3,373 workers to undergo test Vaccination for all Corporators Mysore/Mysuru: A mass RT-PCR testing is organised for all employees of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) tomorrow in the wake of 8-10 employees including a few Corporators testing positive for Coronavirus. MCC Commissioner Shilpa Nag told SOM this morning that there are 3,373 employees working in the…
M. Veerappa Endowment Award for city’s seashell artist
April 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Noted sea-shell artist Radha Mallappa has been selected for Vachana icon M. Veerappa Endowment Award for the year 2020. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 68,000 and a citation. A native of Hullahalli in Nanjangud taluk of Mysuru district, Radha Mallappa is a multi-faceted artist, having excelled in painting and dance. She…
‘India will rule the world in manufacturing sector in 20 years’
April 4, 2021Toyota Director at SDMIMD Convocation Mysore/Mysuru: T.R. Parasuraman, President and Whole Time Director, Toyota Industries Engine India Private Limited, has said that the incumbent India was changing and it is going to rule the entire world in manufacturing sector in 20 years. He was speaking at the 26th annual Convocation of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute…
Kannada Sahitya Parishat polls: Writer demands appointment of Administrative Officer
April 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Writer Bannur K. Raju has urged the State Government to appoint an administrator for Kannada Sahitya Parishat ahead of the polls scheduled to take place on May 9. Addressing a press meet here on Thursday, Raju said it is legally wrong to hold elections in the absence of an administrator. Taking objection to the…
‘PM Modi will make RBI as Reliance Bank of India’
April 4, 2021Accuses former MLA Somashekar Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of neglecting the people and protecting the interests of a few industrialists, former Congress MLA M.K. Somashekar has said days are not far for converting Reserve Bank of India (RBI) into ‘Reliance Bank of India.’ Addressing a news conference at Pathrakarthara Bhavan here on Friday,…
‘City needs Green Tourism, not a helipad at scenic Lalitha Mahal’
April 4, 2021Green activists write to Tourism Minister against Heliport facility from a butterfly-dominated area Mysore/Mysuru: Three prominent social activists in city have appealed to the State Government to shelve its proposed construction of a helipad next to Lalitha Mahal Palace or on its surroundings in a bid to promote ‘Heli Tourism’ in Mysuru. In a letter…
AAP opposes proposed Heli Tourism project
April 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Though tourism development is a need of the hour, it should not be at the expense of environment and by ecological destruction. “The Lalitha Mahal Palace grounds houses hundreds of fruit and flower-bearing trees and is home to innumerable birds and urban wildlife. It is also part of the ever dwindling lung space for…
Handicrafts Expo to conclude today at JSS Mysore Urban Haat
April 4, 2021Handloom Fair to continue till April 11 Mysore/Mysuru: A special Handloom Fair and Handicrafts Exhibition are underway at JSS Mysore Urban Haat on Hebbal Ring Road in city. While the Handicrafts Exhibition will conclude today (April 4), Handloom Fair will continue till April 11. The expo, which is held under the sponsorship of Office of…
Man missing since a year
April 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A 35-year-old man, who left his house in May last year for work, has since gone missing. Shivaramu, a resident of Sahukarhundi in Mysuru taluk, who left his house on the morning of May 5, 2020 saying that he was going for work, has not returned since then. All efforts to trace him have…
Woman robbed of chain
April 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: After a brief lull, chain-snatchers have struck again in city, with a 52-year-old woman losing her gold chain on Saturday. Shashi, a resident of Gokulam, was walking towards her house near the Junction of Manjunathapura-KRS Road at about 8 am yesterday, when two bike-borne miscreants who came from behind, yanked off her 40-gm gold…
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