Mysuru: Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that his govt implemented the guarantee schemes aiming at the empowerment of all citizens, ensuring them equal rights and opportunities to live in dignity.Speaking after inaugurating a slew of development works initiated in the Varuna assembly segment and distributing benefits to beneficiaries of various schemes worth Rs 1,107.72…
Mysuru: Thieves broke into two shops by forcing open the shutters at the APMC yard on Nanjangud Road and fled with groceries including rice bags, late on Thursday. The incident was captured in CCTV footage. Mysuru South police, who confirmed the incident, said the shopkeepers still haven’t filed a complaint. A police officer said a…
The main deity at Sri Chamundeshwari Temple in Srirangapatna was adorned with currency notes worth Rs 4.5 lakh in a unique Dhana Lakshmi Alankara on the occasion of Varamahalakshmi festival on Friday. The decoration symbolised the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi, said the temple priest. Artiste Sandesh Kalavida and his team used currency notes of various…
Mysuru: The district is home to 32,000 industrial units. Yet, it does not have a dedicated industrial waste dispoal plant. Although clamour for setting up an industrial waste management unit has grown in recent months, civic authorities have yet to act, despite the fact that Mysuru city ranks as the third cleanest in India.Mysuru district…
Mandya: Agriculture is the backbone of our country. In Mandya district, a large section of the population depends on farming for their livelihood, said ZP CEO KR Nandini.She was addressing a special NSS camp on Friday for second-year BSc agriculture students, jointly organised by the University of Agricultural Sciences, Mandya NSS unit, and VC farm,…
Mandya: The cost of transporting sugarcane to factories after harvest should not be passed on to farmers, said deputy commissioner Kumara.Chairing a meeting to address the disputes between farmers and truck owners, Kumara stressed that both, the govt and district administration are committed to safeguarding farmers’ interests. He directed that sugar factories must not deduct…
Mysuru: Mysuru MP Yaduveer Wadiyar has asked railway minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, to operate another train between Mysuru and Tirupati. He attributed this to the growing number of people visiting the pilgrimage from Mysuru, Mandya, Kodagu, and Chamarajanagar districts.According to a press release, the MP stated that he met Union minister Vaishnaw in Delhi on Thursday,…
Mysuru: The Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) (formerly know as MUDA), on Friday ratified the auctioning of corner and intermediate sites, sanctioned a free site to war martyr MV Pranjal, and decided to develop mobile applications to keep tabs on MDA properties and digitise records. It also approved new projects for new layouts spanning 400 acres…
Mysuru: The drone display, introduced last year during the Dasara festival, by the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC), will be more attractive this year. CESC plans to add more colours to the festivities, with more drones this year.“Last year’s drone show received an overwhelming response and expectations are high, this time. Plans are being made…
Mysuru: This year, visitors of the Dasara exhibition will be greeted with a spectacular new look and several first-time attractions. From a dazzling musical fountain at the entrance, to stalls designed in the architectural style of Belur and Halebidu, the Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) is investing heavily to transform the visitor experience at the Dasara…
