Mandya reports 31 fresh cases with first COVID death; Kodagu 23 cases and Chamarajanagar 8 fresh cases Mysore/Mysuru: As many as 99 fresh COVID cases were reported in Mysuru district bring the total number of cases to 1,190. A total of 503 patients have been discharged so far with five patients discharged yesterday and a…
MUDA-allotted B-Kharab lands of Kurubarahalli Sy. No. 4 and Alanahalli Sy. No. 41: Siddartha, KC and JC Layouts now free of B-Kharab classification
July 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: After years of legal battle against the then Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) order on May 26, 2015, declaring lands coming under Kurubarahalli Survey No. 4 and Alanahalli Survey No.41 on which MUDA (formerly CITB) formed Siddartha, KC and JC Layouts as B-Kharab, meaning Government land, over 25,000 residents of these Layouts have heaved a sigh…
DC calls for effective management of Containment Zones, Home Isolations
July 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As the Coronavirus pandemic is spreading, creation of Containment Zones and careful and effective management of these zones can help limit the transmission till the time scientists, pharmaceuticals companies develop COVID-19 vaccine. These zones help reduce people-to-people contact and break the chain of virus spread — the motive behind Government-announced lockdowns. These zones serve…
Move to grant caste, income certificates for poor Brahmins hailed
July 16, 2020Mysuru Brahmin Association felicitates Revenue Minister R. Ashoka Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka Government is likely to take a call on issuing caste and income certificates to members of the Brahmin community. At present, caste and income certificates are issued only to members of the SC, ST and OBC groups. The Revenue Department has directed Tahsildars to…
Three COVID Care Centres to come up at NR Constituency
July 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the District Administration is looking at various options to control COVID-19 spread including imposition of mini-lockdown in some areas of Narasimharaja (NR) Constituency from where many Coronavirus positive cases are reported on a daily basis, three COVID Care Centres (CCCs) are being readied in the Constituency to help fight the deadly pandemic….
Forest Department stalls construction in Nagarahole ESZ
July 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka Forest Department has stopped construction of a residential unit on farmland in the Kabini backwaters coming under the Nagarahole Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) after widespread speculation that it could be used for constructing a resort. A notice has been issued to the owner of the farmland on which the construction was being done…
Tashkent Diary, book on Lal Bahadur Shastri to be released tomorrow
July 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A rare book in Kannada language on Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India, will be launched tomorrow (July 17). The book, titled ‘Tashkent Diary,’ is authored by city-based writer S. Umesh and published by Dhatri Publications, Mysuru. The book will be launched by handing over the maiden copy of the book…
New team of Rotary Mysore Royal
July 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Insta-llation Ceremony of Rotary Club of Mysore Royal took place at the office of SAGAS in Gokulam recently. The new team was installed by Rtn. ADG B. Ramaradhya. Royal Prerana RCC members were also present on the occasion. Following are the office-bearers for the Rotary Year 2020-21: Zonal Lieutenant Zone 8: Rtn. N.P….
Minor raped in COVID-19 Isolation Ward at Patna: Guard held
July 16, 2020Patna: A minor girl rescued from Barh Railway Station was allegedly raped inside the COVID-19 Isolation Ward of the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) by a private security guard. The incident took place on July 8 evening, the day she was brought to the PMCH Isolation Ward, but the Police were informed only on…
Bike rider killed in scooter-bike collision
July 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A two-wheeler rider, who was seriously injured in a head-on collision between a scooter and a bike on Tuesday, succumbed at a private hospital in the midnight. The deceased is Rajesh (31), a resident of Bokkahalli in Nanjangud taluk. Rajesh, who had been to Yandalli to visit his wife, was on his way to…
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