Mysore/Mysuru: In a novel gesture, the Standing Committee on Social Justice of Mysuru Taluk Panchayat (TP) has resolved to distribute the groceries that have remained unutilised in Hostels among the poor and needy. At a meeting of the Committee held at the TP Office here on Saturday, TP member K.Hanumanthu said that a considerable quantity…
PET TALK: June 10th, 2020
June 10, 2020In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka answers if music has any effect on dogs, can dogs smell our feelings and more… By Maneka Gandhi Can dogs sense time? Dogs have a sense of time. It’s been proven that they know the difference between an hour and two. If conditioned to, they can predict future events,…
Work From Home side effects: The lockdown lifestyle woes
June 10, 2020By Shadan Muneer When life demands a reset from its routine it takes time to adjust. The regular morning alarm, the muffled protests of drowsy children, harried mothers, office-going rush, last-minute preparations and winding up, honking office vehicles, the swear-heavy and sweaty commute to work and the after-work hangouts at coffee shops and malls, pubs…
Check rash driving on Ring Road
June 10, 2020Sir, I want to bring to the notice of all the readers that we have seen some really rash driving on the Ring Road of our city. With lockdown restrictions and empty roads, youngsters have taken to Ring Road to showcase their senseless thirst for speed. I have, in the past one week, noticed three…
‘Helping Hands’ provide financial aid
June 10, 2020‘Helping Hands,’ under its Health Project, provided financial aid to the parents of new-born baby girl Sowmya, residents of Sonnahalli village in Nanjangud taluk of Mysuru district. Sowmya is suffering from respiratory problem and she is undergoing treatment at JSS Hospital. Helping Hands President Mahaveer Khabiya, Secretary Anand Patwa, Treasurer Rajan Baghmar, Members Manoharlal Sankala,…
P.K. Shivappa
June 10, 2020P.K. Shivappa (91), a senior Congress leader, former Taluk Board President and former Agro Industries Chairman, passed away on Tuesday midnight at a private hospital in Bengaluru. He leaves behind two sons, one daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at his farm in Periyapatna today, according to family sources.
Chamundi Hill Road widening works in full swing
June 9, 2020Pending works from Mahishasura Statue to Kurubarahalli Circle under progress Mysore/Mysuru: The Rs. 9.03 crore road widening and development works, taken up from Chamundi Hill to Kurubarahalli Circle, which was stopped following COVID-19 lockdown, has resumed since about 15 days. So far the widening of the stretches from Nandi Statue to Mahishasura Statue atop the…
TN man tests positive for COVID-19 in Mysuru
June 9, 2020Manasara Road in Ittigegud sealed down, residents put under Home Quarantine Of the total 101 positive cases in Mysuru, 96 discharged Mysore/Mysuru: A 50-year-old man from Tamil Nadu (TN), who had come to city for some work at the industrial area last Saturday and stayed at his in-law’s house on Manasara Road in Ittigegud, has…
Sugar baron Murugesh Nirani in city
June 9, 2020Invites Pramoda Devi to re-open Pandavapura Sugar Factory Mysore/Mysuru: Just a couple of days after Bagalkot District-based MRN (Murugesh Rudrappa Nirani) Sugars bagged the Rs.405 crore contract for running the decades-old Pandavapura Sahakara Sakkare Karkhane Niyamita (PSSKL) at Pandavapura in Mandya District on a 40-year lease, BJP MLA from Bilgi and former Minister Murugesh Nirani,…
Nanjangud youth who returned from UP contracts COVID-19
June 9, 2020Nanjangud: A 22-year-old youth, who was studying in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and returned to Nanjangud on June 1, has tested positive for COVID-19. He has been admitted to the COVID Hospital in Mysuru. A resident of Neelakantanagar in Nanjangud, the youth arrived in Bengaluru via Delhi and was put under facility quarantine for seven days…
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