Mysuru: Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) has made a proposal to the state govt to establish a cardiac catheterisation laboratory on its premises. The facility, also known as a Cath Lab, will involve an investment of Rs 10 crore. The hospital plans to establish the Cath Lab at its critical-care block, which is nearing…
Mandya: Mandya zilla panchayat CEO KR Nandini on Saturday paid a surprise visit to govt schools and the PHC in Chandagalu village, Dudda hobli of Mandya taluk. She inspected basic facilities, including the midday meal scheme, drinking water, and toilets.She expressed dissatisfaction with the toilet facilities in both schools. Although approval was already granted for…
Mysuru: Alleging that Lokayukta raids and a trap exposed the collapse of the administration in Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and newly formed Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), the residents of the city urged CM Siddaramaiah to streamline the administration.They urged the CM to intervene to clear confusion surrounding the e-khatas. According to the city residents, for…
Mysuru: The nephrology unit, established eight years ago by the Institute of Nephro Urology (INU) on the KR Hospital premises, is set to get a dedicated hospital building. The state govt has sanctioned Rs 117.7 crore for the construction of a permanent nephrology hospital on the PKTB hospital premises.With the govt’s approval, the building will…
Mysuru: MP and national president of the BJP Backward Classes Morcha, K Laxman, alleged that the Congress, which ruled the country for over 50 years, did nothing for the development of backward classes. He also opposed the Telangana model caste census.Speaking at a seminar on caste census organised by the Social Justice Awareness Forum, Mysuru…
Mysuru: In a joint operation with Mumbai police, Mysuru City police arrested four people — two each from Mumbai and Gujarat — on charges of producing liquid ecstasy.Police seized the banned liquid being produced by setting up a temporary distillation unit at a vehicle garage in Narasimharaja police limits in north-east part of Mysuru. Other…
Mysuru: Lokayukta police, who raided the zonal offices of Mysuru City Corporation and town panchayats following complaints of delay in issuing e-khata by property owners on Friday, found government records at a private residence in Srirampura.It is a serious lapse on the part of officials of Srirampura town panchayat. Lokayukta police seized the documents and…
Madikeri: MLA and chief minister’s legal adviser AS Ponnanna launched several development projects in Virajpet.Speaking on the occasion, Ponnanna said, “Rs 30 crore was released for various development works under the Virajpet civic body, from the chief minister’s special grants and SFC funds.” “For years, money was wasted in the form of rent for the…
Mysuru: Congress MLC D Thimmaiah on Friday accused BJP functionaries like former Union minister A Narayanaswamy and former DCM Govind Karjol of misleading the Dalit community over the internal reservation issue.Speaking to reporters after holding a meeting with community leaders at Jaladarshini guest house, he said that the Congress govt has constituted Justice HN Nagamohan…
Mysuru: By 2030, India will need to feed 1.7 billion people, which is a staggering demand that poses a major challenge to the nation’s food supply chain, said V Prakash, former director of CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI).He was addressing a national seminar on plant proteins held at the CFTRI auditorium on Friday. Prakash…
