Month: May, 2020

Mysuru only city in South India to get 5-star garbage-free rating
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Mysuru only city in South India to get 5-star garbage-free rating

May 19, 2020

New Delhi: Amidst COVID pandemic, here is some good news. Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri this morning announced the results of garbage free-star rating for Indian cities. He said that Mysuru in Karnataka, Ambikapur in Chhattisgarh, Rajkot in Gujarat, Indore in Madhya Pradesh and Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra have got…

Limited Mofussil and City Bus service begins in Mysuru
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Limited Mofussil and City Bus service begins in Mysuru

May 19, 2020

KSRTC buses operated only from 7 am to 7 pm on all days except Sundays Private buses off the roads citing losses Mysore/Mysuru: With the State Government on Monday easing lockdown regulations, the City and Mofussil KSRTC buses resumed operations today, albeit on a limited scale, after a 55-day hiatus due to COVID-19 induced lockdown….

City hotels to continue parcel service
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City hotels to continue parcel service

May 19, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Following an assurance from Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa today, the Karnataka Hotel Owners Association, which had threatened to stop providing food parcel service over being refused permission for full scale operations, has decided to continue with the parcel service. Speaking to ‘Star of Mysore’ this afternoon, Mysuru City Hotel Owners Association President C. Narayanagowda…

State Govt. Offices record over 90 percent staff attendance in Mysuru
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State Govt. Offices record over 90 percent staff attendance in Mysuru

May 19, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of the Government issuing a circular asking all its employees to return to work from May 19, almost all State Government Offices in the city recorded over 90 percent staff attendance today. The Taluk Office, MCC, MUDA, RDPR, Agriculture and all other Government, Boards and Corporations and quasi-Government Offices saw an …

State to conduct SSLC exams from June 25 to July 4
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State to conduct SSLC exams from June 25 to July 4

May 19, 2020

II PUC English exam on June 18 Bengaluru: The SSLC exams, which were postponed since nationwide lockdown was announced on Mar.24, will now be conducted from June 25 to July 4. Also, the II PUC English exam which was pending to be conducted will now be held on June 18. Announcing this at a press…

39,500 students to write SSLC exams at 139 centres in Mysuru district
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39,500 students to write SSLC exams at 139 centres in Mysuru district

May 19, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru district is being readied with all necessary arrangements in place to conduct the SSLC exams from next month. A total of 139 exam centres have been identified in the district which includes 73 Government High Schools, 31 Aided and 35 Unaided High Schools. Chief Superintendents, 26 Dy. Chief Superintendents and 139 Custodians have…

Govt. nod for long-standing demand of Resident Doctors
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Govt. nod for long-standing demand of Resident Doctors

May 19, 2020

Gives nearly 40 percent hike in stipend Mysore/Mysuru: The long-standing demand of Resident Doctors, Post-Graduate students and House Surgeons in the State, many of whom are fighting the COVID-19 pandemic as frontline warriors, for a hike in their monthly stipend has finally been met with the State Government issuing an order in this regard dated…

Rider killed as car rams into bike
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Rider killed as car rams into bike

May 19, 2020

Nanjangud: A 29-year-old youth, who was on his way home after finishing his work, was killed on the spot when a speeding car rammed into the bike he was riding at the Mallanamoole Mutt turning on Nanjangud-Ooty Highway last evening. The deceased is Praveen, son of former City Council Members K.S. Mahesh and Sudha Mahesh…

Corona volunteers demonstrate use of Tippy Tap to wash hands
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Corona volunteers demonstrate use of Tippy Tap to wash hands

May 19, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to create awareness on the importance of washing hands to prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the volunteers serving as Corona Warriors demonstrated the use of Tippy Tap to wash hands without touching the tap. Tippy Tap is a hands-free device for hand washing that is especially designed for rural areas…

KPCC Women’s Wing Chief lashes out at State Govt.
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KPCC Women’s Wing Chief lashes out at State Govt.

May 19, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Condemning the attempts made by the State Government to close down Mahila Santhvana Kendras and stopping of Mathrushri Scheme, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Women’s Wing President Dr. Pushpa Amarnath has alleged that the present BJP State Government is not concerned about the welfare of women and children. Addressing a press meet at the…

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