208 houses built by CITB not distributed; 441 houses distributed then not occupied By S.T. Ravikumar If Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), previously known as City Improvement Trust Board (CITB), distributing just 50,445 sites in over five decades comes as a surprise to many, it has to be noted that many pro-people programmes launched by…
It will rain funds on Mysuru
February 29, 2020District Minister promises Rs. 100 crore grant, Rs. 25 crore each for eight Taluks, Rs. 15 crore for Kukkarahalli Lake Mysore/Mysuru: It might be raining funds on Mysuru if the words of District Minister V. Somanna comes true and if his boss, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, agrees. Chairing the District Planning Committee meeting at Zilla…
Giving shape to proposed War Memorial near DC Office
February 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar has instructed the officials to gear up for the construction of the proposed War Memorial in city. Addressing a meeting at his office on Feb.25, the DC said that the War Memorial would come up in a Park next to the DC Office at a cost of Rs. 1.41…
Efforts on to make Mysuru a Smart City
February 26, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: If all goes well as per plans, Mysuru will soon be included in the list of Smart Cities floated by the Union Ministry of Urban Development. When the first round of twenty Smart Cities was announced in August 2015, Davanagere and Belagavi made it to the first list from Karnataka. Mysuru did not make…
Double Decker tourist buses for Mysuru
February 24, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: In a bid to develop and promote tourism, Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) has decided to operate double decker bus services in Mysuru and Hampi. The buses will be launched on the lines of London’s ‘Big Bus’ model. The first of these buses is likely to be operated in Mysuru by March-end and…
Government to promote industries in Tier 2 and 3 cities: Shettar
February 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Asserting that the Government is committed for the promotion of industries in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, Large and Medium Scale Industries Minister Jagadish Shettar said that this move will help ease the pressure on Bengaluru. Speaking to press-persons at the BJP Office in Chamarajapuram here this morning, Jagadish Shettar, who is on…
Three Mysureans among nine killed in accident near Karkala
February 17, 2020A total of 34 employees of a private firm in Mysuru had gone on a trip Mysore/Mysuru: Three persons from Mysuru and two from Nanjangud are among nine employees of a private firm in city, who were killed when the private bus in which they were travelling hit a boulder between Karkala and Udupi at…
Mysuru’s own Ekta Kapoor forays into hotel biz now
February 16, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: A rebel who set out to do something different in a field she had no experience about, this Mysuru girl dropped out of her Mechanical Engineering course to try something different. That’s how the journey of Shruti Naidu, the well-known face of television today, started two decades ago. One of the top-ranking directors, she…
Spicy, tangy Churumuri, Mysuru ishtyle!
February 16, 2020By Nandini Srinivasan Spice is life, depends upon what you like. Yes, food is serious but you should have fun with it! You realise this when you see people at the roadside eateries! No dining etiquette, no table manners and no costly cutlery. It’s just fun eating, slurping! Though roadside eateries have evolved, the humble…
Bun Uncle on night rounds
February 16, 2020By Nandini Srinivasan If you feel like treating a big group of friends to a hot cuppa and some soft buns at an eerie hour like 2 am, you still can. All you need to do is know the selling places of S.A. Manjunath who goes around the city from 12 in the midnight to…
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