New Delhi: With more than 30 MPs testing positive over the last week, there is a palpable sense of concern and apprehension in Parliament over the spread of COVID. The situation has prompted stricter protocol and raised the possibility of the ongoing Monsoon Session being wound up next week. According to sources, if the Bills…
MCC’s 2016 ban on plastic rule still remains on paper
September 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Ban on single use plastic remains on paper because it continues to be widely in use in markets across Mysuru. For vegetables, fruits, fish or other eatables many shops still continue to pack them in plastic carry bags. Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had set up teams for ensuring effective implementation of the ban but…
Strengthen all State and District Hospitals: Siddu tells BSY
September 19, 2020Blames Govt. for spike in Corona positive cases 40 recovered patients donate Plasma in Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: Leader of Opposition in the State Legislative Assembly Siddharamaiah has flayed the State Government for its failure to tackle Covid-19 situation resulting in the explosion of positive cases across the State. He was speaking after inaugurating ‘Plasma Donation’ camp…
Govt. doctors call off stir, resume duty
September 19, 2020Bengaluru: Government doctors have called off their four-day stir yesterday after the fruitful talks with representatives of Karnataka Government Medical Officers Association (KGMOA) and Health Minister B. Sriramulu. The State Government has agreed to meet all the demands of the Government doctors including hike in salary and other emoluments. “The meeting with the protesting doctors…
Housing Board’s 122 sites up for grabs in Kesare
September 19, 2020Last date for submitting documents is Sept. 25 Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) has called for applications from general public for allotment of 122 residential sites at Kasaba hobli in Kesare village. The KHB has issued a notification in this regard on Aug. 26 and has stated that the layouts have been well developed…
Anand Mahindra keeps his promise; delivers vehicle
September 19, 2020Brand-new SUV handed over in Mysuru to Dakshinamurthy Krishna Kumar who travelled pan India with his mother on a scooter Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Promises are meant to be broken’ goes a saying. But for Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Mahindra and Mahindra Group, promises are to be kept and fulfilled. As per his promise, he has delivered a…
Two sons of farm labourer become Police Sub-Inspectors
September 19, 2020They rejected the ST quota and wrote the exams under General Merit category Hanagodu: Two youths hailing from a poor family that survives on the meagre money earned from farm labour have scripted a success story by becoming Police Sub-Inspectors. The family now hopes to see a better future. They hail from Boodithittu village near…
ATM looted with gas-cutter, Rs. 12.86 lakh gone
September 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A gang of unidentified men broke open an ATM machine belonging to HDFC Bank at Hootagalli Industrial Area after Thursday midnight. They made away with Rs. 12.86 lakh cash while no security guard had been deployed at the kiosk, the Police said. Interestingly, the miscreants used a gas-cutter to break the machine and escaped…
District Minister launches development works in Kumbarakoppal
September 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar launched a series of development works at Kumbarakoppal in Chamaraja Assembly Constituency in the city yesterday. The function was held at K. Puttaswamy Circle near Adishakthi Temple in Kumbarakoppal. MLA L. Nagendra, Corporators K.V. Sridhar, M.U. Subbaiah and Usha Kumar and ex-MLC D. Madegowda were present. The Minister said that…
Katti terms BSY as ‘Shivamogga CM’
September 19, 2020Bengaluru: Senior BJP leader and MLA Umesh Katti accused Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) of acting like the ‘CM of Shivamogga District.’ Talking to a media here yesterday, he alleged that the CM has totally neglected the State development in the midst of COVID-19 and drugs scam. The State machinery has come to a grinding…
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