Mandya: Mandya district has secured the distinction of having more tourist destinations in Karnataka, with 106 recognised visiting places under the Tourism Policy 2024-29.To enhance tourism outreach, a detailed tourist guide, district map, and a dedicated tourism website have been developed, DC Kumara said on Tuesday, adding several facilities built by the govt struggled to…
Mysuru: The prolonged dry spell caused by insufficient rain in the crucial months of Oct and Nov has hit rabi crop sowing in Chamarajanagar district. Against the targeted 28,163 hectares of land for the rabi season, farmers have sown crops in 24,185 hectares of rain-fed land. With most of the agricultural land dependent upon rainwater,…
Mysuru: The Mysore English Theatre Forum (METF) is holding the Mysuru English Theatre Festival at the Jagannatha Centre for Art and Culture (JCAC), Vijayanagar 1st Stage, from Dec 12-14. The festival aims to celebrate English theatre through diverse readings, performances, and stage productions.The festival will be inaugurated by VR Anil Kumar, director of Kalpa Heritage…
Shivamogga: The Shivamogga-Udupi route via Hulikal village in Hosanagara taluk has been in poor condition for over a year, prompting the public works department (PWD) to initiate repairs. However, due to environmental concerns work has been halted at the first hairpin curve from the Shivamogga side. Green activists are objecting due to the lack of…
Mandya: Deputy commissioner Kumara instructed officials to ensure there is no delay in govt development projects. He specifically told them to complete hostel and anganwadi centre construction and repair works within the scheduled time.Chairing a review meeting, held in response to instructions given at a meeting by the chief minister, Kumara noted that 30 different…
Mysuru: Four youths were arrested on charges of treating dogs cruelly. Bilikere police registered a zero FIR following a complaint by Kavya, a law practitioner and a member of the Animal Defence Council, Bengaluru. Police said that the accused youths were detained, and the case will be transferred to Hunsur police.The accused, Karthik of Hunsur…
MYSURU: Mysuru district has emerged one of the worst-performing in Karnataka in terms of offering services within the stipulated timeframe under Sakala, a Sakala Mission report has revealed. The irony is certainly not lost on the fact that this happens to be the home district of chief minister Siddaramaiah. According to the Sakala MIS report…
Mysuru: KSRTC has started work on a new bus depot and stand in Saligrama taluk of Mysuru district.Of the nine taluks in the district, Sarguru and Saligrama currently operate from old bus stands without dedicated depots. Officials have now identified land for the project, which will house an administrative office, mechanised workshop, bus repair bay,…
Mandya: Deputy commissioner Kumara warned that strict legal action will be taken against individuals involved in issuing fake birth and death certificates in the district.Speaking at the district-level birth and death coordination committee meeting and the district-level crop cutting experiment and agricultural statistics committee meeting, on Monday, Kumara said that village panchayat secretaries are authorised…
Madikeri: A grand procession, organised as part of the second year Hanuman festival at Thithimathi village, brought the curtains down on the six-day festivities on Sunday.Hundreds of people participated in the procession of mantaps by chanting Hanuman.The procession was organised by Thithimathi Hanuman Utsav Samiti and Sri Rama Mandir. It proceeding from Balamani Ganapati Temple…
