Mysuru: Hundreds of bikers took to the streets on Sunday in the city to create awareness against drug abuse and make Mysuru a drug-free tourist hub. BJP leader and neurologist Dr Shushrutha Gowda organised the rally, in which Avadhootha Vinay Guruji, renowned sculptor Arun Yogiraj, yoga promoter D Srihari, Chethan HK, besides representatives of service…
Madikeri: A meeting of the Animal Welfare Association held in Madikeri on Saturday, presided over by deputy commissioner Venkat Raja, decided to sterilise stray dogs in Kodagu.The DC emphasised the need for sterilisation and vaccination of stray dogs to ensure public safety. Despite ongoing efforts, the tender process for neutering stray animals has seen no…
Mysuru: The department of youth empowerment and sports affairs is upgrading the international swimming pool at Chamundi Vihar Stadium with an advanced tensile roofing system.The Rs 8-crore project, expected to be finished before Dasara, will provide all-weather protection, shielding the pool from both intense sunlight and heavy rainfall, enhancing usability and maintenance.The department has planned…
Madikeri: The family of Kurunji Venkataramana Gowda of Sullia has donated prime land for the construction of a building for the Virajpet Gowda Samaj. Realising the requirement, Dr Kurunji Venkataramana Gowda purchased 77 cents of land in 2004 in the name of his sons, Dr KV Chidananda and Dr KV Renuka Prasad. Due to various…
Mysuru: The public works department (PWD) has initiated the process to upgrade twelve major arterial roads within the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) limits from asphalt to concrete at a cost of Rs 393 crore.Responding to public demand for the concretisation of roads, the department identified twelve key roads for upgrading from conventional asphalt to white…
Mysuru: Stating that for hundreds of years, leafy vegetables remained a staple diet, KSOU directorate of outreach director R Santosh Nayak on Saturday expressed the need to focus on a leafy vegetable diet for various health benefits.Speaking after inaugurating the two-day Soppu Mela at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry, organised under the joint banner of Sahaja Samrudha,…
Madikeri: Tribal families in Kodagu are facing hardship due to lack of nutritious food. Tribes settled across South Kodagu settlements have expressed anguish over the non-supply of nutritious food from the Integrated Tribal Development Programme in the past three months.They demanded that the officials concerned take immediate action to resume the supply of food items….
Mysuru: CII Karnataka has welcomed the landmark GST 2.0 reforms announced at the 56th GST Council meeting earlier this week, calling it a defining milestone in India’s tax journey.The reforms mark a decisive step towards a simpler, fairer, and growth-oriented tax system that is fully aligned with the aspirations of Viksit Bharat 2047, observed CII.CII…
Hassan: District minister Krishna Byre Gowda said that efforts will be made to ensure that the superspecialty hospital services are made available to patients by next year.The minister, who inspected the hospital with local representatives and officials on Saturday, said the work of the superspecialty hospital began in 2018 but halted in 2022 due to…
Mandya: Two final year BBA students from Bengaluru drowned while swimming in the Cauvery River at Balmuri near Srirangapatna, on Friday.The victims are William Sam, 21, and Venkatesh, 21, both residents of KR Puram. They were on a leisure trip along with five friends in Srirangapatna.According to police, while swimming near Edamuri, the duo accidentally…
