Mysore/Mysuru: Former Assembly Speaker Krishna (80), widely known as K.R. Pete Krishna, passed away at his residence in Kuvempunagar yesterday following brief illness. He leaves behind his wife Prof. Indira, daughter Manjula, son-in-law Sridhar and a host of relatives and friends. A native of Kottamaranahalli village in Santhebachahalli Hobli of K.R. Pet taluk in Mandya…
Woman succumbs to Black Fungus in city
May 22, 2021Amphotericin-B can be indented online by Private Hospitals through KPME portal https://kpme.karnataka.gov.in/ Mysore/Mysuru: A 55-year-old woman has become the latest victim to Black Fungus or mucormycosis. She breathed her last on May 18 at K.R. Hospital. According to Dr. Chethan Kumar, who is the Resident Medical Officer of the State-run hospital, Mahalakshmi (name changed), a…
Former Union Minister Babagouda Patil dead
May 22, 2021Belagavi: Babagouda Rudragouda Patil, farmers leader and former Union Minister, died in Belagavi on Friday. He was 80. He was admitted to a private hospital when he suffered fluctuations in blood pressure a week ago, his family members said. He is survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters. He had represented the Belagavi…
Renowned Photographer no more
May 22, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Renowned Press Photographer of the city Netra Raju (62) passed away here yesterday following a heart attack. He leaves behind his wife, a daughter, son-in-law, four brothers including Suresh Kumar Jain, General Secretary of Mysore Industries Association (MIA) and a host of relatives and friends. Netra Raju, who stayed at his farm house near…
Continue online classes for UG courses: Minister
May 22, 2021Bengaluru: The Universities and Colleges must continue online classes for all even semesters of UG programmes. Commencement of offline classes will be reviewed once the COVID situation eases, noted Deputy Chief Minister and Higher Education Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. Even those Universities and Colleges which have not completed odd semester exams of UG programmes must continue…
JSS College for Women secures rank in survey
May 22, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: JSS College for Women (Autonomous), Saraswathipuram, has secured 3rd Rank at State-level and 21st Rank at National-level amongst Private Autonomous Colleges being awarded by Education World Magazine as published in its May 2021 Edition. The magazine had conducted independent survey of 3,956 respondents (1,823 academics and 2,133 final year students) in 21 States and…
UoM employees to donate one day salary for COVID Care
May 22, 2021Rs. 50 lakh to be handed over to District Administration Mysore/Mysuru: The employees of the University of Mysore (UoM) have come forward to donate their one day salary for the treatment of COVID-19 victims. At an online meeting held under the Presidentship of UoM Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar at Vijnana Bhavan in Manasagangothri…
Lockdown: Mysureans take care of food delivery boys, homeless, stray animals
May 22, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: While most organisations, associations, individuals and others are taking care of COVID-affected patients in home isolations, senior citizens and the homeless, a few individuals and organisations are providing basic necessities such as face shields, face masks and sanitisers to food delivery boys and also feeding stray animals across the city. BJP leader and MUDA…
Newspaper distribution point shifted to City Bus Stand
May 22, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Newspaper arrangement and central distribution, which used to take place near Dufferin Clock Tower (Chikkagadiyara) in the early morning hours daily, has now been temporarily shifted to nearby City Bus Stand (CBS), as a COVID precautionary measure. As congestion and gathering of people was a common sight everyday near the Dufferin Clock Tower,…
Consider Newspaper Distributors as Corona Warriors: Association
May 22, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Newspaper Distributors Association has appealed the Government to consider Newspaper Distributors as Corona Warriors. In a memorandum submitted to MCC Commissioner Shilpa Nag at her office here on Friday, the Association office-bearers said that journalists have been declared as ‘Corona Warriors’ by the Government for the vaccination drive for people in…
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