Mysore/Mysuru: Malavika Gubbivani, Mysuru District President of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has in a press release urged the Deputy Commissioner (DC) to set up a Plasma Bank in city and popularise it among the people. Expressing concern over the COVID-19 death toll crossing 500 mark in the district, she said even now the Government communication…
Cinema theatres to open from Oct. 1?
September 10, 2020New Delhi: The cinema halls will likely open across the country from Oct. 1. To this end, the All India Cine Industry leaders held talks with the Union Home Secretary and Information Secretary yesterday. Representatives of the film industry have sought permission to open theatres in the wake of permission being given for trains, metro…
Readership takes a beating as public libraries yet to open
September 10, 2020Most affected are competitive exam aspirants Mysore/Mysuru: As we emerge from the lockdown, the economic hiatus due to the pandemic has begun to show its results. The printing and publication industry had to go into a forced shut down as the COVID-19 pandemic had people shunning from buying hard copies of newspapers, books, magazines and…
MP asks DC not to spend Central Funds on development of circles, graveyards
September 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has urged the Mysuru District Administration not to spend the Central Funds to develop circles and graveyards. In a letter to the Deputy Commissioner, the MP has asked the district revenue head to utilise Rs. 69.39 crore funds allotted to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) under the 15th Finance Scheme…
SSLC students emerge School toppers after revaluation
September 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Dayan and Nihal Prakash, students of Sadvidya High School, have emerged School toppers and secured State 5th Rank in the SSLC exam after revaluation. While Dayan, who got 614 marks out of 625 in the results announced earlier, secured seven more marks making his total 621, Nihal, who was given 617, secured four more…
Fastag compulsory for all four-wheelers from Jan. 1
September 10, 2020New Delhi: In a significant move amid the COVID-19 crisis, the Union Ministry of Road Transport has decided to make Fastag compulsory for all four-wheelers across the country with effect from Jan. 1, 2021. Earlier, Fastag was mandatory for four-wheelers manufactured since 2017. But now, the Ministry has decided to make it compulsory for all…
Early morning chain-snatching: Elderly man relieved of 20 grams gold chain at Bannimantap
September 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Chain-snatchers, who usually target elderly lonely women, targeted an elderly man, who was watering the garden and snatched his gold chain at Bannimantap early this morning. The victim is 70-year-old Tukaram, a retired KSRTC employee and a resident of Bannimantap ‘C’ Layout, near Bhuvaneshwari Kalyana Mantap. Tukaram, who had grown flower plants in front…
Government issues SOP for partial re-opening of Schools
September 10, 2020Classes 9 to 12 may start on voluntary basis from Sept. 21 Students who attend need written permission from parents New Delhi: As part of phase-wise unlocking activities in the context of COVID-19, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued guidelines (Standard Operating Procedure – SOP) for re-opening of Schools for students of…
Book Publisher D.N. Lokappa feted
September 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Marking the birth anniversary of renowned writer Poornachandra Tejaswi, members of Anikethana Seva Trust on Tuesday felicitated D.N. Lokappa of Samvahana Prakashana on his recent nomination as Kannada Book Selection Committee Member. Speaking on the occasion, Trust President K.V. Mallesh said, Lokappa has published thousands of books written by senior and junior writers through…
Unidentified man commits suicide
September 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: An unidentified man, aged between 35 and 40 years, has committed suicide by hanging self to a tree at the Chamundi Hill forest area in city. The kith and kin of the deceased, if any, may contact K.R. Police Station on Ph: 0821-2418319 or call Police Control Room on Ph: 0821-2418339, according to a…
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