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…
By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC One crore or 10 million arrivals! We Indians should be proud. We have crossed this magical figure this year. Of course, this arrival figure includes tourists, business people, medical tourists and students. An achievement no doubt but nothing to brag about. Singapore, our neighbour gets about 15 million…
Mysuru: The Department of Electrical Electronics Engineering, NIEIT, Mysuru, had organised a three-day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Introduction to DSP Laboratory & MATLAB Simulink” at its premises in Koorgalli recently. Dr. Narasimha Kaulgud, Professor, Department of E&C, NIE, who was the chief guest, inaugurated the FDP by lighting the lamp. Guest of honour G.P….
Mysuru: Basudev Somani College, Kuvempunagar, Mysuru, has organised a one-day National Conference on ‘Infrastructure and Sustainable Development: Issues and Challenges’ in the College auditorium on Jan.19. The conference will be inaugurated at 10 am by D. Bharathi, Registrar, University of Mysore (UoM), Mysuru. Dr. K. Maran, Professor & Director, Sri Sai Ram Institute of Management…
Mysuru: Fire broke out at three different places in city on Sunday. A bus conductor, who spotted fire in Chamundi Hill connecting Chikkahalli Road, informed the Fire and Emergency Services personnel, who rushed to the spot and managed to douse the fire. In the second incident, fire broke out at a garbage heap in Sewage…
Charity begins at home so does cleanliness. A resident of Venkatalingaiah Layout in city has transformed his street and its surroundings after being inspired by Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His journey of beautifying his street will surely motivate Mysureans to take cleanliness to the next level. Pradeep Kumar, a businessman,…
Mysuru: Compared to last year, the crime rate in Mysuru city has declined by 15% in 2017, thanks to the new initiatives launched by the Police Department. As per the information released to the media by City Police Public Relation Officer, the Police have recovered stolen items worth Rs. 2 crore, besides collecting Rs. 8.5…
Mysuru: While picnics, family get-togethers, parties and merry makings have lined up for the New Year celebrations, consumption of liquor in gallons would be the centre of attraction of all these revelries. Looking at the celebration mode of the people, City Police have come up with certain precautionary measures to ensure that the festivities end…
By V. Shourabh A sad tale is best for winter, says William Shakespeare in ‘The Winter’s Tale.’ This Weekend Star Supplement, however, is about winter and its happy times. It is about winter and its attached strings of festivities where people love to snooze under the blanket in chilly morns or relish hot chilli bajjis…
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has identified five potential routes between Bengaluru-Mangaluru, Bengaluru-Chennai, Bengaluru-Hubballi, Bengaluru-Mysuru and Bengaluru-Hyderabad to run double-decker buses. The Ministry has identified over 70 routes across the country to ply double-decker buses for public transport. It has also announced the double-decker bus code, according to which the…
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