Mysore/Mysuru: Blaming the negligence and apathy of Government engineers for ‘40 percent commission’ charges made by Karnataka State Contractors Association, District Minister S.T. Somashekar said that the charges would never had come up if engineers had prepared estimates in time, issued work orders and cleared bills as per norms. He was speaking at the quarterly…
Cauvery Gallery opens at Exhibition Grounds
September 18, 2022Visually appealing Gallery to be open on all days; entry fee not decided Mysore/Mysuru: The Cauvery Gallery that has been set up at Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) Grounds showcasing the life, culture and biodiversity of the River from its birth at Talacauvery in Kodagu till it reaches the Bay of Bengal at Poompuhar in Tamil…
Minister, Mayor pick up broom, lift garbage
September 17, 2022Over 350 volunteers join hands for ‘World Clean-Up Day’ Mysore/Mysuru: With just nine days for the Dasara festival to begin, a mass cleaning campaign was organised in the city this morning where over 350 volunteers cleaned certain roads that were full of garbage and plastic waste. The campaign was launched as part of ‘World Clean-Up…
Actor Dali adds colour to ‘Yuva Sambhrama’
September 17, 2022Nine-day youth festival kicks off at Manasagangothri Open Air Theatre Mysore/Mysuru: The nine-day ‘Yuva Sambhrama’, a prelude to ‘Yuva Dasara’ targeting the youth population of Mysuru got off to a colourful start at the Open Air Theatre in Manasagangothri last evening. ‘Yuva Sambhrama’ and ‘Yuva Dasara’ are platforms for hundreds of college students to showcase…
Sculpture and Painting camp begins ahead of Dasara
September 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Ahead of Dasara festival, District Minister S.T. Somashekar inaugurated a 10-day State-level Sculpture and Painting camp by chiselling a wooden block at Suchitra Art Gallery in Kalamandira premises here yesterday. The camp has been organised by Dasara Fine Arts and Crafts Sub-Committee in association with Karnataka Shilpakala Academy and will conclude on Sept. 25….
Yashaswini health scheme to be re-introduced from Oct.2
September 16, 2022Bengaluru: Co-operation Minister S.T. Somashekar said that the popular Yashaswini Health scheme, which was launched for the first time when S.M. Krishna was the Chief Minister, will be re-introduced in the Co-operative sector from Oct. 2, for which preparations are underway. Replying to a question by Prakash Rathod of the Congress during Question Hour in…
Forest dwellers at Palace pampered with goodies
September 7, 2022Minister formally opens tent school, tent library, health unit for Mahouts, Kavadis and families Mysore/Mysuru: Health and education will be the focus of this Dasara when it comes to the elephant caretakers and the Government has taken a special interest in setting up tent schools to educate the children of Mahouts and Kavadis. Nature-based treatment…
BJP bags Mayoral posts
September 6, 2022Shivakumar is Mayor, Dr. Roopa Deputy Mysore/Mysuru: Ending the suspense over the election of the new Mayor, with neither of the three major parties — BJP, Congress and JD(S) — having a majority of their own in the 65-member Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), Shivakumar (Ward 47) of the BJP was elected as the Mayor and…
Modi Yugotsava in K.R. Constituency from Sept. 17: District Minister launches 9-day door-to-door health survey
September 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: With the intention of providing good health to everyone in the society, the medical staff will carry out a health survey from Sept.17, coinciding with the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Sept. 25, marking the birth anniversary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya under the concept “Modi Yugotsava”, an initiative by K.R. Constituency…
30 teachers conferred with district-level award on Teachers’ Day
September 5, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A total of 30 teachers were conferred District-level Best Teacher Award at the Teachers Day celebration organised by the District Administration in association with Zilla Panchayat and Department of Public Instruction, at Kalamandira on Hunsur Road here this morning. The programme, which was supposed to begin at 10 am, began two hours late. District…
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