Bengaluru: Amidst rising concerns about the ‘Nipah virus’ (NiV) following an outbreak in Kerala, the State Health and Family Welfare Department has issued a list of precautionary measures for the public, which includes avoiding cut fruits sold on the roadside, unprocessed dry fruits or unprocessed date palm juice. Also, the Tourism Department is advising people…
MCC swings into action, clears dead trees, protruding branches
May 25, 2018Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation staff swung into action by clearing branches hanging dangerously and bringing down weak and dead trees from yesterday. The action follows, after people expressed grave concern about the loss of life of a young techie when a tree came crashing down on the autorickshaw near ESI Hospital on KRS Road in…
RTO services go online in city from today
May 25, 2018Mysuru, May 25 (RK&NNN)- Most of the services in the Regional Transport Office (RTO) including the application for Learner’s Licence (LL) and Driving Licence (DL) in the Mysuru Division that includes the districts of Mysuru, Mandya, Hassan, Chamarajanagar and Kodagu, is going online from today. The online application window, Sarathi-4, was first launched in some…
Disability could not deter this para athlete from taking India to International level
May 25, 2018Mysuru: Refusing to let his disability come in the way of his dream, Lingesh, a resident of Madapura village in T. Narsipur taluk, has made it big in international level by winning various medals at para sports meets. Struck with polio when he was three-years-old, Lingesh’s parents took him to various hospitals but in vain….
CM Kumaraswamy visits Siddaganga Mutt
May 25, 2018Bengaluru: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, who went on a temple run for a couple of days before taking oath as Chief Minister on Wednesday, embarked on a Mutt-run on Thursday, a day after becoming the Chief Minister. The JD(S) leader visited Siddaganga Mutt in Tumakuru and sought the blessings of its 111-year-old Seer Dr. Sri…
Leopard kills pig, dogs, cats; creates panic at Naguvanahalli
May 25, 2018Mysuru: Fear and panic has gripped the villagers of Naguvanahalli in Srirangapatna taluk after a villager saw a leopard jumping from a tree and chasing a pig. Pug marks of the leopard have been found at the spot to confirm its presence in the village. Nagunalli is located after Hale Kesare in the outskirts of…
HDK to hold Janata Darshan while in Bengaluru
May 25, 2018Bengaluru: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will hold Janata Darshan from 10 am to 11 am all days when he is in the State capital at his home office ‘Krishna’. Kumaraswamy, who used to hold Janata Darshan during his earlier tenure in 2006-07, will continue to hold it after becoming the CM of Congress-JD(S) coalition government.
Communist parties stage demonstration against TN’s Sterlite company
May 25, 2018Mysuru: Strongly condemning the Police firing on anti-sterlite protestors at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu in which over a dozen people were killed, activists of communist parties – CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML) and SUCI, staged a demonstration at Ramaswamy Circle here yesterday, demanding that the Sterlite company be shut down immediately. Alleging that rampant pollution and environment…
Wildlife Service Award presented to Forest guard
May 25, 2018Mysuru: Former Indian Cricket Captain and current National Under-19 Coach Rahul Dravid felicitated Forest Guard J. Yogaraj at Lakavalli Range of the Bhadra Tiger Reserve for his exemplary service. He was presented the Wildlife Service Award-2018 and a cheque of Rs. one lakh on the occasion. Cycle Pure Agarbathies Managing Director Arjun Ranga speaking about…
Mango Mela from June 1 to 5 in city
May 25, 2018Mysuru: ‘Mango Mela,’ the sale of king of fruits, organised by the Horticulture Department will be held at Curzon Park from June 1 to 5, said Horticulture Senior Assistant Director G.D. Dinesh Kumar. More than 40 mango growers from different parts of Mysuru District had participated in a meeting regarding the Mango Mela. A decision…
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