Mysore/Mysuru: Adding one more feather to its cap, the city’s All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) has earned the recognition of World Health Organisation (WHO). AIISH has bagged the Certificate of Membership of World Hearing Forum coming under WHO. With this honour, AIISH has joined the list of a very few Indian Institutions…
Vaccination for CFTRI staff begins
April 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Following a request from Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), a vaccination booth has been set up at the Institute’s Health Centre to vaccinate the employees above 45 years of age. The Centre was opened by MCC Commissioner Shilpa Nag yesterday. The vaccines were supplied by the Government Health Department and the CFTRI Health…
Events at Kodava Samajas must follow COVID-19 protocols
April 24, 2021Madikeri: With a sudden surge in the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, those organising marriages and other functions at Kodava Samajas across the district have been asked to strictly follow COVID-19 appropriate behaviour. In a press release, President of the Federation of Kodava Samajas, Kallichanda Vishnu Cariappa, who is also the President of Kutta Kodava…
Three arrested for setting fire to forest in Bandipur
April 24, 2021Gundlupet: The Forest Department officials have arrested three persons on charges of setting fire to Maddur Forest in Bandipur Project Tiger recently. The arrested are 48-year-old Cheluva of Lakshmipura Colony, 38-year-old Ganesh of Kerala and a minor boy. Steps have been taken to arrest six more persons involved in the crime, said Bandipur Project Tiger…
Sexual harassment on boys at Balamandira: Youth sentenced to ten years imprisonment
April 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The city’s Special POCSO Court has sentenced a 19-year-old boy to 10 years imprisonment besides imposing a fine of Rs. 11,000 for sexually assaulting three boys at the Government Boys Balamandira in Vijayanagar 4th Stage. The accused youth is Darshan, also an inmate of the Balamandira. On May 23, 2019, Darshan had sexually assaulted…
Man arrested for stabbing lover
April 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A man, who was fleeing after allegedly stabbing his lover was caught by the public and handed over to the Police, who have arrested the man. The incident took place at a park on Sri Harsha Road on Wednesday evening. The accused has been identified as Ramesh, a resident of Antharasanthe village in H.D….
Man run over by train
April 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Railway Police have found a body of an unidentified man, who was run over by a train between Holenarasipur and Mavinakere Railway Stations. The Railway Cops, who have registered a case have shifted the body to the mortuary. The deceased is aged between 35 and 40 years, 5.6 ft. tall, wheatish complexioned, normal…
Should have listened to DC?
April 24, 2021As Covid cases in Mysuru are on the rise, many of us are asking — Did the State Government make a mistake by striking down Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri’s Apr. 8 order? Could they have at least tweaked it and implemented it? Many may recall that the DC had made RT-PCR negative report mandatory…
International Sculpture Day: CAVA students sculpting their way
April 24, 2021Today is International Sculpture Day. It is a worldwide annual celebration of sculpture on the last Saturday of April every year. It was established by the International Sculpture Centre and is meant to raise awareness, appreciation and enjoyment of sculpture in communities across the globe. By R. Amanda Fernandez Chamarajendra Government College of Visual Arts…
COVID vaccination: Provide separate counter for those registered online
April 24, 2021Sir, I had registered for the first dose of COVID vaccination through the online portal for 1.4.2021 and selected District Hospital, Metagalli, Mysuru. I went to the Hospital at around 9.30 am on the designated day and there were around 100 people already to get vaccinated. Medical Officials and staff were very cordial, my details…
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