Mysore/Mysuru: Two mini parks on two triangular vacant spaces at Vedanta Hemmige Circle on JLB Road in Lakshmipuram, developed by Santasa IVF Centre in association with Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), was opened for public yesterday. The two triangular parks were inaugurated by Mayor Tasneem and MCC Commissioner Gurudutta Hegde by planting a sapling. The IVF…
Over 4,000 cases settled at mega e-Lok Adalat in city, district
September 20, 2020Total relief of Rs.31.33 crore announced Mysore/Mysuru: As many as 4,096 cases were settled at the mega e-Lok Adalat held through video-conference, at City and Taluk Courts across the district yesterday. The e-Lok Adalat was conducted following a directive from Karnataka State Legal Services Authority and all the proceedings were held through video conference. The…
Farmers gherao District Minister
September 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly opposing the amendments to Karnataka Land Reforms, APMC and Labour Acts, farmers, under the banner of Raitha Dalita Karmika Aikya Horata Samiti, gheraoed District Minister S.T. Somashekar when he arrived to take part in the Photoraphers and Videographers felicitation programme organised by the City BJP at Shankar Mutt near Gun House Circle here…
Jayapura Police arrest two chain-snatchers
September 20, 2020Five gold chains recovered, five cases solved Mysore/Mysuru: Jayapura Police have solved five chain-snatching cases by arrested two chain-snatchers and recovering five gold chains besides seizing a bike used for the crime. The arrested are 28-year-old Sunny Donald of R.S. Naidu Nagar and 22-year-old Kiran of Hinkal. The Police, who took custody of the duo…
Man arrested for smuggling live tortoises, deer antlers
September 20, 2020Srirangapatna: Forest Mobile Squad personnel have arrested a person, who was illegally transporting two live tortoises and deer antlers and have handed over the accused to the Zonal Forest Officers. The arrested person is 38-year-old Madappa, a resident of Channahallibore village, near Mahadevapura in the taluk. The accused was nabbed when he was transporting the…
Virtual classes begin for first PU students
September 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The online classes through Google Meet for the students of first PUC (Science) of the SVG Vishwaprajna Composite PU College located at Dattagalli here was kick started recently. Dr. Kamal Karl, Drugs Compositor of New Zealand Society and Member of Australia’s College Nutrition and Environmental Department, was the chief guest. While addressing the students,…
Online music lessons at Ganabharathi
September 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Corona has almost paralysed most of the sectors of the society. Culture is no exception. Music has suffered a lot. Musical performances have come to standstill. But many alternative ways are explored for artistic expression. Online programmes using platforms like Facebook and YouTube are tried. Ganabharathi, from the very beginning of the onslaught of…
Senior press photographer D.H. Amar Das passes away
September 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: D.H. Amar Das (83), a senior press photographer, passed away in the wee hours of today at his residence in city. He leaves behind his wife Asha Das, children Preethi, Jyothi and Nithin and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at Muktidhama in Vijayanagar here this afternoon, according to family…
97 People died on board Shramik Special Trains
September 20, 2020Government tells Parliament in first such admission New Delhi: The Government has informed the Rajya Sabha that 97 people died on board the Shramik Specials, admitting for the first time that migrant labourers lost their lives in the trains which were run to ferry them during the COVID-19 lockdown. In a written answer to a…
Nostalgically Speaking — 10: Azeez Sait, Tallest Minority Leader of Mysore City, State
September 20, 2020When I came to Mysore for good in 1977, D. Devaraj Urs was the Chief Minister and Azeez Sait from Mysore city, NR Constituency, was a Minister. Azeez Sait was considered the right-hand man of Devaraj Urs as a Cabinet Minister. Devaraj Urs was Indira Gandhi’s most favoured Congressman in Karnataka though he belonged to…
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