Mysuru: BJP MLA TS Srivathsa on Saturday alleged that some party insiders had conspired against him by spreading rumours that his vote was declared invalid in the legislative council elections. He said he knows who is behind the move and has brought the matter to the notice of the party leadership.Speaking to reporters at the…
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…
Deputy commissioner Lakshmikanth Reddy addresses a meeting with excise, police, fire and emergency services officials in Mysuru Friday. Mysuru city police commissioner Seema Latkar and Mysuru SP Mallikarjuna Baladandi also attended Mysuru: Taking the recent fire accident at a restaurant near Dattagalli seriously, the Mysuru district administration on Friday ordered action against bars and restaurants…
HC Mahadevappa’s supporters meet him in Mysuru on Friday Mysuru: Supporters of former minister and senior Dalit leader HC Mahadevappa Friday said former CM Siddaramaiah should have argued his case with the party high command and secured him a cabinet berth in the Shivakumar govt.Interacting with the senior Congress MLA on his first visit to…
Mysuru: Additional deputy commissioner R Aishwarya Friday directed officials to ensure smooth and lapse-free conduct of the NEET.Chairing a preparatory meeting, she said the re-examination will be held on June 21 at 21 centres in the city, with 7,886 students set to appear.NEET exam coordinator Mithilesh Kumar said it will be held from 2pm to…
MYSURU: Members of the Parisarakkagi Naavu organisation, led by its state general secretary Parashuramegowda, met South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, officials on Thursday and condemned the large-scale felling of trees near Kukkarahalli Lake. The delegation urged the railway authorities to initiate stern action against officials responsible for the alleged illegal tree cutting. They submitted…
Bengaluru: Southwest monsoon is traditionally a season of hope for Karnataka’s farmers. From the rain-fed fields of Chamarajanagar in the south to the vast farmlands of Bidar in the north, arrival of monsoon usually marks the beginning of sowing and a host of other agricultural activities, keeping rural households occupied until Oct.This year, however, the…
Mysuru: Mysuru regional office of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will hold an outreach programme Friday as part of the nationwide rollout of the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY), an employment-linked incentive scheme aimed at boosting formal job creation.The ministry of labour and employment will host a national PM-VBRY event under Prime…
Mysuru: Anganwadi workers (AWWs), earning a meagre honorarium of Rs 10,000 a month and working seven hours a day from 9am, now face two additional responsibilities. Their services are being utilised for two non-Integrated Child Development Services Scheme (ICDS) tasks — verifying the status of Gruha Lakshmi beneficiaries and serving in the Special Intensive Revision…
Mysuru: Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) district committee secretary Jagadeesh Surya on Thursday urged the state govt to take measures to protect the voting rights of all citizens during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which will begin across the state from June 30. Referring to widespread criticism of the process in…
