Mysore/Mysuru: Adding to the list of civic bodies in news for wrong reasons in the recent days, the laxity of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) in addressing the grievances of general public has come to fore. A huge branch of a dead tree fell on the electricity line pulling down the pole aside, at Vani…
Mysore/Mysuru: Sleuths attached to vigilance squad of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) Limited raided the houses at a private residential layout on the outskirts of the city and filed 27 cases for illegal power connections. It is alleged that, 27 houses at Basava Sagara Layout on Chikkanahalli Main Road in Yelwal had tapped power illegally….
All MLAs for now. Appointments for Mysuru delayed Bengaluru: After months of wait, the Siddaramaiah-led Congress Government on Friday appointed 34 MLAs of the party as Heads of various State-run Boards and Corporations. However, barring CESC, no appointments has been made concerning 6 other Mysuru-based Boards and Corporations — MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority), CADA…
Cesc MD suspended as the power button to mark inauguration of an event by Chief Minister fails Periyapatna: C.N. Sridhar, Managing Director of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (Cesc) Limited has been suspended for dereliction of duty, for making a blunder at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s programme organised to kick-start filling of water to lakes from Cauvery…
Mysore/Mysuru: Two painters suffered burn injuries when the iron rod they were holding came in contact with a hi-tension power line at Raghavendranagar in city at about 9.30 am today. The injured have been identified as Siddaraju and Manoj, both residents of Alanahalli. While Siddaraju sustained severe burns, Manoj escaped with minor injuries. Both have…
Damaged electric poles to be rectified by CESC NHAI to pay Rs. 70 lakh to CESC; will handover maintenance of electric poles after repairs Mysore/Mysuru: Taking serious note of last Friday’s accident at Ragimuddanahalli in Mandya where a high-tension electric pole fell on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway, narrowly sparing a bike rider, the National Highways Authority of…
Mysore/Mysuru: A tree uprooted and fell in the middle of road on Janathanagar-TK Layout main road, damaging the electric poles along with the scooters parked on the stretch, in the city this morning. Following the incident, the vehicular traffic on the otherwise busy road was disrupted for one hour. According to eyewitnesses, the incident happened…
Mysore/Mysuru: Even as CESC (Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation) battles to shore up its revenues, it has been discovered that various Government Departments owe the State-run Power company more than a whopping Rs. 600 crore. The CESC covers five districts of Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Hassan and Kodagu. Many Government Departments such as Education, RDPR, Irrigation and…
Mysore/Mysuru: A CESC staff (OVERSEER) was killed on the spot when a truck hit the two-wheeler and ran over him on JP Nagar Ring Road this morning. The accident is said to have taken place between 7.30 am and 8.30 am. The deceased has been identified as Harish Rao (58), a staff at the Chamundipuram…
A Star of Mysore reader sent us these pictures this morning with a remark that this kind of maintaining electric poles causes death by electrocution if the box is live and children or their parents are careless. This box is located on Irwin Road, opposite Wellington House.
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