SI Siddaraja Nayak was to retire from service on May 31 Chamarajanagar: Siddaraja Nayak (59), a Sub-Inspector attached to Chamarajanagar City Police Station, who had survived the deadly attack by the slain forest brigand Veerappan in 1992, passed away yesterday following a heart attack. Siddaraja, who complained of severe chest pain at his residence on…
Police check-post shelter inaugurated
May 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: SP C.B. Ryshyanth inaugurated the newly built shelter for Policemen on duty at Bandipalya APMC check-post on Nanjangud Road here yesterday. The check-post comes under Mysuru South Police Station jurisdiction. The shelter will be used by Police personnel who are deployed for duty at the check-post, as a resting facility. The shelter has been…
Two go missing from city
May 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In separate incidents, a man and a woman have been reported missing from city. In the first incident, a 31-year-old woman, who left her house on May 21 at about 11.30 am, without informing the family members has since gone missing. The missing woman is Suma, a resident of Hebbal 2nd Stage in city….
Food and medicine kits, vaporisers distributed
May 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Coming to the aid of needy people in trying times, political leaders, various organisations, NGOs, associations and individuals have lent a helping hand by donating food and medicines, vaporisers and other essentials in city. Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Abivrudhi Sahakara Sangha has donated 206 vaporisers to Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) to be distributed among journalists….
Second wave slowing down: IIT Kanpur experts
May 26, 2021Kanpur: Team of experts from IIT Kanpur, who are working on Covid-19 prediction model, have claimed that the second wave was slowing down in the country. Professors Rajesh Ranjan and Mahendra Verma, along with their team at IIT Kanpur, are working to provide “Covid-19 Prediction Model” for forecasts up to district-wise granularity. They have also…
Prof. M.R. Doreswamy advises Govt. on II PUC exams
May 26, 2021Bengaluru: Adviser to the State Government on Education Reforms Prof. M. R. Doreswamy has submitted a set of recommendations to the Government on conducting the second PUC examinations. In the recommendations, submitted to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, Prof. Doreswamy said, “The examinations should be conducted only after the congenial conditions return for students to write…
Height of COVID: Climbers report pandemic cases on Mt. Everest, the world’s tallest peak
May 26, 2021New Delhi: As the current spring season draws to an end, climbers and expedition organisers have reported more COVID-19 cases on the world’s tallest peak, Mt. Everest, while an official from the Nepali Department of Tourism has denied it, saying no written reports were presented yet. Damian Browne, a former Irish professional rugby player who…
CISF DG Subodh Kumar Jaiswal appointed as CBI Director
May 26, 2021New Delhi: Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Director General (DG) Subodh Kumar Jaiswal has been appointed as the Director of Central Investigation Agency (CBI) for a two-year period. A 1985 batch Maharashtra cadre IPS officer, Jaiswal was also the Director General of Police (DGP) of Maharashtra before he was appointed as the CISF DG. According…
Pet Talk
May 26, 2021In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka talks about animal cruelty & advantages of getting a dog / cat neutered By Maneka Gandhi Is there evidence of a connection between animal cruelty and domestic violence? Absolutely. Hundreds of studies in psychology, sociology and criminology, in the past 50 years, have demonstrated that violent offenders frequently have…
‘False positive’ and ‘false negative’ COVID tests !
May 26, 2021Sir, This is in response to the question raised by Prof. B.S. Shankara of Ramakrishnanagar with regard to duration of RT-PCR testing (SOM dated May 22). Just as there are cases of ‘false positive’ there is also the possibility of ‘false negative.’ During the first wave of the pandemic, I was running a fever and…
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