Mysore/Mysuru: The State Cabinet’s decision to name the Mysore Airport at Mandakalli after the late Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar was welcomed by Member of the erstwhile Mysore royal family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar this morning. Speaking to Star of Mysore, she said, “My family is elated and this is a much-awaited and a long-pending proposal.” “I…
Mysore Airport to be named after Nalwadi
July 23, 2022MP Pratap Simha, Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar hail move to honour Rajarshi for his vision Bengaluru: The State Cabinet has decided to name the Mysore Airport at Mandakalli after the late Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J.C. Madhuswamy said yesterday that the Government has taken a decision recognising the contributions of…
Status of 10-lane Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway: Main carriageway to open in October this year: MP
July 22, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst reports that the 10-lane Mysuru-Bengaluru Economic Corridor (Expressway) will not be open anytime soon, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has clarified that the main carriageway of the Expressway will be open to traffic by October this year. During the Dasara High-Powered Committee meeting in Bengaluru on July 19, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai told reporters…
Plea to approve new ‘PRASAD’ plan for Chamundi Hill
July 19, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: With the monsoon session of Parliament commencing yesterday, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha on Monday met Union Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy at New Delhi and appealed him to approve the new plan under ‘PRASAD’ (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive) scheme for the development of Chamundi Hill. Pointing out that the ‘PRASAD’ plan proposal…
MP distributes uniform to special children
July 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: MP Pratap Simha distributed uniforms to children of Arunodaya School for Specially-abled Children at Chamundipuram here recently. The school uniforms, sponsored by a doctor couple from Bengaluru — Dr. Pradeep Krishna and Dr. Pooja Pradeep — to mark the first birthday of their son, were distributed to all the 52 children of the school,…
Piped gas project launched in Vijayanagar I Stage
July 15, 2022All misunderstandings cleared; 2,500 households already registered Mysore/Mysuru: After suffering initial glitches that revolved around road cutting and repairs, the ambitious project to supply Piped Natural Gas (PNG) to individual homes got a boost with the works being initiated at Vijayanagar I Stage in Chamaraja Assembly Segment last evening. Three residential areas — Vijayanagar (Ward…
District gets five new Ambulances
July 15, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: In yet another health care initiative, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha launched five new ambulances for Mysuru district near the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here on Thursday. The ambulances, totally costing Rs.1.42 crore, was funded by Simha out of his MP Local Area Development Fund. While three of the ambulances were fitted with BLS (Basic Life…
NDRF, SDRF centres to be set up in city
July 8, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: With Mysuru region facing natural calamities more often these days, especially during monsoon, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha said that there are plans to set up NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) and SDRF (State Disaster Response Force) centres in the city. Speaking to presspersons here yesterday, Simha said that it is proposed to set up…
‘Reach health card distribution target in 3 months’
July 7, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The slow pace of distribution of Ayushman Bharat – Arogya Karnataka (AB-ARK) health cards in the district, an ambitious initiative of Central and the State Governments aimed at ensuring health for all, came to the fore at the DISHA (District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee) meeting held at the Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Hall this…
Viveka Memorial will be Mysuru’s Kalasha: MP
July 7, 2022Pratap Simha recalls Rabindranath Tagore’s words on Swami Vivekananda to Romain Rolland Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has said that the Viveka Memorial that is coming up on Narayana Shastri Road will be like a ‘Kalasha’ (crown) to Mysuru. He was addressing the gathering at the foundation laying ceremony for Viveka Memorial in city yesterday….
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