Mysuru: The announcement of a free bus travel scheme for school and college students from this academic year has come as a major relief to rural students.Around 18,000 students in Mysuru district are expected to benefit from the scheme. KSRTC began distributing free bus passes from June 12 and is also reimbursing students who had…
BJP general secretary and former MLA Preetam Gowda addresses the party activists during a meeting on electoral rolls revision Thursday. Mysuru: State BJP general secretary Preetham Gowda Thursday urged party activists, workers and elected representatives to take the special intensive revision (SIR) of the voters’ list seriously.He was speaking at a meeting organised by the…
During a raid on several bars on Monday, officials of the MCC found unbranded snack items being served without mandatory labels Mysuru: Booze lovers in the city have been cautioned to exercise care while consuming snacks served at bars.During a raid on several bars on Monday, officials of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) found unbranded…
Bonded labour release certificate was given to rescued labourers by principal district and sessions judge Usha Rani Mysuru: A day after 18 bonded labourers were rescued, Bannur police arrested three brick-kiln owners and remanded them in judicial custody.SP Mallikarjun Baladandi said Mahadeva, Girisha and Yathiraju were booked under provisions of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition)…
Among the rescued were a couple who were admitted to a hospital following alleged assault Mysuru: The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), led by its member-secretary and senior judge Nagaraj Siddappa Ankasadoddi, rescued 18 bonded labourers from a brick factory in Bevinahalli near Bannur on Monday. The DLSA conducted the joint operation with the Bannur…
A driver died on the spot while five Block Education Officers from Mysuru district sustained injuries Mysuru: A driver died on the spot while five Block Education Officers (BEOs) from Mysuru district sustained injuries after a SUV in which they were travelling collided with a truck on Monday. The BEOs were heading to Bengaluru to…
A person being screened for sickle cell anaemia Mysuru: Mysuru district has achieved 100% progress in sickle cell anaemia screening, with 1,59,162 people being examined. Of them, 1,353 are identified as sickle cell carriers and 178 as sickle cell disease patients, said district health officer Dr P C Kumaraswamy on Saturday.Speaking after inaugurating the observance…
Mysuru: At least 94 reverse osmosis (RO) plants in Mysuru district have become defunct due to delays in periodic maintenance. The situation has left many villagers struggling to access safe drinking water.Mysuru zilla panchayat has installed 642 RO plants, with support from Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Corporation, across 275 gram panchayats. Of these, 548 are…
Cauvery River has almost dried up in Bethri in Madikeri taluk Madikeri: Monsoon showers have not begun as expected in the agriculturally dominant Kodagu district this year, worrying farmers who depend on rain amid predictions of a state-wide deficiency.Last year, the monsoon arrived in the district towards the end of May, and by mid-June, several…
Officials said Mysuru district recorded 77 farmer suicide cases in 2023-24 Mysuru: The district has recorded 78 farmer suicide cases over the past 12 months, of which Periyapatna taluk reported the highest number, with 34 cases, where tobacco and ginger cultivation is among the dominant commercial crops.Despite various awareness initiatives undertaken by the govt, incidents…
