Mysore/Mysuru: Vehicular movement on the ever-busy Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway was disrupted for a few minutes this morning as farmers under the banner of Raitha-Dalita-Karmika Aikya Horata Samiti and a host of other farmer, labour and social organisations blocked the highway by forming a human chain at Columbia Asia Hospital junction as part of their ‘State and…
Congress MLA Narayanrao passes away
September 25, 2020Bengaluru: Congress MLA from Basavakalyan in Bidar District B. Narayanrao (65), passed away at a private Hospital in Bengaluru yesterday following brief illness. Narayanrao’s demise comes just a day after Union Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi, a BJP MP from Belagavi in Karnataka passed away in New Delhi on Wednesday. Only on last…
Stray dog menace increasing in city as its population rises
September 25, 2020Is sterilisation programme still in place? question public Mysore/Mysuru: Stray dog menace is increasing day-by-day in almost all localities in city causing concern for the public, who have questioned whether the sterilisation programme was still going on as the population of stray dogs is increasing too. It is frightening to see pack of dogs on…
With no VVIP visit, Helipad area turns into garbage dump-yard
September 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With no VVIP movement to city, the helipad near Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel has become a dumping yard for people. Used plastic bags, water bottles, paper plates and cups are strewn everywhere thus marring the beauty of the place. The Mysuru City Corporation seems to have turned a blind eye to the garbage being…
Wear face masks or pay Rs. 200 fine
September 25, 2020District Administration intensifies ‘mask drive’ in the wake of rise in Corona positive cases Mysore/Mysuru: Exuding confidence to check the spiralling growth of Corona cases in Mysuru City and District, Deputy Commissioner B. Sharat said a drive against non-wearing of face masks will be intensified and impose a spot fine of Rs. 200. Addressing a…
Hanur’s Sulwadi Maramma temple to re-open from Oct.20
September 25, 2020Hanur: Nearly two years after Sulwadi Maramma temple (Kichguth Maramma temple) in Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar district was shut down following the infamous food poisoning case in which at least 17 people lost their lives and over a hundred people took ill, the temple will re-open for devotees from Oct.20. Replying to a question by…
District Secretary calls for conducting more and faster COVID-19 test
September 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru District in-Charge Secretary N. Jayaram has asked the officials to conduct more and faster COVID-19 tests in the district. He was speaking at COVID-19 care progress review meeting with District level officials at ZP hall here on Wednesday. Pointing out that conducting a larger number of COVID-19 tests will help in the timely…
Abhimanyu team ready for Dasara
September 25, 2020By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: The team of five elephants, led by Golden Howdah-bearer 53-year-old Abhimanyu from Mathigodu Elephant Camp, is all set for this year’s simple Dasara celebrations. The grand Dasara procession (Jumboo Savari), which was the cynosure of all eyes every year, will be limited only to Mysore Palace this year due to…
Webinar series on Dasara elephants launched
September 25, 2020Available on Zoom app every evening at 5.30 till Oct. 2 Mysore/Mysuru: Those who are missing Dasara elephants this time, can see them online for which the Forest Department, along with Asian Elephant Support (AES) organisation, have come out with a series of webinars titled ‘Mysuru Dasara Aanegalu.’ The series of ten webinars was launched…
JC Wadiyar’s favourite jumbo
September 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: On the second day of the webinar series yesterday evening, titular head of the Mysore Royal Family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar spoke about Dasara celebrations by the royal family, elephants which had participated in Dasara and also about the favourite elephants of the erstwhile Kings. He said that Biligiriranga, who had carried the Golden…
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