Mysore/Mysuru: Rotary Club of Mysore West (RMW) President Rtn. Reginald Wesley, Dr. Sonia Mandappa and Rtn. Ullas Pandit met Mysuru District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. Venkatesh at his office in Nazarbad yesterday and donated 1,500 cloth masks for ASHA Workers who will be soon deputed to conduct door-to-door survey for identifying and reporting suspected COVID-19…
Former MLA Vasu to distribute ration kits from tomorrow
May 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Former MLA and Senior Congress leader Vasu will distribute ration kits to the poor and needy from tomorrow (May 17). Announcing this at a press meet at his residence in Jayalakshmipuram here on Friday, Vasu, a former Congress MLA of Chamaraja Assembly segment, said that ration kits distribution will be launched at Mahadeshwara temple…
Online Classes at Trinity Educational Institutions
May 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Adding to the list of educational institutions which have resorted to online teaching during the lockdown, Trinity College, Vijayanagar, too has taken up an initiative to conduct online classes for students to help them prepare for Board exams. Faculty and students connect virtually by using mobile application software. The online classes commenced from the…
Man held for murdering friend
May 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: N.R. Police have arrested a 37-year-old man on charges of murdering his friend at Gandhinagar on May 13. The accused had bludgeoned his friend Suresh to death by smashing the head with a boulder. The accused has been identified as Peddanna alias Nagaraju of Gandhinagar. Peddanna was arrested on May 15 near Mysuru Bus…
Ph.D awardee
May 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: J.K. Sujatha has been awarded Ph.D in Law by University of Mysore (UoM) for her thesis ‘The Role of Writ of Habeas Corpus in UK and India-Issues and Perspective’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. C. Basavaraju.
Heavenly Visitor ‘Swan’ at its best in May
May 16, 2020By Dr. S.A. Mohan Krishna, Observational Astronomer The most beautiful and unpredictable celestial object perceptible in the night or morning sky is the ‘Comet’. Most of the time, Comets remain in deep-frozen “sleep” in outer space, but occasionally they are dislodged from their orbits and fall forward the inner Solar System. Comets are at their…
Interest rates on bank deposits and plight of senior citizens
May 16, 2020Sir, Apropos the letter of Dr. S.V.N. Vijayendra on interest rates, it is true that there is steep reduction in interest rates on bank deposits and Savings Bank accounts very frequently. In the early days, a depositor had to pay banks for safe custody. The situation now is again heading towards that practice. Government is…
Srimathi
May 16, 2020Srimathi (76), wife of retired Sub-Inspector K. Subbarao and a resident of Srirampura, passed away on Thursday in city. She leaves behind her husband, two sons, one daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at the foot of Chamundi Hill on Friday morning, according to family sources.
Mysuru COVID-free: All 90 positive cases cured
May 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: On March 21, the first COVID-19 positive case was reported in Mysuru and subsequently, the cases grew up to 90 putting up an unsurmountable challenge to the District Administration. Today, May 15, 56 days later, all the 90 patients have been cured of the disease. The last two patients who were being treated at…
Curbs relaxed in Nanjangud Cluster Containment Zone
May 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Temple Town of Nanjangud was till now treated as one unit or a Cluster Containment Zone and was put under complete lockdown as per the containment protocol listed under COVID-19 regulations and Disaster Management Act 2005. Today, some of the restrictions have been lifted by Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar where he…
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