Mysore/Mysuru: Time to say three cheers as almost all Bars and Restaurants, Pubs and Clubs in the city re-opened today for dine-in service after nearly six months of closure. However, the seating capacity has been capped at 50 percent and all of them have to ensure strict social distancing norms in the wake of COVID-19….
Nation mourns Pranab Mukherjee
September 1, 2020Seven-day mourning; Last rites held New Delhi: Nation paid rich tributes to former President and Bharat Ratna Pranab Mukherjee (84), who passed away at an Army Hospital here on Monday. Condolences are pouring in from various quarters remembering Mukherjee for his contributions to progress of the country. Known as a simple and ever-smiling person, Mukherjee…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: September 1, 2020
September 1, 2020Mysuru reports 737 new COVID-19 positive cases, 178 discharges and 12 deaths today.
Pranab Mukherjee dies at 84
September 1, 2020New Delhi: Former President and Bharat Ratna, Pranab Mukherjee passed away last evening after prolonged illness. He was 84. Mukherjee is survived by two sons and a daughter. His wife had died in 2015. The Central Government has announced a seven-day State mourning from Aug. 31 to Sept. 6 and the National Flag will fly…
People continue to throng Town Hall for Rapid Antigen Test
September 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With COVID-19 positive cases rising alarmingly in the city with each passing day, people, especially residents of prone and vulnerable areas, continue to throng the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) centre at Town Hall, in the heart of the city to undergo the test voluntarily. Other than Town Hall, Rapid Antigen Tests are being conducted…
Project clearing Excel Plant stench caught in tender quagmire
September 1, 2020MLA Ramdas writes to MCC to stall tender process of Bioremediation project Mysore/Mysuru: The desperate wait of over 50,000 residents living around the Solid Waste Management Unit (Excel Plant) at Sewage Farm premises in Vidyaranyapuram for relief from foul smell has just got longer as the project to clear the legacy waste is stuck in…
Ban on entry to Brindavan Gardens continues
September 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The hopes of lakhs of tourists that the world famous Brindavan Gardens of KRS Dam will open up for them from Sept.1 has been dashed at least for now, as the Government has not given permission for the re-opening of the Gardens for tourists. The KRS Dam was shut for tourists in March following…
Corona is a money making festival for State Government: MLA Rizwan Arshad
September 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: “Corona situation has become a money making festival for the State Government; This is not just a mere allegation, Congress party has relevant documents to prove it,” said Shivajinagar (Bengaluru) MLA Rizwan Arshad of Congress. Addressing a press conference at Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday, he accused the State BJP Government of not taking necessary…
Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway expansion works: Historical Gadde Ranganatha Temple faces threat of losing identity
September 1, 2020Mandya: The Gadde Ranganatha Temple near the historical town of Srirangapatna on Mysuru-Bengaluru Road is on the brink of losing its identity as it faces the threat of getting covered up due to the expansion works of Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has taken up the conversion of Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway into…
PM promotes Channapatna Toys
September 1, 2020New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who gave thrust to local toys in his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday last, made a mention of the famous Channapatna toys also. Channapatna is in Ramanagara District of Karnataka and has the sobriquet ‘Toy City’ or ‘Gombegala Nagara.’ The outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic had dealt…
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