27 MCC employees, three in Sub-Registrar Office test positive On an average, Mysuru reports 400 cases per day; death rates too see a spike Mysore/Mysuru: Government officers in Mysuru have appealed general public to refrain from visiting offices citing the resurgence of COVID-19 positive cases. They have requested people to seek information through email, phone,…
‘Hero’ cremated with full State honours, gun salute
April 17, 2021Policemen recall Hero’s heroic deeds in 10-year service with Dog Squad Mysore/Mysuru: Hero, the Labrador breed dog that served the Mysuru City Police since 2011, died of age-related ailments yesterday. He was taken into the Police force on Apr. 4, 2011 and was trained at Adugodi Police Dog Training Centre in Bengaluru. Later, he was…
Retd. IAS officer JC Lynn passes away
April 17, 2021Bengaluru: J.C. Lynn passed away at 9:30pm (Thursday 15th April) at St. Philomena’s Hospital where he had been in the ICU for the past 10 days battling a COPD exacerbation from which he has been suffering these last few years. J.C. Lynn (IAS retd) served a Chief Secretary to the Govt of Karnataka between 1992…
Popular Tamil actor, comedian Vivekh dies of cardiac arrest
April 17, 2021Chennai: Popular Tamil actor and comedian Vivekh died this morning in the hospital hours after he was admitted after a cardiac arrest. The 59-year-old was reportedly critical in a Chennai Hospital after a cardiac arrest on Thursday morning. He was brought in unconscious at 11 am, was resuscitated, subsequently underwent coronary angiogram and then angioplasty….
Dr. K. Mahadev’s syndicate to contest Vokkaligara Sangha polls
April 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With the State Vokkaligara Sangha polls scheduled to take place on May 16, the syndicate led by city-based Medical Practitioner Dr. K. Mahadev is going to contest the polls. Addressing a press meet here on Thursday, Dr. Mahadev, a resident of V.V. Mohalla, said that he, along with his associates — Dr. M.B. Manjegowda…
OMG ! VIRUS
April 17, 2021Religion Vs Virus, who’ll win? We will know soon as the Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious gathering in the world, is underway. It is shocking that the Government has given permission for the Kumbh Mela at a time when Covid cases are rising exponentially, Oxygen supplies are running low and Remdesivir, the crucial…
Thoughts on political elections… Criminalisation of politics, a dangerous trend
April 17, 2021By Karkala Ananda Bhat Of late, Karnataka is in the news for all the wrong reasons, as a prominent politician of the ruling party was allegedly caught in a sleaze CD scam. Perhaps, the scam may fade out just like any other similar CD scams that had rocked the State in the past. But the…
5 Reasons why you should consider buying Instagram followers
April 17, 2021It is hardly important that you have not many followers or an uncommonly enormous number of followers on Instagram when you choose to change over your diversion into income acquiring business. There are a lot of stories on how Instagram has been utilized to monetize those photographs, web journals, items, or blogs they post on…
Heli Tourism: Abandon non-sustainable development plans
April 17, 2021Sir, Being a citizen of Mysuru, I feel pained by the decision of authorities concerned to cut down precious trees to make way for new helipads near the iconic Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel for the proposed Heli Tourism Project. During my childhood days, just 15-20 years ago, I remember the streets of Mysuru were shaded…
NCC cadets create awareness on COVID vaccination
April 17, 2021NCC Cadets (Army Wing) of Sarada Vilas College creating awareness on the importance of getting vaccinated against COVID-19 by taking out a jatha from Krishnamurthypuram to Ashokapuram in city recently. The jatha was led by Principal Dr. M. Devika and NCC Army Wing Captain R.A. Manjunath. Picture right shows the ANO and Cadets of 13…
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