Public can call Helplines 104 (State) or 1077 (District) Mysore/Mysuru: Amid the scare of the deadly COVID-19, Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar has asked the Private Hospitals in city to create isolation wards for Coronavirus suspect cases. The DC’s direction comes a day after Chief Secretary T.M. Vijayabhaskar had instructed the DCs of the…
Vision Mysuru Group to usher in city’s overall development
March 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Aimed at breathing fresh life into the city development, to find solutions to resolve its infrastructure and civic bottlenecks and to carry out year-long cleanliness activities, a brand-new Vision Mysuru Group will be constituted, said Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde. Speaking at a programme held yesterday at Old Council Hall of the…
Mission Cow ID: Ear-tagging of bovines in full swing
March 13, 2020‘Cow Aadhaar’ identifies animals and builds a database with vital details, unique to each animal By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Government’s liking for cows is no secret. Bovine protection is one of the Government’s most important topics of public discourse in the country over the past couple of years. In this context,…
Coronavirus, Bird Flu scare: Tight vigil at border
March 13, 2020Six check-posts established; Tourists screened Gundlupet: Following Coronavirus and Bird Flu scare, tight vigil is being taken up at the district borders and the health of tourists from neighbouring Tamil Nadu and Kerala is being screened and awareness created. The Taluk Health Department, with the help of Police and Forest Departments, has established six check-posts…
Corona scare: Mysore Palace sees decline in visitors
March 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The major outbreak of Coronavirus across the world is having its effect in the nation too. In the State, Mysuru, dubbed as the ‘Tourist City’, has not witnessed a large number of tourists this summer, thanks to the corona scare. The Mysore Palace, which in last year by this time (12 days in March),…
Theatre Director calls for organising drama festivals with public support
March 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Noted Theatre and Film Director B. Suresh has called upon theatre festival organisers to seek public support and not wait for Government funds. He was speaking after inaugurating the four-day ‘Rashtriya Ranga Utsava’, a National Theatre festival organised by ‘Abhiyenthararu’, a theatre group of Engineers, in association with South Zone Cultural Centre’, Thanjavur, at…
MP Simha thanks Railway Ministry for new trains, projects
March 13, 2020New Delhi: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has expressed his gratitude to the Railway Ministry for improving connectivity from Mysuru to various destinations. In his speech on Demands for Grants under the Control of the Ministry of Railways for 2020-21 in Lok Sabha yesterday, Pratap Simha thanked the Railway Ministry for financial grants that has led…
Illegal transportation of cattle: Two arrested; 37 cows, calves rescued
March 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The City Crime Branch (CCB) Police, who intercepted a Bolero Pick Up (KA-51-9970) vehicle at about 8.45 am on Mar. 12, found cattle being transported illegally in the vehicle and have arrested two persons besides rescuing 37 cows and calves from the vehicle. The arrested are 23-year-old Afsan Khan and 22-year-old Rumaan Pasha, both…
Kodagu-based man, who returned from Dubai being treated for suspected Coronavirus
March 13, 2020Madikeri: A man from Kodagu, who had returned from a trip to Dubai, is being treated for suspected coronavirus at Madikeri General Hospital. The 30-year-old man, who was suffering from throat infection, cold, cough and fever, got himself admitted at the hospital and is being treated for the suspected virus. Blood and throat swab samples…
Slide Show on Birds by eminent Ornithologist
March 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Arivu Education and Cultural Trust, Mysuru, Arivu Nature Resource Centre, Lingambudhipalya, is organising a talk and slide show on ‘Birds then and now’ by Dr. S. Subramanya, an eminent ornithologist, popularly known as ‘Subbu’ on Sunday (Mar. 15) at 6 pm. The talk will be held at Arivu School premises in Lingambudhipalya. Dr. Subramanya…
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