Nanjangud: Even as the authorities are making efforts to move people in low-lying areas of Nanjangud town to safer locations in the wake of Kapila River floods, it has now come to light that 68 families living in Topina Beedi, Halladakeri, Rajaji Colony and Saraswathi Colony had refused to move to safer locations identified by…
Heavy water release from KRS Dam: Movement on historic Wellesley Bridge Banned
August 10, 2020Srirangapatna: With thousands of cusecs of water being released from upstream Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, traffic and movement of people has been banned on the historic British-era Wellesley Bridge in Srirangapatna. As a sort of a permanent measure, the Panchayat has erected a 5-feet wall at both the ends of the bridge — near…
Old Railway Station gets new look as Museum Malgudi
August 10, 2020As a tribute to the makers of ‘Malgudi Days,’ SWR Mysuru renovates Old Station at Arasalu in Shivamogga Mysore/Mysuru: TV serial ‘Malgudi Days‘ based on the novel of R.K. Narayan, was one of the trend setters in the Indian small screen in 1980s. Kannada cine actor, director and visionary Shankar Nag had adapted the novel…
78th Anniversary of Quit India Movement observed in city
August 10, 2020Freedom fighters garland bust of Gandhiji Mysore/Mysuru: Marking the 78th anniversary of the August 1942 Quit India Movement, freedom fighters, under the aegis of Mysuru City and District Freedom Fighters Association had organised a programme at Freedom Fighters Park in Subbarayanakere Ground near Ramaswamy Circle in city yesterday (Aug. 9). The freedom fighters hoisted the…
Caught in snare, leopard dies
August 10, 2020Hunsur: A five-year-old leopard was found dead after getting caught in a snare laid outside a farm in Survey No. 59 at Muddanahalli village abutting Nagarahole Reserve Forest on Hunsur-Gonikoppa Road yesterday. The snare was laid near the fence of the farm and the leopard which got caught in the snare tried to free itself…
Short circuit destroys 100-year-old house, store
August 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A fire, ignited by a short circuit, has destroyed a 100-year-old house and materials at a provision store on Shivayana Mutt Road at Devaraja Mohalla in city yesterday afternoon. The house on the first floor and the provision store on the ground floor belong to one Vasanthkumar. There are two shops on the ground…
Sr. Advocate Sajan Poovayya donates Rs. 1 crore to help Jr. Advocates
August 10, 2020Bengaluru: Senior Advocate M. Sajan Poovayya and his wife advocate Sanjanthi Poovayya have donated Rs. 1 crore for an initiative to “assist a junior” advocate financially in these days of no income to them due to Coronavirus crisis. While Sajan Poovayya is a Supreme Court Advocate, his wife in an Advocate in the Karnataka High…
COVID-19 effect: Work in Govt. Offices comes to a halt
August 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With almost all Government Offices restricting entry of public as a measure to control the spread of COVID-19, the general public-related works at Government Departments including the DC’s office, MUDA, MCC, Tahsildar and ZP Offices have almost come to a standstill. Barring entry of officials, staff and people’s representatives, several Government Departments have put…
Hindustan College announces ‘COVID Warrior Ward Scheme’
August 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Hindustan First Grade College (HFGC), J.P. Nagar, affiliated to University of Mysore, offers courses in B.Com, BCA, B.Sc Fashion Designing and BBA Aviation Management with International Air Transport Association (IATA) Certification. The Hindustan Group of Institutions has announced a unique All India ‘Adopt a COVID Warrior Ward Scheme.’ Under this scheme, selected wards of…
Ooty Road JSS College rated Gold in QS I-GAUGE
August 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: JSS College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Ooty Road, Mysuru, has been awarded Gold rating by QS I-GAUGE. An autonomous College affiliated to University of Mysore (UoM), JSS College has been re-accredited by NAAC with A Grade (CGPA: 3.21) in 4th cycle and celebrated Golden Jubilee in 2016. The College has been recognised by…
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