Month: May, 2020

Suttur Mutt donates Rs.5 lakh to Zoo
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Suttur Mutt donates Rs.5 lakh to Zoo

May 9, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: As Mysuru Zoo is closed for public due to COVID-19 lockdown, Suttur Mutt and JSS Mahavidyapeetha donated Rs.5 lakh towards maintenance of animals and birds at the Zoo. The cheque was handed over by Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji to Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) Member-Secretary B.P. Ravi and Zoo Executive Director Ajit…

Zoo animal adoption continues
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Zoo animal adoption continues

May 9, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: N. Ramakrishnaiah, Mysuru, has adopted Giraffe from Mysuru Zoo under its Animal Adoption Scheme, for one year from May 4, 2020 to May 3, 2021, by paying the adoption fee of Rs.1,00,000. K.S. Naveen, Personal Secretary of Co-operation Minister, Government of Karnataka, has adopted Zebra by paying the adoption fee of Rs.50,000. Also, D….

Only 5 active cases in Mysuru; 85 cured
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Only 5 active cases in Mysuru; 85 cured

May 9, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru, which had become a major cluster and is a Red Zone district that had reported 90 cases, did not record any new case of COVID-19 in the last one week. Two more patients were discharged from the designated COVID-19 Hospital on KRS Road yesterday and the number has declined to five. P-319 and…

No Akrama Sakrama please!
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No Akrama Sakrama please!

May 9, 2020

Sir,  The MCC at its recent meeting is said to be thinking of introducing  Akrama Sakrama in Mysuru also. Please do not do this mistake.   Does it mean MCC will be legalising all illegal buildings that have  violated  all the building rules and acquired more lands adjacent to their own sites. Why should MCC resort…

Collection of Municipal Tax: Some suggestions to MCC
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Collection of Municipal Tax: Some suggestions to MCC

May 9, 2020

Sir, The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and the Government is starved of tax revenue. It should devise a simple mode for citizens to pay their house tax dues. The best mode would be through online banking. For the present, it could follow this simple procedure.  Instead of citizens waiting to fill the Self-Assessment Forms  (SAFs)…

B. Basavaraju
Obituary

B. Basavaraju

May 9, 2020

B. Basavaraju, a retd. CESC official and a resident of J.P. Nagar passed, away on Thursday following a heart attack. He leaves behind his wife, a son, two daughters and a host of relatives and friends.  Last rites were performed at the foot of Chamundi Hill the same day.

Shivaswamy
Obituary

Shivaswamy

May 9, 2020

Madivalara Shivaswamy, a retired employee of Marimallappa Educational Institutions and a resident of Ramakrishna Nagar E and F Block, passed away yesterday. He leaves behind his wife, a son, a daughter, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at the Burial Grounds on Adichunchanagiri Road here yesterday.

Pay Property Tax till July end but no clarity on rebate
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Pay Property Tax till July end but no clarity on rebate

May 8, 2020

Cash counters at 9 MCC Zonal Offices kept open from May People can pay taxes by following social distancing norms Cash-strapped Karnataka Government to introduce Akrama-Sakrama Scheme in Mysuru too Mysore/Mysuru: Providing relief to the tax-payers of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), Urban Development Minister B.A. Basavaraj (Byrathi Basavaraj) yesterday said that the State Government has…

SWR converts 320 Railway Coaches into COVID Care Centres
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SWR converts 320 Railway Coaches into COVID Care Centres

May 8, 2020

Transformed coaches to be placed at 14 Stations including Mysuru Hubballi: Engineers, technicians, workers and supervisors of South Western Railway (SWR) have successfully converted 320 air-conditioned train coaches into Isolation Wards, providing a clean, sanitised and hygienic surroundings for COVID-19 patients to comfortably recover. The target set by the Railway Ministry to SWR was 314…

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