‘You can’t just dig the roads and leave’ Mysore/Mysuru: A chink in the armour of Mysuru BJP has been exposed with MLAs openly opposing the Centre’s piped gas project that is being implemented in Mysuru in a phased manner. The project has been backed by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha and rumblings have been heard from…
Mysuru-Kushalnagar four-lane Highway: Land, forest hurdles hamper road works
January 29, 2022DC, officials assure all impediments will be cleared in a time-bound manner Mysore/Mysuru: A special meeting was called at the Mysuru Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) Office this morning regarding the implementation of the Mysuru-Kushalnagar four-lane, 93-km National Highway (NH) parallel to the existing NH-275. The meeting took into account certain hurdles that have to be cleared…
MP and MLA assure of saving Kalastawadi temple on Highway
January 29, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the popular Anjaneya temple at Kalastawadi on Mysuru-Benglauru Highway faces the threat of demolition for Highway expansion, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha and Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda have assured the villagers that the temple would be saved from demolition. The two visited Kalastawadi after the villagers expressed apprehension that the temple would be…
Burnt Kannada library at Rajivnagar reopens for public
January 29, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Kannada library of Syed Isak at Rajivnagar 5th Cross, which was burnt down in the wee hours of Apr. 9, 2021, was inaugurated on Wednesday as part of Republic Day (Jan. 26). Interestingly, students inaugurated the library that now offers more than 2,000 books in various languages, particularly Kannada and newspapers in Kannada,…
Food Zone to come up atop Chamundi Hill
January 28, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Setting in motion a slew of development works across Chamundeshwari Assembly segment, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha and Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) this morning performed guddali puja for a number of works at various places coming under the Constituency. Pratap Simha and GTD launched the works for the Rs. 3.81 crore Food Zone atop…
Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa remembered
January 28, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha said that unlike many other top Army Officers who preferred to lead their retired life in major cities, Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa chose to lead his retired life in his native Kodagu amidst nature’s splendour and beauty. He was speaking at the 123rd birth anniversary celebrations of Field Marshal K.M….
MCC Council meeting cancelled for want of quorum
January 28, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The MCC Council meeting on Thursday afternoon, which was said to be the last one for the incumbent Mayor Sunanda Palanetra, was cancelled due to lack of quorum, with many Corporators staying away from the meeting. The meeting was scheduled to discuss waiver of interest on water bill dues, installation of gas pipeline and…
Hale Unduwadi Project capacity now 900 MLD
January 27, 2022IISc. scientists recommend increase in volume from 300 MLD to 900 MLD Mysore/Mysuru: The capacity of Rs. 545-crore Hale Unduwadi Drinking Water Project that is on in full swing has been increased from the present 300 Million Litres per Day (MLD) to 900 MLD based on the suggestions from scientists from the Indian Institute of…
Silk cluster: First instalment of Rs. 50 crore released
January 21, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A mega silk cluster will soon be set up in 10 acres of land in Belavadi village, on the outskirts of Mysuru, at an approximate cost of Rs. 50 crore. Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha yesterday held a meeting on the speedy implementation of the ambitious project at Vikasa Soudha along with Textile Minister Shankar…
Hale Unduwadi drinking water project: Retain Rs. 563 crore original proposal, demands MP
January 21, 2022‘Rs. 350 crore won’t serve any purpose’ Mysore/Mysuru: Funds must not be a shortage for the ambitious Rs. 563 crore Hale Unduwadi Drinking Water Project aimed at supplying drinking water to Mysuru City and 92 villages around it. The project has already been initiated and the original funds of Rs. 563 crore must be retained…
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