[Continued from Apr. 15] Historians differ in their opinions about the war that began between Mughal army and Shivaji following this letter. One version says Aurangzeb was busy dealing with a sudden Persian invasion in the North and Pathan rising at Peshawar. Here in the South it was a divided command between Dilir Khan, who…
Will pet dog owners be more responsible?
April 18, 2020Sir, In recent times, it is very common to find pets like dogs and cats in many of the houses. While I appreciate and respect these owners, who are taking good care of the pets inside their homes, some of them hardly cares for cleanliness on the road or footpath outside their homes or in…
Second SARI case reported in Mysuru
April 18, 202065-year-old male patient from Mosambayanahalli village tests positive Mysore/Mysuru: After recording 12 COVID-19 positive cases in Mysuru yesterday, the highest positive cases in a single day, the district reported three more positive cases this morning. With this the cumulative tally of positive cases has jumped to 76 and active cases at 63. 13 persons have…
10 Fever Clinics in Mysuru to screen COVID-19 suspect cases
April 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In its attempt to curtail the spread of COVID-19, the Mysuru District Administration and Health and Family Welfare Department have set up 10 fever clinics in Mysuru and one in Nanjangud. The clinics have been established based on the directive from the State Government and till now, only Bengaluru had this facility. In a…
Source of virus at Jubilant Generics still a mystery
April 17, 2020Nanjangud MLA Harshavardhan says high-level pressure to reopen Pharma co. PIL filed in Karnataka High Court on grounds of negligence Mysore/Mysuru: While the authorities of Mysuru District Administration are grappling to discover the origin of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) at Nanjangud’s Jubilant Generics, the epicentre of the disease in the district, a report sent by Pune-based…
Frontline heroes: MCC’s Abhaya teams battle against Coronavirus
April 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As Mysuru fights the spread of the COVID-19 virus, it is increasingly clear that the worst is not over yet. Once again, the prolonged period of crisis will shine the light on our capacity to resist the spread of the killer epidemic. Apart from the elite administrative and law enforcement bureaucracy of IAS and IPS, Mysuru is uniquely…
Wedding in the times of social distancing
April 17, 2020Former CM Kumaraswamy’s son marries Congress leader’s daughter at Ramanagara farmhouse Bengaluru: While many weddings and funerals have been be cancelled across the country due to the lockdown, political heavyweights of Karnataka, the Gowda family headed by former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, still managed to get their grandson married this morning at a farm…
No Friday prayers, food streets for Ramzan in State till May 3
April 17, 2020Bengaluru: With the holy month of Ramzan set to commence on Apr. 24 or 25 (depending on the sighting of the moon), the Karnataka Government has issued an order suspending congregational prayers and food streets until May 3 in light of the nationwide lockdown being in effect in India. The order was issued by the…
KSOU’s student app brings together students, faculty
April 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) has launched “KSOU-Student App” to connect both the students and faculty online. According to a circular issued from the office of Registrar Prof Lingaraja Gandhi, the app can be downloaded from Google Play store or the website of the university. KSOU Mysuru is Karnataka’s only Open University that…
State identifies 14 essential departments for employees to attend work
April 17, 2020Bengaluru: Karnataka government has identified 14 departments as essential and asked all its employees to report to work during the extended period of lockdown to check Coronavirus spread in the State. According to a circular issued by Chief Secretary T.M. Vijay Bhaskar, all Officials/employees in these departments must attend to their work. The essential departments…
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