Mysore/Mysuru: After the second carriageway of 23-km Ramanagara-Channapatna bypass on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Access-Controlled Expressway was thrown open to traffic on Sept. 1, the Srirangapatna bypass will be opened for traffic on Nov. 30. The second phase of the works is under progress and the Srirangapatna bypass will be opened for traffic on Nov. 30, said…
Bus shelter row takes fresh twists and turns
November 17, 2022Punish me if I have committed any mistake, says emotional MLA Ramdas NHAI issues notice to clear the bus shelter built without taking approval Mysore/Mysuru: The controversy over gumbaz-shaped bus shelter on the Mysuru-Nanjangud Road along the National Highway 766 refuses to die down and the issue is taking fresh twists and turns. Last night,…
Politics rages over bus shelters, Tipu Statue
November 16, 2022Who is Pratap Simha to demolish Government-built dome-shaped bus shelters, asks Siddharamaiah Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha faced backlash from several quarters after he sparked a controversy over his statement on dome-shaped bus shelters. The gumbaz-shaped bus shelters have been erected on Mysuru-Nanjangud road. Pratap Simha on Sunday triggered a fresh row by saying that…
MP directs officials to evacuate unauthorised occupants of Slum Board houses
November 15, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: MP Pratap Simha has directed officials to evacuate unauthorised occupants of houses built by Karnataka Slum Development Board and allot houses to the deserving poor. Chairing the District Development Co-ordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) Meeting at the Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Hall here yesterday, Pratap Simha pointed out that there are around 50,000 eligible beneficiaries…
Railway expansion projects fast-tracked
November 11, 2022Naganahalli Satellite Terminal Project shelved due to land acquisition hurdles: MP Mysore/Mysuru: A slew of development works in the Mysuru Division of South Western Railway were fast-tracked at the Gati Shakti Unit meeting chaired yesterday by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha in the presence of Divisional Railway Manager Rahul Agarwal and other officers. In all, the…
South’s first Vande Bharat Express slowest in India
November 3, 2022Speed restrictions because of the many gradients and curves, clarify officers Gap between Shatabdi Express and Vande Bharat Express too short, say commuters Mysore/Mysuru: The Vande Bharat Express that has a maximum speed of 160-180 kilometres per hour will only run at a speed of 75.60 to 77.53 km per hour on the Mysuru-Chennai route…
KSCA International Cricket Stadium: MP Pratap Simha meets Urban Development Dept. Secretary
October 29, 2022Bengaluru: Taking forward his initiative for the construction of state-of-the-Art International Cricket Stadium in Mysuru, MP Pratap Simha met Urban Development Department Secretary Dr. Ajay Nagabhushan at Vikasa Soudha in Bengaluru this morning. Simha, accompanied by MUDA Commissioner G.T. Dinesh Kumar, former MUDA Chairman H.V. Rajeev and KSCA Secretary Santosh Menon, had elaborate discussions with…
Release Rs. 50 crore grant for proposed Kidwai Cancer Hospital in city
October 27, 2022MP Pratap Simha appeals Health Minister Dr. Sudhakar Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has appealed Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar for sanctioning Rs. 50 crore for the establishment of Kidwai Memorial Oncology Hospital in PKTB Sanatorium premises on KRS Road. The MP, who met the Health Minister at Jaladarshini Guest House here this morning, appealed…
Title deeds distributed to 96 handicrafts artisans in first phase
October 23, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A layout for the handicrafts artisans has been formed in the city and 96 persons were given title deeds for their houses in the first phase on Friday at a function held at the community hall in Karakushalanagar. Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha and Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra distributed the title deeds to the beneficiaries….
MLA blames MPs for poor quality of Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway works
October 22, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Alleging poor quality of ongoing works concerning Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway, JD(S) MLA Dr. K. Annadani has blamed independent MP from Mandya Sumalatha Ambarish and Mysuru-Kodagu BJP MP Pratap Simha for the same. Speaking to presspersons atop Chamundi Hill here on Thursday, Annadani claimed that the ongoing works of the Highway is of substandard quality, which…
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