach…
The history of journalism in Karnataka, aka Karnataka Press, will be incomplete without reference to the role played by small newspapers. In fact, small newspapers form a significant portion of the history of journalism because of the important role played by them for over a century and half, says Mysuru-based Senior Journalist Gouri Satya, working…
Mysuru: Thousands of devotees thronged Shiva temples across the city to have darshan and to offer special pujas on Mahashivaratri that was celebrated with religious fervour and traditional gaiety yesterday. Fasting, prayers and vigil marked the celebrations with devotees making a beeline for major pilgrim centres associated with Shaivism. Devotees were seen standing in long…
Mysuru: Mysuru- Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has said that the Union Minister of Surface Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari has released Rs.79.60 crore for the development of various roads across Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha constituency. The break up is as follows: Rs.5 crore for development of the stretch from Metropole Circle to Jaladarshni Guest House on…
Mysuru: Mysuru is experiencing severe cold conditions and it will stay a bit longer with the temperatures likely to plummet to 11 degrees Celsius. The temperature is low enough for people to pull out their sweaters and jackets while there is an increase in demand for pullovers, jackets and shawls. While the weather is pleasant…
New Delhi: Here is some good news for Mysuru city ahead of this year’s Swachh Bharat rankings where it is hoping to reclaim the “Cleanest City in India” tag. Mysuru, Mandya and Hassan are the least polluted cities in Karnataka. A report released by Greenpeace India yesterday said that while Hassan is the least polluted…
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