Mysuru: Farmers from across the district, who met deputy commissioner Lakshmikanth Reddy on Saturday, alleged rampant corruption in the revenue department. They claimed that farmers were being treated inhumanely by officials.Responding to the complaints, Reddy assured the farmers’ delegation that he would visit all the taluks within the next 15 days and review their functioning….
Mysuru: Film director and producer SV Rajendra Singh Babu, State Human Rights Commission acting chairperson T Sham Bhatt, a retired IAS officer, and P Jayachandra Raju, the founding trustee of Global Education Trust, will be conferred with honorary doctorates during the 106th convocation of the University of Mysore (UoM), which will be held on Monday.Speaking…
Mysuru: Karnataka registered 5,900 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act till Nov, 2025. The state saw a sharp rise in cases due to increased interest in drugs among youths.Cases were registered for cultivation, production, possession, sale, purchase, transport, import, export, and consumption, under the NDPS Act.Recently, the Maharashtra Anti-Narcotics Task Force…
Mysuru: Tomato prices surged by nearly 150% over the last 40 days in wholesale and retail markets across Mysuru and Chamarajanagar districts. One kilo of this kitchen staple that sold for Rs 20-Rs 30 last month, is now priced between Rs 70 and Rs 80 in retail markets. While the sharp rise brought relief to…
Mysuru: Technical management is essential to reduce energy leakage, power disruptions, and financial burdens, and officials should properly engage in technical management, urged Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) managing director KM Munigopal Raju.He spoke at a one-day training programme on ‘Energy (Electricity) Auditing and Loss Reduction in IP Feeders’, organised for CESC officials at the…
Madikeri: Kodagu additional deputy commissioner (ADC) R Aishwarya said small-scale industries make an immense contribution to national development and, in line with Mahatma Gandhi’s vision, cottage industries should receive greater emphasis.Speaking after inaugurating a workshop organised by the Kodagu district industries and commerce department to improve the performance of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)…
Hassan: Hassan district recorded 260 deaths in road accidents during 2025, marking an increase compared to the previous year, with both the number of accidents and fatalities rising over those reported in 2024, as per the data by the Hassan district police.A total of 1,328 accidents were reported in 2025, compared to 1,208 accidents in…
Mandya: Women are emerging as key drivers of public sanitation in Malavalli taluk of Mandya district, taking responsibility beyond household cleanliness, managing sanitation services at the gram panchayat level.Of the 39 gram panchayats in the taluk, sanitation services in as many as 22 are now led by women, the highest number of women-led sanitation units…
Shivamogga: Farmers in Shivamogga and Davanagere districts have reasons to cheer, as the Irrigation Advisory Committee (IAC) meeting of Bhadra Reservoir decided to provide water for irrigation from the dam this month.A resolution was passed unanimously at the 88th meeting of the IAC on Friday, which was chaired by district minister S Madhu Bangarappa, to…
Mysuru: Emphasising the need to preserve cleanliness and order in the Heritage City of Mysuru, Mysore MP Yaduveer Wadiyar on Friday called for the establishment of dedicated street vendor zones across the city.Addressing officials during a progress review meeting at the MCC, the BJP MP said that while street vendors play an important role in…
