Dubare Elephant Camp to open from Sept. 15 with restrictions Kushalnagar: Many tourist destinations in Kodagu were thrown open on Sept. 1 after months of COVID-induced closure but the public response remained tepid. The District Administration is preparing to open all tourist spots from Sept. 15 and stakeholders are expecting a surge in the number…
8 kg Mercury, swords, daggers, knife, iron rods, chilli powder, seized Virajpet (Kodagu): Virajpet Town Police have arrested nine persons who were trying to sell liquid metal Mercury and have seized 8kg Mercury, chilli powder, swords, daggers, knives and iron roads from them. The arrested are 35-year-old D.H. Vadiraj of Brindavan Layout in Mysuru, 34-year-old…
Now water can be supplied from KRS Dam to Central Service Reservoir at Vijayanagar Second Stage Mysore/Mysuru: The 20-metre pipeline laying works to supply drinking water from Hongalli Pumping Station to Central Service Reservoir at Vijayanagar Second Stage has been completed with the intervention of Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha. The MP who had visited the…
Ex-Sergeant Deranna Gowda, who handed over a pistol to A.B. Devayya, shares his experience Madikeri: The bronze statue of Squadron Leader Ajjamada Bopayya Devayya was unveiled at Madikeri in Kodagu district this morning. The 6-feet-9-inch statue has been installed at the Old Private Bus Stand Circle and was unveiled by Air Marshal (Retd.) Kodandera C….
Decision taken to prevent safari-goers from disturbing wild animals on the pretext of taking photos Mysore/Mysuru: Carrying mobile phones during wild safari inside Bandipur Tiger Reserve has been banned to prevent disturbance to wild animals. The Tiger Reserve has been opened now after over three months of closure owing to COVID-19. According to officials, tourists…
Mysore/Mysuru: Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar has appreciated the authorities at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve for arresting all poachers who had killed an adult male tiger and had cut off its paws and also stole its canines. Even the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has lauded the forest officials. Tweeting their…
Bengaluru: Bowing to the persistent demands of private educational institutions, the State Government has allowed Private Schools to collect first instalment fees from students for the academic year 2020-21. Badly affected by the outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent nationwide lockdown, private educational institutions, which faced severe financial crunch due to loss…
Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayan, who is also the Higher Education Minister, said that three Government First Grade Colleges which are facing shortage of students, have been handed over to their nearest Universities. Speaking to presspersons here on Saturday, Dr. Ashwathnarayan said that First Grade Colleges at Hethur in Sakleshpur taluk of…
Mysore/Mysuru: The meeting of D. Devaraj Urs Road Shop Owners and Tenants Association, Mysuru, was held yesterday at a hotel in city. More than 86 members attended. Many problems faced by the shop owners and tenants like parking, security, toilet facility etc., were discussed at the meeting chaired by Veerabhadra. Membership fee and sales promotion…
Mysore/Mysuru: A two-wheeler rider was killed on the spot when a truck rammed into the bike he was riding on Gaddige-Alanahalli Road, near Gaddige in H.D. Kote taluk last evening. The deceased is Basavaraju (45), son of Sannamadaiah of Kothegala village in the taluk. Deceased Basavaraju was proceeding from his village towards Kyathanahhli on his…
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