Mysore/Mysuru: Days ahead of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Council Meeting that is scheduled to take place on Oct. 29, MP Pratap Simha has written to the MCC Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde to add the issue of bringing villages located within the periphery of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) under MCC jurisdiction. In his letter written…
Centrally sponsored schemes in district: MP chairs progress review meeting
October 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha chaired a progress review meeting of the District Development Co-ordination and Monitoring Committee, in respect of Centrally sponsored schemes, at the ZP Hall here this morning. Briefing newspersons after the meeting, Pratap Simha said that the Centre has sanctioned Rs.168 crore for beautification of the Ring Road and it is…
Air India to start Mysuru-Mangaluru flight from Oct.25
October 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Expanding its air traffic services in the State, the Air India has decided to operate Mysuru-Mangaluru flight from Oct.25. Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha and several Industrial bodies had appealed the air service provider to operate flights between the two important cities of the State. Air India has already been operating Bengaluru-Mangaluru flight, with departure…
Union Transport Ministry official inspects Ring Road works
October 11, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: I.K. Pandey, Director General (Road Development), Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, New Delhi, inspected various works in city yesterday. Since Ring Road (RR) has come under the ambit of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), steps had been taken to streamline traffic on this stretch of road. The NHAI has drawn up a…
Novelist Dr. Bhyrappa honoured with Dr. Shivaram Karanth Award
October 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Minister for Muzrai and Fisheries Kota Srinivas Poojary conferred the prestigious ‘Kota Shivaram Karanth Huttoora’ award on city’s Novelist Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa at an event held at Pramati Hillview Academy here today. He was also presented with a miniature bust of Dr. Karanth. The award is given by Kota Dr. Shivaram Karanth Huttoora Prashasthi…
Simple Dasara at Madikeri and Gonikoppa
October 4, 2020Madikeri: In another meeting at the ZP Hall yesterday, Minister V. Somanna discussed preparations for Madikeri and Gonikoppa Dasara celebrations. Highlighting the glory of historical Madikeri Dasara, Somanna said that due to the outbreak of the pandemic, it has been decided to celebrate Madikeri and Gonikoppa Dasara in a simple manner. Pointing out that it…
Road works at Rs. 3.15 crore launched
September 28, 2020Mysuru District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar performing Bhoomi Puja near Sri Chandramouleshwara Temple in Jayalakshmipuram yesterday to launch road development works including asphalting 2.25 km stretch (14.40 mts wide) from Mathru Mandali Circle in Jayalakshmipuram coming under Chamaraja constituency via Kalidasa Road to Sri Yoganarasimhaswamy Temple in Vijayanagar (Gen. K.S. Thimayya Road Junction). The works…
MP Pratap Simha raises coffee planters issues in Parliament
September 26, 2020New Delhi: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha raised the issue of the multiple problems faced by coffee planters in Karnataka in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Explaining the plight of coffee growers threadbare in Parliament, Pratap Simha urged the Government to waive off interest on coffee planter loans. Pointing out that Karnataka accounts for 70 percent…
MP urges CM to release funds for Mysore Airport development
September 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha, who met Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa at Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday, submitted a memorandum seeking funds for development of Mysore Airport in Mandakalli and land acquisition for the Airport expansion. Responding to the MP’s plea, the Chief Minister has ordered the Finance Department Secretary to release Rs….
Come September 2022, drive to Bengaluru in just 90 minutes!
September 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Come September 2022, drive from Mysuru to Bengaluru in just 90 minutes from the present three hours as the works on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway that is being upgraded to a 10-lane Highway and as an Economic Corridor is scheduled to be completed on Sept. 7, 2022. Works on the Highway that was literally stopped due…
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