Mysuru reports 404 new COVID-19 positive cases, 353 discharges and 1 death today.
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Will Dasara illumination ignite COVID-19 cases in city?
October 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The mandatory COVID-19 protocol went missing on the first day of Dasara Festival with thousands of people descending on the illuminated city roads last evening. Traffic was held up in Central Business District (CBD) as hundreds of vehicles were lined up on both sides of the road from K.R. Circle up to Jayachamaraja Wadiyar…
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Chamarajanagar Dasara begins
October 18, 2020Chamarajanagar: The four-day traditional and simple Chamarajanagar Dasara began here yesterday. The simple Dasara got underway with MLAs and other people representatives of the district performing puja at Sri Chamarajeshwara Temple at 10.30 am on Saturday. Later, flower petals were showered on Nandi Dhwaja near the Temple, following which Chamarajanagar MLA C. Puttarangashetty lighted the…
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President, Vice-President posts in ULBs: High Court stays reservation matrix
October 18, 2020Bengaluru: A week after the Karnataka Government announced the reservation matrix for President and Vice-President posts in Urban Local Bodies, the Karnataka High Court on Thursday stayed the reservation matrix in respect of 59 City Municipal Councils (CMC). The High Court, while asking the State Government to come up with a new reservation matrix, formed…
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CM Yediyurappa virtually launches Dasara Cultural events at Palace
October 18, 2020‘Rajya Sangeetha Vidwan’ award conferred on Pandit Vinayak Torvi Mysore/Mysuru: The Dasara Cultural programmes held at Mysore Palace premises got off to a colourful start here yesterday. Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa opened the event through online from Bengaluru. A big dais has been put in front of the illuminated Mysore Palace to hold a variety…
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Two killed as pick-up truck rams into bike on Nanjangud Highway
October 18, 2020Nanjangud: Two labourers, who were proceeding on NH-766 (Nanjangud-Ooty Road) on their bike, were killed on the spot, when a speeding Bolero pick-up truck rammed into the bike this morning. The deceased are Nagaraj (36) and Puttaswamy (52), residents of Kudlapura village. Nagaraj and Puttaswamy were proceeding on their bike (KA-09-HU-8411) to Begur, Gundlupet taluk,…
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Mathigod Camp’s ‘Rajendra’ dies in wild elephant attack
October 18, 2020Gonikoppal: Rajendra, the 56-year-old elephant at Mathigod Elephant Camp, who was the second in command for other elephants after Abhimanyu, died of injuries after being attacked by a wild elephant on Tuesday last. On Tuesday night, Rajendra was let into the forest for grazing and the next day morning, Rajendra’s Mahout and Kavadi went into…
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Renowned vocalist dies at 86
October 18, 2020Chennai: Renowned Karnatak vocalist, Padma Bhushan Vid. Puliyur Subramaniam Narayanaswamy (86), passed away on Friday night at his residence in Chennai. He is survived by his wife and three daughters. A recipient of several prestigious awards and titles, including Padma Bhushan and Tamil Nadu Government’s Kalaimamani, Narayanaswamy was the disciple of the legendary Semmangudi Srinivasa…
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21st Mar Thoma Metropolitan passes away at Thiruvalla
October 18, 2020Thiruvalla: Dr. Joseph Mar Thoma, the 21st Mar Thoma Metropolitan of Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church, passed away this morning at a private hospital in Thiruvalla, Kerala following brief illness. He was 90. The Metropolitan had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital and his condition deteriorated sharply over the last one week. He breathed…
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Dancing on the Rainbow
October 18, 2020By Girija Madhavan Seeing a rainbow over Chamundi Hill recently, an old Burmese film song, “Dancing on the Rainbow,” came to mind awakening memories of “Burma” [now Myanmar], where I lived from 1959 to1961. My husband, A. Madhavan, was posted to the Indian Embassy in Rangoon. It was my first experience as an Indian Foreign…
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