Mysore/Mysuru: No forcible entry, no ransacking of house or things, yet miscreants have burgled a large quantity of gold ornaments from a house on the 7th Main Road at Saraswathipuram on Monday night. The burglary took place at the house of businessman Vijaykumar and the burglars have made away with two kilogram gold ornaments valued…
MP Pratap Simha inspects renovated Railway Museum
September 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha inspected the renovated Railway Museum in city this morning. He went around the Museum and witnessed its prized exhibition including a slew of steam locomotives and the Maharani’s saloon. Later, talking to reporters, he said that the Museum was in a very bad shape but it was renovated due to…
Rains cause damages in city
September 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: After an over ten-day break, incessant rains lashed the city and district late on Monday night, causing damages to properties in some parts of the city. In the city, a transformer located on Vasanth Mahal Road was burnt reportedly due to a short circuit. Nanjangud taluk was the worst hit as 18 electric poles…
MLC urges Chief Minister to crackdown on drug abuse
September 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Expressing concern over rising drug abuse in the State, MLC and senior BJP leader A.H. Vishwanath has urged Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa to take the issue seriously and order a complete crackdown on the alleged drug mafia operating in the State. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here this morning, Vishwanath said that…
BEML bags Rs. 842 crore High Mobility Vehicles order for Pinaka projects
September 2, 2020Bengaluru: BEML Ltd., the leading Defence Equipment Manufacturer and a ‘Schedule A’ Company under the Ministry of Defence (MoD), has received a prestigious order from the MoD for supply for 330 High Mobility Vehicles, for Pinaka Project at an approximate cost of Rs. 842 crore. BEML has a plant in Mysuru too. A statement issued…
PHCs silently serving community sans publicity
September 2, 2020By M.B. Pavan Murthy Mysore/Mysuru: At a time when health has become priority for one and all, Primary Health Centres (PHCs) are silently serving the community without publicity. These health units, spread across the city and district, are doing yeomen service by addressing health issues of common people free of cost. Over 25 programmes under…
Post Office Passport Seva Kendra likely to reopen next week
September 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) at Metagalli in city is likely to resume its activities from next Monday. This Kendra was closed after the Government of India had announced lockdown due to COVID-19 situation. However, when the Kendra was about to reopen during unlock period, one of the verification officers tested positive…
SVYM’s Guru Manthan Lecture Series
September 2, 2020Dr. K. Kasturirangan to virtually address teachers on Sept. 5 Mysore/Mysuru: Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM), through its training and consultancy programmes, has been constantly working on building the capacities of teachers and schools to be able to offer inclusive and equitable quality education. SVYM started Guru Manthan in 2019 to celebrate the best classroom…
Meritorious students feted
September 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A felicitation ceremony was held to acknowledge the performance of the students of Ideal Jawa Rotary School who had secured high marks in the SSLC examination 2019-2020. The ceremony was witnessed by the dignitaries Rtn. Vasudev Bhat, Rtn. Manjesh Kumar, Rtn. MCS Manohara, Rtn. Roopa Venkatesh, Rtn. Suhas, Principal S.A. Veena, teaching and non-teaching…
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary opens for tourists
September 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary at Srirangapatna, which was temporarily closed from Aug. 6 was reopened to tourists yesterday. 90 tourists visited the bird sanctuary on the first day. Following heavy discharge of water to Cauvery River from KRS Dam, the bird sanctuary authorities, anticipating flooding of the sanctuary, had ordered temporary closure of the…
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