Mysore/Mysuru: With the tobacco auction markets at Periyapatna and Hunsur shut down due to lockdown, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha said that the tobacco growers would not be let down and their produce will be purchased once the lockdown ends. Speaking to presspersons at Jaladarshini Guest House here this morning, Simha allayed fears of the farmers…
Donations pour in to combat COVID-19
April 10, 2020In a bid to help the State Government fight COVID-19, donations from writers, politicians and individuals are pouring in to the PM and Chief Minister’s Relief Fund from city. MLC Sandesh Nagaraj donated Rs. 1 crore from his MLC Fund and his one month’s salary of Rs. 1 lakh towards CM’s Relief Fund to Minister…
Quarantined persons housed in a city lodge shifted to New District Hospital
April 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following a snap stir staged by residents of Devaraja Mohalla last night demanding shifting of all persons who were under quarantine for COVID-19 at a lodge on Seebaiah Road, the authorities shifted them to the New District Hospital on KRS Road in two batches this morning. A total of 18 persons were quarantined by…
Close State borders: MP Pratap Simha
March 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has called for closing down of State borders to tackle the Coronavirus outbreak. Speaking to press persons at Patrakarthara Bhavan this morning, Pratap Simha said, “Himachal Pradesh has banned entry of all into the State and closed down borders. I would like to request our Chief Minister that State Government…
MP Simha thanks Railway Ministry for new trains, projects
March 13, 2020New Delhi: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has expressed his gratitude to the Railway Ministry for improving connectivity from Mysuru to various destinations. In his speech on Demands for Grants under the Control of the Ministry of Railways for 2020-21 in Lok Sabha yesterday, Pratap Simha thanked the Railway Ministry for financial grants that has led…
Modi moved by Jan Aushadhi beneficiary
March 7, 2020New Delhi: The Centre celebrates Mar. 7 as ‘Jan Aushadhi Diwas,’ a campaign launched by the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana Kendra, Department of Pharmaceuticals to provide quality medicines at affordable prices to the masses through ‘Jan Aushadhi Kendras.’ These Kendras provide generic drugs at lesser prices but equivalent in quality and efficacy as…
Airport expansion, Kushalnagar Railway line: MP seeks more funds in Budget
March 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has appealed Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa to allocate more funds for Mysuru Airport development and also for the new Mysuru-Kushalnagar Railway line. In a memorandum submitted to the Chief Minister, Simha said that Mysuru is growing at a fast pace and as such air-connectivity is vital for the city. Stressing…
It will rain funds on Mysuru
February 29, 2020District Minister promises Rs. 100 crore grant, Rs. 25 crore each for eight Taluks, Rs. 15 crore for Kukkarahalli Lake Mysore/Mysuru: It might be raining funds on Mysuru if the words of District Minister V. Somanna comes true and if his boss, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, agrees. Chairing the District Planning Committee meeting at Zilla…
Travel in sleeper Volvo to Belagavi and Secunderabad
February 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Considering the sizable population from North Karnataka and Hyderabad region travelling to and fro Mysuru for business, family and other reasons, the KSRTC Rural Division, for the first time, has launched four Sleeper Volvo buses to Belagavi and Secunderabad. The luxurious buses under ‘Ambari Dream Class’ were flagged off by Mysuru District Minister V….
Road projects on track: MP
February 20, 2020Land acquisition for Mysuru-Kushalnagar Economic Corridor from next month Mysuru-Bengaluru 10-lane Highway will be completed in 24 months from now Mysore/Mysuru: Land acquisition for the Mysuru-Kushalnagar Economic Corridor Expressway Project from Paschimavahini in Mysuru till Kushalnagar in Kodagu along the existing Mysuru-Madikeri National Highway (NH)-275 will begin next month, said Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha. Addressing…
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