The Mysore District Football Association (MDFA) will be conducting selection trials on May 28 and 29 at the University Football Grounds in city from 6.30 am to 8.30 am. Players born on or after 1.1.2000 are eligible to take part in the trials. Interested boys may report to Brijesh Singh (Mob: 90088-22034) at the University…
Nipah Virus Scare: Tourists shun Kerala, throng Mysuru
May 27, 2018Mysuru: One’s loss is somebody’s gain. The month of May (after the Assembly election results) has proved a boon to Mysuru as thousands of tourists are arriving here on a daily basis to spend their summer vacation. Tourists, who earlier booked their trips to Kerala, have cancelled their visit due to Nipah Virus (NiV) threat…
H.D. Kote youth at K.R. Hospital cleared of Nipah infection
May 27, 2018Mysuru: In a major relief to the District Administration, a youth, who was suspected to be infected by the deadly Nipah Virus (NiV) and was being treated at the isolated ward of the K.R. Hospital in city has been certified not Nipah-infected. This was the first case of Nipah scare reported in city. The youth,…
Demanding full farm loan waiver, BJP calls for voluntary State-wide bandh tomorrow
May 27, 2018Mysuru: Demanding full farm loan waiver, the Opposition BJP has called for a State-wide bandh (except Bengaluru urban district) tomorrow. Announcing this a press meet here this morning, City BJP President Dr. B.H. Manjunath said that before the elections, CM H.D. Kumaraswamy in JD(S) manifesto, had promise farm loan waiver within 24 hours of coming…
Ministry formation now shifts to Delhi
May 27, 2018Bengaluru: A day after Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy won the vote of confidence in the floor of the Assembly, Congress leaders from the State left for New Delhi yesterday to discuss Cabinet formation and allocation of portfolios with the Party High Command. With too many leaders aspiring for Ministerial berths, the Congress High Command is…
Nipah scare: Zoo on high alert
May 27, 2018Mysuru: Not taking any chances like it happened during the bird flu scare where Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens or the Mysuru Zoo was shut for a month from Jan. 4, 2017, this time, the Zoo authorities have geared up to combat the deadly Nipah Virus (NiV) threat. Apart from spraying disinfectants to all trees, the…
Four killed, over 18 injured as bus falls into gorge near Ooty
May 27, 2018Mysuru: Four persons including two women members of a Sthree Shakti Group from Bengaluru and two male cooks, were killed and over 18 persons were injured when the private bus in which they had gone to Ooty fell into a 110 ft. deep gorge while returning last night. The members of the Sthree Shakti Group…
Mysuru may not host Yoga Day mega event
May 27, 2018Mysuru: After figuring in the list of cities shortlisted to host the International Yoga Day, Mysuru may miss out the chance of hosting the mega event where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate. If sources from the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga in New Delhi are to be believed, this year, the venue of…
World’s Largest Postal Stamp: Seer gets 9th Guinness World Record
May 27, 2018Mysuru: On the occasion of Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji’s 76th birthday celebrations at Avadhoota Datta Peetham in city yesterday, the world’s largest special postal stamp depicting ‘Vishwam’ Museum was released by Sri Swamiji. The original stamp has been recently published by Indian Postal Department under My Stamp category. In the presence of Sri Swamiji, devotees…
Storm water drain construction on N.S. Road causing traffic congestion
May 27, 2018Mysuru: The works on the storm water drains opposite Sri Raghavendra Swamy Temple on Narayana Shastry (N.S.) Road, one of the busiest roads in the city, is causing traffic congestion and leading to frequent brawls among the motorists. The work which began more than a month ago is going on at a snail’s pace. First…
Recent Comments